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It’s not just the injuries, but the timing of them. Jets have played two straight games down a man for the entire time. Messes with line combos and match-ups, and exhausts the players left.

Wheeler and Pionk trying to will this team to a win.

He was living with Lowry and Trouba. One guy to fight off still.

Wanna wait a few minutes for the corpse to cool before you throw dirt on the grave?

Bad Dubois showing up again. It’s going to cost us one of these times.

HNIC confirms the worst secret in hockey - Scheifele done for the game. Already seeing tweets asking if that is the last we ever see of him in a Winnipeg jersey.

Nice pick play by Stevenson on that goal. By nice, I mean “illegal interference”.

Worried Scheifele has separated his shoulder. Someone in Vegas was clearly sticking pins in his Jets voodoo doll since the Minnesota game. Dropping like flies.

And Lou Dobbs. And Glenn Beck. And Rush Limbaugh.

Thoughts and prayers, Tucker.

Bowness talked about playing 7 D tonight with the long minutes put in by Pionk et al on Saturday, so it well could be both Stanley and Capo going tonight.

Watching the playoffs has raised this question in my mind: If the Olympics started today, who would be Canada’s 3 goalies, and would they have the worst goaltending options of the main contenders (US, Russia, Sweden, Finland, Czechia, Germany?, Swiss?, Denmark?)?

Bold prediction: Jack Black’s “Peaches” will get an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song. It has already cracked the Billboard Top 100.

Depressing stat of the day - Jets 2.0 are 3-1 in playoff series that they have led at any point. They are 1-3 in series that have been tied at some point beyond game 1. But they are 0-5 in series where they have trailed at any point during the series. Further to that stat, going back to Jets 1.0 days, that version of the Jets was 0-11 in series where they trailed at any point. Coming back to win this series down 2-1 would truly be historic in Jets’ NHL history.

Tough break on the winner, but Vegas was winning the board battles tonight (today) and the Jets were outplayed looking at the overall game. Injuries catching up with them now.

I give you credit. You are here every game, win or lose, and wear your heart on your sleeve. The bad ones disappear when the team is rolling, but any slump and back they come chirping about “blow it up”, “(insert player or coach here) needs to go”, “always knew they were lousy”. They’d almost prefer we lose to trash the team and throw in a few “told you so”’s. You’re either with us or you are against us. At the game. Frustrating as hell the first 2 periods. But the crowd is back in it now. More free hockey!

3rd time in 2.0 history the Jets have erased a 3 goal deficit at home. Game 3 vs Nashville in 2018 (down 3-0 after 1, scored 4 straight in the 2nd and won 7-4) and 2021 vs. Edmonton (down 4-1 in the 3rd, won 5-4 in OT). Let’s hope the outcome tonight is similar. Free hockey on tap!

Captaincanuck12 will not return to tonight’s game due to a lower body injury. Sprained ankle due to jumping off and on the bandwagon so much.

The return of Ehlers would be huge in that regard. Hopefully we see him soon. I suspect he’s dealing with whiplash.

This feels like a rope-a-dope game. Jets were flying in the first but exhausted themselves while the Knights hung around. Now it looks like they have no jump as they double shift an ineffective top line.

Actually, it’s Miss Chenandler Bong

It’s hard to believe Scheifele was ever considered a possible forward for the Olympic team.

Vegas lucky to be down only one after the first, Winnipeg lucky to be tied after 2. Jets need to control the run-and-gun transition rushes of the Knighrs in the 3rd to pull this off.

Stats compiled by Brian Fantana.