Winnipeg Jets news: the Jets are back home tonight after the Miracle in Montreal, and the morning skate brought one clear message. Josh Morrissey is still in a non-contact jersey, Brayden Yager is back up from the Moose, and Winnipeg gets its first look at the league’s last place Canucks at 7 PM at Canada Life Centre.
By Maplestime Sports Desk | Winnipeg, Manitoba | November 5, 2026
Sources: Illegal Curve Hockey | NHL.com | JetsNation | Last updated: November 5, 2026
Key Takeaways
- Jets host Vancouver at 7 PM CDT tonight at Canada Life Centre in Game 17
- Morrissey skated in a yellow non-contact jersey again, so he stays out
- Brayden Yager recalled from the Manitoba Moose and projected on the second line with Perfetti and Mercer
- Nino Niederreiter and Isak Rosen look like the extras at the morning skate
- Canucks arrive with three wins in 17 games, dead last in the NHL, but they have scored 12 more goals than Winnipeg this season
What the Morning Skate Showed
The Jets held their morning skate at 10:30 AM today ahead of tonight’s game, and the news on Josh Morrissey did not change. The star defenceman skated in a yellow non-contact jersey again, which keeps him out of the lineup while he works back from an upper body injury. Morrissey has now missed time since the road trip, and the Jets will keep leaning on Dylan Samberg, who scored the overtime winner in Montreal on Tuesday.
The good news came from the recall wire. The Jets announced today they have recalled Brayden Yager from the Manitoba Moose, and the 21 year old goes straight into the projected lineup. Since being sent back down, Yager scored two goals in four games for Manitoba, including a shorthanded tally, and he brings the scoring touch a Jets team averaging 2.44 goals per game badly needs. Winnipeg fills the roster spot left open when Brad Lambert cleared waivers yesterday and was assigned to the Moose.
Projected Lines for Tonight
Winnipeg’s projected lines from the morning skate:
Connor, Scheifele, Vilardi
Perfetti, Yager, Mercer
Iafallo, Lowry, Bjorck
Barron, Koepke
Samberg, Pionk
Ferraro, Salomonsson
Fleury, DeMelo
Bauer
Skinner
Vancouver’s projected lines:
DeBrusk, Pettersson, Boeser
Ohgren, Rossi, Lekkerimaki
O’Connor, Quillan, Karlsson
Cotter, Sasson, Gallagher
Pettersson, Hronek
Oleksiak, Buium
Brisebois, Mancini
Lankinen
Merilainen
The Canucks Arrive Last in the League
Vancouver comes to town with just three wins in 17 games this season, leaving them dead last in the entire NHL. They have lost three straight heading into tonight. But do not let the record fool you. The Canucks have actually scored 12 more goals than the home team this season, and one area Winnipeg should be able to exploit is Vancouver’s defensive struggles. The Canucks have given up a league worst 77 goals by a wide margin.
The Jets, meanwhile, are 5-8-3 and still trying to prove Tuesday night was a turning point. They pulled off one of the most improbable comebacks in franchise history in Montreal, erasing a four goal deficit with 2:39 left in regulation before winning 5-4 in overtime to snap a nine game winless streak. Now they open a three game homestand with a chance to win consecutive games for the first time since October 7, when they beat Colorado after taking care of Pittsburgh two days earlier.
Injuries on Both Sides
Winnipeg lists Nick Bjugstad out with a pectoral injury, Josh Morrissey out with an upper body injury, and Vladislav Namestnikov out with an undisclosed injury. Vancouver lists Filip Chytil out with an upper-body injury, Thatcher Demko out with a hip injury, and Mackenzie MacEachern and Akil Thomas out with undisclosed injuries. Canucks defenceman Tom Willander is day to day with a lower body injury after missing Tuesday’s game against Anaheim.
What Is at Stake Tonight
This is a game the Jets should win, and that is exactly what makes it dangerous. A loss to the worst team in the league, at home, one game after the biggest comeback of the season, would say more about this group than the win in Montreal did. A win starts a homestand with momentum and gives Yager a stage to show he belongs. Puck drop is at 7 PM CDT at Canada Life Centre.
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