Winnipeg Jets are back and they were unable to come out on the winning side of life

The Winnipeg Jets were welcomed back to huge cheers as they introduced everybody in Manitoba or at least it felt like it and it was a great way to start the game and the crowd were roaring for two periods and a bit. They even cheered Gary Bettmen which would not happen very often and they were excited getting into the Arena and they even were cheer at the end of the game as they were simply excited to have the team back in town. The Anthem was a little too much as they had Jim Cuddy of Blue Rodeo and Winnipeg native Chantal Kreviazuk sang O'Canada together and it did not sound good together so it was a little too much so they either could have had only one of them sing or one does O'Canada and the other do like US national anthem or some other Canadian song like Maple Leaf forever.

In the first a giveaway let Mike CAMMALLERI go in on a breakaway and put the puck into the net three minutes into the game and the Jets players were very nervous with the situation built around the game and in the second period with just less than 6 minutes left in the period TOMAS PLEKANEC scored another goal for the Montreal Canadiens and they took a 2-0 lead into the third period. In the third period Nik ANTROPOV scored the first goal in the new Jets history book as it was 2-1 Canadiens but then DUSTIN BYFUGLIEN had a Canadien in his sights and got a hit with his big body and got a questionable call on him and 23 seconds later YANNICK WEBER scored to make it 3-1 and on the next Canadiens shot 5:40 later TRAVIS MOEN scored to make it 4-1 and after Ondrej Pavelec made a save MAX PACIORETTY scored to make it 5-1.

Mike Cammalleri had a cut on his leg in the first period and left in an ambulance and may be out a week over two and Jaroslav Spacek left the game in the second period after a hit and may also be out a week or two. The Jets controlled the shots as they out shot the Canadiens 31 to 22 in the game while also out hitting them 26 to 7 and were almost even in the face off as the Canadiens won 33 and the Jets 31.

The Jets now go on the road for two starting with the Blackhawks on Thursday

Tom Mehegan