Canadian hockey news: the Winnipeg Jets lead the Vancouver Canucks 5 to 1 after two periods at Canada Life Centre on November 5, 2026, and the home crowd has watched five different Jets find the net while Stuart Skinner has stopped 17 of 18 shots.
By Maplestime Sports Desk | Winnipeg, Manitoba | November 5, 2026
Sources: Sportradar live scoreboard | Last updated: November 5, 2026
Key Takeaways
- Winnipeg leads Vancouver 5 to 1 after the second period at Canada Life Centre.
- Five different Jets have scored: Dawson Mercer, Mark Scheifele, Neal Pionk, Alex Iafallo and Cole Koepke.
- Scheifele scored the fifth goal with 8:24 left in the second period, assisted by Kyle Connor and Viggo Bjorck.
- Stuart Skinner has stopped 17 of 18 Vancouver shots. Leevi Merilainen has stopped 17 of 22 Winnipeg shots.
- Winnipeg won the first period 3 to 1 and the second period 2 to 0. Shots on goal favour Winnipeg 22 to 18.
Five Different Jets Score as Winnipeg Builds the Lead
Winnipeg spread the scoring across the lineup. Mercer, Scheifele, Pionk, Iafallo and Koepke each have one goal, and Connor has two assists. Liam Ohgren has the only Vancouver goal so far.
The fifth goal came late in the middle frame. Scheifele scored on a poke shot with 8:24 left in the second period, with Connor and Bjorck picking up the assists, and the 5 to 1 scoreline held through the rest of the period.
Skinner Holds the Line in the Winnipeg Net
Skinner has been steady while Winnipeg built the lead. He has stopped 17 of 18 Vancouver shots through two periods for a .944 save percentage. At the other end, Merilainen has stopped 17 of 22 Winnipeg shots.
Winnipeg also leads the physical battle with 25 hits to Vancouver’s 16, and the Jets power play has converted once in two chances while Vancouver is scoreless in its one chance.
What the Third Period Decides
The Jets came into tonight at 5-8-3, two nights after snapping a nine game winless run with a 5 to 4 overtime comeback in Montreal. Vancouver came in at 3-13-1. A win tonight would give Winnipeg back to back victories for the first time since the skid, and it would keep the momentum from the Montreal comeback alive in front of the home crowd.
Vancouver still has twenty minutes to make this interesting, but the Canucks need three goals just to force overtime, and nothing in the first forty minutes suggests Winnipeg is ready to hand this one back.
Maplestime will provide updates from the Jets vs Canucks game as the third period unfolds.
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