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NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says he doesn’t think the Winnipeg Jets’ attendance issues are a red flag for the team’s viability. Bettman and deputy commissioner Bill Daly spoke Tuesday, before the Jets hosted the St. Louis Blues. “I don’t view this as a crisis,” Bettman said.

Make it a season sweep for the Winnipeg Jets over the St. Louis Blues this season after a 4-2 win on Tuesday night in Canada. The Jets got out to a quick 2-0 lead and never looked back. The Blues closed the gap to 2-1 on Pavel Buchnevich’s goal. Brandon Saad scored a second period […]

The Jets will have some serious urgency in building a more effective offense around 40-year-old Aaron Rodgers.

Gabriel Vilardi scored twice and added an assist to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 6-3 victory over Minnesota on Tuesday, ending the Wild’s six-game point streak. Kyle Connor had a goal and pair of assists, while Mason Appleton, Sean Monahan and Nino Niederreiter also scored for the Jets (34-15-5), who rebounded from a 6-3 Monday loss to the Calgary Flames — the most goals they’ve allowed this season.

Nazem Kadri had two goals and an assist as the Calgary Flames rallied from a two-goal deficit to post a 6-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday. Jonathan Huberdeau and Andrew Mangiapane had a goal and an assist and Oliver Kylington and Blake Coleman also scored for Calgary, which snapped a three-game losing streak.

Connor Hellebuyck stops 17 shots for his third shutout of the season as the Winnipeg Jets beat the San Jose Sharks 1-0 on Wednesday night. Morgan Barron scored as the Jets won their second straight after a season-high five-game skid. Hellebuyck got his 35th career shutout and became the 10th goalie in NHL history to allow three goals or fewer for the 30 consecutive games in the regular season.

The Penguins (23-18-7) don’t seem to be a revenge-oriented team, but this game comes after Jets defenseman Brenden Dillon delivered a high hit to Penguins fourth-line center Noel Acciari, giving him a concussion and earning Dillon a three-game suspension.

Tristan Jarry stopped 24 shots in his NHL-leading sixth shutout this season and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the slumping Winnipeg Jets 3-0 on Tuesday night. Bryan Rust, Jeff Carter and Kris Letang scored. Jarry improved to 5-0 against Winnipeg, with two of his 19 career shutouts.

The Winnipeg Jets acquired Sean Monahan in a trade Friday with the Montreal Canadiens, giving one of the top Stanley Cup contenders in the Western Conference more depth at center for a potential playoff run. Winnipeg sent its 2024 first-round pick and a conditional third-rounder in 2027 to Montreal for the pending free agent. The trade comes two days since the NHL-leading rival Vancouver Canucks acquired center Elias Lindholm from Calgary.

Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 40th goal to reach 600 career points and the Toronto Maple Leafs completed a home-and-home sweep of the Winnipeg Jets with a 4-2 victory Saturday night. “I’m just trying to stay consistent, trying to work every night,” said Matthews, at 527 games the fastest Toronto player to reach the milestone. Ilya Samsonov stopped 24 shots in the final game for both teams before the All-Star break.