Winnipeg sports news: the Winnipeg Jets lead the Vancouver Canucks 6 to 1 late in the third period at Canada Life Centre, and Mario Ferraro just made it a five goal night with a wrist shot that put the rout beyond doubt.
By Maplestime Sports Desk | Winnipeg, Manitoba | November 5, 2026
Sources: Sportradar live scoreboard | Last updated: November 5, 2026
Key Takeaways
- Winnipeg leads Vancouver 6 to 1 with 7:26 left in the third period at Canada Life Centre
- Mario Ferraro scored the sixth Winnipeg goal on a wrist shot at 8:28 left in the third period, assisted by Mark Scheifele and Dylan DeMelo
- Stuart Skinner has stopped 22 of 23 Vancouver shots, while Leevi Merilainen has stopped 21 of 27
- Winnipeg has outshot Vancouver 27 to 23, and six different Jets have scored on the night
- The Jets came in off Tuesday’s 5 to 4 overtime win in Montreal that ended a nine game winless run
Ferraro Goal Caps a Night of Spread Scoring
Ferraro’s wrist shot at 8:28 left in the third period made it 6 to 1, and it was the kind of goal that summed up the night for Winnipeg. Scheifele set it up, DeMelo picked up the second assist, and the Jets had their sixth goal from their sixth different scorer.
Winnipeg led 3 to 1 after the first period and 5 to 1 after the second, and the third period brought just one goal so far, Ferraro’s. The goal scorers tell the story of a team effort. Scheifele, Dawson Mercer, Cole Koepke, Neal Pionk, Alex Iafallo and Ferraro have all found the net, while Liam Ohgren has the only Vancouver goal.
Skinner Holds the Line as Vancouver Pushes
Skinner has been steady when Vancouver has pressed. He has stopped 22 of 23 shots for a .957 save percentage, and he turned aside a string of Vancouver chances in the third period before Ferraro’s goal, including a Liam Ohgren wrist shot and a Linus Karlsson backhand.
Merilainen has faced 27 Winnipeg shots and stopped 21. The shots read 27 to 23 for Winnipeg, and the Jets have the edge in hits too, 30 to 20.
What This Win Would Mean for Winnipeg
The Jets came into the night at 5-8-3, two nights after the miracle in Montreal, when they came back from 4 to 0 down with under three minutes left and won 5 to 4 in overtime. That win ended a nine game winless run, and a win tonight over the league worst Canucks would give Winnipeg back to back wins for the first time in weeks.
Vancouver came in as the worst team in the NHL, and the night has gone the way the standings suggested it might. The Jets still have work to do to climb back into the playoff picture, but nights like this one, at home, against the team at the bottom, are the ones a team trying to turn its season around has to bank.
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