Jets drop eighth straight
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TORONTO – The Winnipeg Jets found a painful new way to lose on Thursday.
A 6-5 heartbreaker to the Toronto Maple Leafs is the club’s eighth straight setback (0-5-3) and 21st in the past 27 games (6-17-4).
Winnipeg grabbed a 4-1 lead before the game was even halfway over, then watched it turn into a 4-4 tie early in the third period. But after Mark Scheifele scored his second of the night to put the visitors back in front, the Jets surrendered two late goals to once again come up empty.
Gabriel Vilardi, Dylan DeMelo and Alex Iafallo had the other goals for the Jets, who are now an NHL-worst 15-20-4 on the season.
Auston Matthews had three goals for the Leafs, while Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Matias Maccelli and Troy Stecher also found the back of the net
Backup goalie Eric Comrie, making his first start in nine games, had a rough night in stopping just 24 of 30 shots he faced.
The Jets return to action on Saturday night in Ottawa.