The Central Division-leading Winnipeg Jets are set to host the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday, with both teams eager for a victory -- though for different reasons.

The Canucks' form continues to swing wildly from game to game and the Jets took advantage with a Kyle Connor hat trick in the first period.

After their most complete game of 2025, the Vancouver Canucks fell 6–1 to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night. Winnipeg’s goal scorers were Kyle Connor (3), Neal Pionk, Nino Niederreiter, and Mark Scheifele.

WINNIPEG -- Kyle Connor scored a natural hat trick in a 6:38 span in the first period, and the Winnipeg Jets cruised to a 6-1 win against the Vancouver Canucks at Canada Life Centre on Tuesday.

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and Vancouver has been nearly as impressive on the highway. Jets (Home) Canucks (Road) Goals against per game 2.17 (2nd) 2.52 (3rd) 5-on-5 goals against per 60 1.43 (2nd) 1.97 (3rd) Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck is also the betting favorite in the Vezina T ...

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.

Turcotte put the Kings ahead 1-0 on the first shot of the game 51 seconds into the first period, beating defenseman Filip Hronek to the net on a 2-on-1 to redirect Kempe’s centering pass over the right pad of a sliding Demko.

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 night.

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.

Hellebuyck will be in the home net Tuesday against Vancouver, Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press relays. Hellebuyck stopped all 22 shots that he faced in a 3-0 win over the Avalanche on Saturday, his sixth shutout of the campaign.