As he stood in front of reporters and fielded questions, Cole Perfetti was using words that you don’t normally associate with the mostly mild-mannered and polite Winnipeg Jets forward. To be clear,

Kyle Connor scored a natural hat trick in the first period and went on to add an assist as the Winnipeg Jets crushed the visiting Vancouver Canucks 6-1 on Tuesday.

Connor records 6th career hat trick in a 6-1 victory

Veteran forward Kyle Connor scored three goals in a span of just 6:38 in the first period, the left-winger's sixth career hat trick, sparking the first-place Winnipeg Jets to a 6-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday at the Canada Life Centre.

Kyle Connor scored a natural hat trick in the first period to spark the Winnipeg Jets to a 6-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Kyle Connor scored a natural hat trick ... Gabriel Vilardi recorded three assists and Cole Perfetti added a pair to give him 100 NHL career points.

It hadn’t quite reached “Win one for the Gipper” territory, but it’s safe to say the Winnipeg Jets were motivated to start giving backup goaltender Eric Comrie a little support. Eight straight

Taking a step away from the Jets, Mikko Rantanen, who is currently sixth in NHL scoring with 64 points, was traded out of the Central Division on Friday night. He was moved from the Colorado Avalanche to the Carolina Hurricanes in a massive, three-team blockbuster deal, sending Martin Necas back to Colorado and Taylor Hall from Chicago to Carolina.

Will they trade him now, will he walk or could the Jets still re-sign him? You wonder if Cole Perfetti is big or strong enough for his first full playoffs. Some of you just want to get Eric Comrie some run support — and one of you asked a fun statistical question about the Jets’ performance in Comrie’s starts.

Lowry’s injury comes just as the Jets were on the cusp of being fully healthy, with defenceman Haydn Fleury also returning to the lineup on Wednedsay night for the first time since Dec. 23 and joining Appleton in making his return.

Tonight, the Colorado Avalanche wrap up their five-game homestand as they take on the Winnipeg Jets for the fourth and final time during the regular season. Winnipeg has won two of the three previously played games,

Colorado wraps up their homestand with their fourth and final game of the regular season against the Winnipeg Jets.