The Winnipeg Jets were 1:09 from securing at least their 30th point in the Central division standings, until Ryan McDonagh slipped one past Jets goaltender Micheal Hutchinson as the New York Rangers slipped past the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 at the MTS Centre last night.
Mark Scheifele returned to the line-up after missing the last two games with an upper-body injury. He notted the Jets only marker this night on assists from Paul Postma and Dustin Byfuglien. Scheifele now has 14 goals on the season.
The Rangers were without star winger Rick Nash, but it didn't seem to matter as the Rangers speed and transition game were too much for the Jets to handle. And once again, it was a bad penalty (although very questionable) at the wrong time-in this case with just 2:56 left in the third in a tie game, that ultimately burned the Jets.
The Jets have now lost their last two straight and the same in as many games at home. They now sit in the second wild card spot in the Western Conference with 29 points, one point ahead of the Los Angeles Kings.