Coming in to tonight's game against the Canadiens, no team from Winnipeg called the Jets had claimed victory in Montreal since 1985. That long trend continues as the Jets went down to the Habs 4-1. It was the Jets fifth consecutive loss and the most in a row since the teams move from Atlanta.
Alexander Burmistrov scored the lone goal for the Jets on a nice feather pass from Grant Clitsome. His first in 18 games.
The Jets, in all their futility of late, find themselves now tied with the Washington capitals for first place in the NHL's South-East division with 38 points. The Jets collapse is the Capitals ascension it seems. The Jets are also still trying to fend off the Carolina Hurricanes who also can't find a way to win but still remain a thorn in the side of the Winnipeg Jets.
The Jets also face the all too real possibility of falling out of the playoff picture altogether if the Caps continue on their current projection because the way the Jets are failing to garner any Ws, regardless of their effort, the stretch run looks like it belongs to the Philadelphia Flyers, Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Islanders, strangely enough. Officially, as of right now, the Jets are out of a playoff spot in 10th in the Eastern Conference due to Washington claiming the third seed in the East due to playing one less game.
The Jets six-point cushion in the South-East is now gone. They will now have to scrape and claw their way back into a playoff spot. Luckily, first in the South-East is still a possibility with the Jets having a six-game homestand coming up. But with their record at home being what it is, the boys will have to treat every one of those home game-if not the rest of the season-as must wins. They have to now. And they did it to themselves.
