With their first three-game losing streak of the season, the Jets put that streak together probably at the most inopportune time. They've fallen from the top of the NHL to the bottom five in three games. All losses. This night it was the other top team in the league that added to their woes, the Tampa Bay Lightning, going down 4-3 in overtime. That's the Jets fifth loss in overtime this season, with not a victory in the extra frame.
The Jets are still in good shape, but these losing streaks can really put the kibosh on an otherwise productive season, and the Jets have seen their fair share of those over the years. With a record of 17-9-4, sporting 38 points, the Jets remain in third place in the Central division, whereas they were first just five days ago.
Andrew Copp opened the scoring with his fourth, while Nikolaj Ehlers got his 13th and Kyle Connor is into double digits as he added his 10th.
Patrik Laine added an assist, while Mark Scheifele and Blake Wheeler were kept off the score-sheet entirely.
That's the second consecutive game Scheifele has been held pointless.
