Winnipeg Jets news: the Jets lead the Vancouver Canucks 5 to 1 early in the third period at Canada Life Centre on Thursday night, and the five goal cushion is the clearest sign yet that Tuesday night in Montreal was not a one off.
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 early in the third period at Canada Life Centre
- Five different Jets have scored: Dawson Mercer, Neal Pionk, Alex Iafallo, Cole Koepke and Mark Scheifele
- Liam Ohgren scored the only Canucks goal
- Mark Scheifele scored with 8:24 left in the second period, assisted by Kyle Connor and Viggo Bjorck, to make it 5 to 1
- Stuart Skinner stopped 17 of 18 shots through two periods; Leevi Merilainen stopped 17 of 22
- Shots favour Winnipeg 22 to 18; the Jets are 1 for 2 on the power play and Vancouver is 0 for 1
- The Jets arrived home off Tuesday night’s 5 to 4 overtime comeback win in Montreal, which ended a nine game winless run
Five Different Jets Find the Net
Winnipeg built the lead in layers. The Jets scored three times in the first period and twice more in the second, and no single line carried the night. Mercer, Pionk, Iafallo, Koepke and Scheifele each scored once, and Kyle Connor set up two of the goals.
Mercer was back in the lineup after missing practice earlier in the week, and he marked the return with a goal and an assist. Connor’s two assists give him a hand in two of the five goals, and Bjorck picked up an assist on Scheifele’s second period goal.
Skinner Holds the Line in Goal
Stuart Skinner has stopped 17 of the 18 shots he faced through two periods, a .944 save percentage, and the only puck past him was Ohgren’s first period goal for Vancouver. At the other end, Merilainen has stopped 17 of 22 shots.
Winnipeg has outshot Vancouver 22 to 18 and outhit the Canucks 25 to 16 through two periods. The Jets converted once on two power play chances, while Vancouver is scoreless on its one chance with the man advantage.
What the Third Period Means
The Jets are 20 minutes from a second straight win, and a win here would turn the Montreal comeback into a real streak instead of a single wild night. Vancouver came into the game as the NHL’s worst team, and nothing in the first two periods suggested that label was wrong.
The job now is simple: protect a four goal lead, keep the Canucks from finding life early in the third, and get out of Canada Life Centre with two points.
Maplestime will provide updates from Jets vs Canucks on November 5, 2026 as announcements are made.
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