With only his second goal of the season, his 95th point of his career, Chris Thorburn finished off a great play by Jacob Trouba as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 tonight with just 1:03 remaining in regulation.
Jets captain Andrew Ladd scored his 13th to open up the scoring before Carolina's Riley Nash tied it up at 2:42 of the third period before Trouba took one behind the net for a wraparound attempt before Thorburn finished it off.
The Jets are now 11-2 under head coach Paul Maurice, back to .500 on the road at 14-14-1, are three games above .500 for the season for the first time this season at 28-25-5. But most important, the Jets are now only two points out of a playoff spot, the second wild card, currently held by the Vancouver Canucks. This win puts the Jets on another three-game win streak.
The Jets head next to Washington on Thursday to take on Alex Ovechkin and the struggling Washington Capitals.
