HIGHLIGHT REEL Jets 3 / Leafs 2

Posted: 1:00 AM CST Monday, Jan. 2, 2012

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Big Picture

FROM one game below .500 to five above, thats a pretty good month for the Winnipeg Jets. Saturdays win over the Leafs jumped the Jets to 19-14-5 and into a tie for sixth place in the Eastern Conference as of Sunday, their highest ranking of the year. A run of 10-4-1 in the most favourable stretch of the schedule this season has put Winnipeg into the playoff conversation.

Little Picture

SATURDAYS victory was accomplished with the power play. Goals by Zach Bogosian and Blake Wheeler came with the man advantage and Andrew Ladds second-period marker was scored with a Leafs penalty just four seconds past expiration. Winnipeg was officially two for six, and this made all the difference.

Game Changer

WHEELER, Winnipegs most-used forward on Saturday, redirected a second-period shot by Ron Hainsey through Toronto goalie James Reimer for the eventual game-winner. Wheeler now has six goals and 28 points on the season, one off Evander Kanes team lead.

Three Ö

Ö Blake Wheeler, Jets. Continues to be productive; key for the teams surge.

Ö Ö Zach Bogosian, Jets. Its clear his poise is improving.

Ö Ö Ö Phil Kessel, Leafs. Dangerous every time hes on the ice.

— Tim Campbell

Up Next: Jets at Montreal Canadiens, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. CT (TSN National, TSN 1290);