Not starting on time
After Saturday’s tragic night in Edmonton, where the Jets gave up four goals in the first period, including two in the opening five minutes, you’d hope they’d come out ready to go. Instead, the same issues showed up again.
Esa Lindell opened the scoring just 44 seconds in, firing a shot through traffic that beat Eric Comrie cleanly for his fourth of the year.
Dallas carried a 1-0 lead into the second, and just 1:16 into the frame, Roope Hintz made it 2-0 on the power play. A little over a minute later, Alexander Petrovic put the Jets in an even deeper hole, giving the Stars a three-goal cushion as Winnipeg continued to struggle out of the gates.
Pushback
Despite the slow start, the Jets did show some pushback, getting within one goal two different times. Scheifele got Winnipeg on the board 11:04 into the second when Kyle Connor fed him for a one-timer from the left circle. Then, with 1:08 remaining in the period, he buried another one-timer from nearly the same spot to make it 3-2.
Dallas extended the lead early in the third, but Stanley’s goal at 14:06 brought the Jets back within one once again. That was as close as they’d get, though, as the Jets ran out of gas.
Special teams struggles
For the sixth straight game, the Jets allowed a power play goal, and they had four power plays of their own, including a crucial one with 2:30 left that could’ve tied it. Winnipeg has now gone seven straight games without scoring on the man advantage.