Overview
- Winnipeg used Jonathan Toews as the top-line center with Cole Perfetti and Gustav Nyquist and placed him on the first power-play unit.
- In his first game back, Toews recorded 22 shifts and 18:36 of ice time, won 55% of faceoffs and finished minus-one after two seasons missed due to long COVID and chronic immune response syndrome.
- Edmonton received goals from Quinn Hutson, Isaac Howard on the power play and Ty Emberson, while Colin Miller and Colby Barlow scored for Winnipeg.
- Jets goalie Eric Comrie made 14 saves on 17 shots; Oilers netminders Calvin Pickard and Matt Tomkins combined for 21 saves on 23 shots.
- Winnipeg dropped to 0-1-1 in the preseason as Toews assessed his outing as "some good, some not so good," with a rematch in Edmonton on Friday followed by a home game against Calgary on Saturday.