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(Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP) Winnipeg Jets’ Kyle Connor (81) scores his third goal of the period against Vancouver Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen (32) during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Winnipeg, Tuesday, Jan. 14 ...

Veteran forward Kyle Connor scored three goals in a span of just 6:38 in the first period, the left-winger's sixth career hat trick, sparking the first-place Winnipeg Jets to a 6-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday at the Canada Life Centre.

After their most complete game of 2025, the Vancouver Canucks fell 6–1 to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night. Winnipeg’s goal scorers were Kyle Connor (3), Neal Pionk, Nino Niederreiter, and Mark Scheifele.

Winnipeg Jets' Kyle Connor (81) scores his third goal of the period against Vancouver Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen (32) during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Winnipeg, Tuesday Jan. 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Greenslade Mark ...

WINNIPEG -- Kyle Connor scored a natural hat trick in a 6:38 span in the first period, and the Winnipeg Jets cruised to a 6-1 win against the Vancouver Canucks at Canada Life Centre on Tuesday.

And after being special for most of the season, Kevin Lankinen was less than ordinary. And so were most of his teammates and especially Vancouver’s top players.

Lankinen gave up six goals on 33 shots in Tuesday's 6-1 loss to the Jets.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Kyle Connor scored a natural hat trick ... who finished a five-game road trip going 1-2-2. Kevin Lankinen stopped 27 shots for Vancouver. Canucks: It was a team loss ...

Kyle Connor scored a natural hat trick in the first period and went on to add an assist as the Winnipeg Jets crushed the visiting Vancouver Canucks 6-1 on Tuesday.

Kevin Lankinen faced the best chance of the two ... which left the door open for noted Canuck killer Kyle Connor to make it 2-0. Jets score. Kyle Connor does it again, this time picking up ...

Gustav Nyquist had the two best chances for the Predators, including a missed shot on a wide open net and another great chance that forced a save from Kevin Lankinen. J.T Miller had the best ...