The Calgary Flames weren’t about to come out and call it a “schedule-loss.” Making excuses isn’t in their DNA. But playing their third game in four nights and their second straight on the road in less than 24 hours probably was never going to be the recipe for the Flames’ best performance of the season.

Cole Perfetti scored three goals for his first NHL hat trick and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Utah Hockey Club 5-2.

Well, the rookie wall is a very real concept in the NHL. Players go from playing 30 games in college or 60 games in junior to 82 in the pros and they just can’t keep up the intensity and stamina to be the best version of themselves around halfway through the season.

The Washington Capitals have held some talks with pending UFA goaltenders Logan Thompson and Charlie LindgrenTSN: Washington Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson continues to roll and Pierre LeBrun says that contract extension talks have heated up and there have been some meaningful talks.

The Winnipeg Jets have recalled top prospect Brad Lambert from the Manitoba Moose with Nikolaj Ehlers absent from today's morning skate.

Pavel Zacha is third on the Bruins in points (28), fourth in assists (17) and fifth in goals (11). MacKinnon has posted 170 points (66g/104a) in 142 January games throughout his career. Devon Toews is one assist shy of 200 for his career.

The Jets will be facing the Utah Hockey Club for the second time this week when the teams meet on Friday in Winnipeg. Utah, which posted a 5-2 home win on Monday, will be playing the second of back-to-back games.

It has been tough sledding of late for the Colorado Avalanche. Coming into Wednesday night’s contest with the Winnipeg Jets, the team had lost four of its previous six, including a 3-0 shutout at the hands of the Jets on Jan.

Time and time again, this Winnipeg Jets team finds a way to punch back following a disappointing effort. They did just that in their 3-2 OT win over the Avalanche, answering the bell once again to earn a greasy win,

Neal Pionk scored the winner just 17 seconds into the extra frame as the Jets captured the season series against the team that knocked them out of the playoffs last year.

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Neal Pionk scored 17 seconds into overtime, and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Wednesday night.