Winnipeg Jets news: the Jets beat the Vancouver Canucks 6 to 2 at Canada Life Centre on Thursday, November 5, 2026, and for the first time in weeks Winnipeg looks like a team building something instead of a team waiting for the next loss.
By Maplestime Sports Desk | Winnipeg, Manitoba | November 5, 2026
Sources: Sportradar live scoreboard | Sportsnet | Last updated: November 5, 2026
Key Takeaways
- Final score: Winnipeg Jets 6, Vancouver Canucks 2 at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg.
- Winnipeg scored three goals in the first period, two in the second and one in the third. Vancouver scored once in the first period and once in the third.
- Alex Iafallo and Cole Koepke scored 14 seconds apart early in the first period to give Winnipeg a fast 2 to 0 lead.
- Dawson Mercer scored his first goal as a Jet. Viggo Bjorck recorded his first NHL point with an assist on Mark Scheifele’s goal.
- Stuart Skinner stopped 24 of 26 shots. Leevi Merilainen stopped 23 of 29.
- The win is Winnipeg’s second in a row after Tuesday’s 5 to 4 overtime comeback in Montreal ended a nine game winless run. Winnipeg improves to 6 wins, 8 losses and 3 overtime losses.
Fast Start Sets the Tone
Winnipeg wasted no time. Alex Iafallo and Cole Koepke scored 14 seconds apart early in the first period, and Canada Life Centre had its loudest opening minutes in weeks. Mark Scheifele added the third goal of the period, with Viggo Bjorck picking up his first NHL point on the assist.
Liam Ohgren scored Vancouver’s first period goal, assisted by Marco Rossi and Jonathan Lekkerimaki, but the Canucks never got closer than two goals the rest of the night.
Winnipeg Keeps Pouring It On
Dawson Mercer and Neal Pionk scored in the second period, and Mercer’s goal was his first as a Jet. Winnipeg went to the second intermission up 5 to 1 and in full control.
Mario Ferraro made it 6 to 1 in the third period with a wrist shot at 8:28 left, assisted by Mark Scheifele and Dylan DeMelo. Brock Boeser answered for Vancouver with a backhand goal at 4:51 left, assisted by Jacob Quillan, but the game was already decided.
Skinner Steady as Jets Close It Out
Stuart Skinner stopped 24 of 26 shots for a .923 save percentage, and Winnipeg outshot Vancouver 29 to 26. The Jets went 1 for 3 on the power play while Vancouver went 0 for 1, and Winnipeg outhit the Canucks 31 to 20.
It was the kind of complete game Winnipeg had not played in weeks: a fast start, steady goaltending, and no late collapse.
What This Win Means
Two wins in a row changes the conversation around this team. Tuesday in Montreal was a miracle comeback from 4 to 0 down with under three minutes left. Thursday at home was simpler and maybe more important: Winnipeg led from the opening minutes and never gave Vancouver a real opening.
The Jets host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday. If Winnipeg plays Sunday the way it played Thursday, the nine game winless run will start to look like a bad stretch instead of a lost season.
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