Jets Edge Blue Jackets in Playoff Race

0:00On April 5th, Winnipeg Jets snagged a tight 2-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets last Saturday at Nationwide Arena. Kyle Conner delivered the game winner, his second goal of the night, with a wrist shot from the slot at 1058 in the third period of a mark. Shiflele Steele. Shifle set up both of Conner's tallies, while Jets' goalie Conner hella book stood tall with 15 saves. That pushes Winnipeg to 33 wins, 31 losses, and 12 overtime losses, marking five wins in their last seven games. Meanwhile, Columbus got on the board first, with Ivan Provarov's goal, just one minute 17 seconds into the opener, but they couldn't hold it. Jets' grieve stopped 23 shots for the Jackets, who sit at 38 wins, 27 losses, and 12 overtime losses. The Jets are now just one point back of San Jose Nashville in Los Angeles, for that second wildcard spot in the West. Columbus, though, is stumbling hard with six straight losses, going zero wins, five regulation losses, and one overtime loss, plus one win, six losses.

1:07And one overtime loss in their last eight, they're tied with Detroit Ottawa and Philly for the East Second Wildcard. Both teams are scrapping in this playoff chase, and with streaks like these, every game's a battle for positioning as the season winds down. That's your update from NHL News Today, Power by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.