Overview
- Edmonton’s Calvin Pickard turned aside 41 of 42 shots as Winnipeg outshot the Oilers 42–21 yet came up short.
- The Jets went 0-for-3 on the power play, while former Jet Jack Roslovic scored the game-winner on an Edmonton man advantage.
- Adam Lowry marked his 800th NHL game and provided Winnipeg’s lone goal in the third period.
- Winnipeg has just two wins in December and is tied with Chicago at 34 points, sitting seven points back of the West’s second wild-card spot.
- The Jets open a three-game road trip on New Year’s Eve in Detroit after dropping to 15-18-4 with their sixth consecutive defeat.