It’s Miller time, Woes on special teams, Kovacevic’s encouraging NHL debut: Three takeaways from Jets’ sixth straight defeat

Entering this contest on a five-game losing streak, the Winnipeg Jets needed to turn things around with a victory over the Vancouver Canucks, unfortunately, they couldn’t shake their current woes. After trading goals in the opening frame, these two teams entered the second period tied at one goal apiece, but thanks to the @J.T. Miller show, his second and third markers on the night handed his club a 3-1 lead. Despite their best efforts, the Jets couldn’t erase their two-goal deficit before the horn sounded, forcing them to play catch up in the final frame once again. Though Winnipeg outshot its opponent 9-5 in the third period, none of those shots on goal translated into any scoring as they were held off the scoreboard through the remainder of regulation. Making matters worse, a pair of goals from forwards Brock Boeser and Elias Pettersson pushed their deficit to four, which proved to be too much to overcome. As a result, Vancouver snapped its three-game losing skid and came away with a 5-1 victory, allowing