Jets Defeat Canucks 5-3, End Losing Streak

Vancouver, British Columbia – The Winnipeg Jets defeated the Vancouver Canucks 5-3 on Tuesday night at Rogers Arena, snapping a three-game losing streak with a strong performance that highlighted their power play and goaltending.

Josh Morrissey led the Jets with a goal and two assists, while Alex Iafallo scored an empty-net goal and added an assist in his 600th regular-season game. Jonathan Toews, Nino Niederreiter and Gabriel Vilardi also found the net for Winnipeg, which improved to 10-6-0. Connor Hellebuyck made 30 saves to secure the victory, turning aside several high-danger chances in the later periods.

For the Canucks, Kiefer Sherwood and Jake DeBrusk scored in the first period, with Brock Boeser adding a late goal to pull within one. Quinn Hughes contributed three assists, and Elias Pettersson had two, but Vancouver fell to 8-9-1 in its second consecutive loss. The team struggled on the penalty kill, allowing two power-play goals while going 0-for-2 on its own opportunities.

The game started with a quick tempo. Toews opened the scoring at 4:57 of the first period, redirecting a Morrissey shot past Thatcher Demko for his third goal of the season. Vancouver responded just...