The Vancouver Canucks moved to 19-36-8 after a 3-2 overtime result against the the Winnipeg Jets, who moved to 26-26-10 and collected 3 points.
The game at Canada Life Centre finished 3-2 with the the Jets scoring 1 goal in overtime after a 1-1 opening period.
First period
The Vancouver Canucks opened the scoring with 1 goal in the first period while holding the the Jets to 0 goals.
The Nucks logged 23 shots in the game and got 1 of their 2 goals at even strength in the opening period.
Vancouver delivered 25 hits as the the Jets finished with 15 hits in the same contest.
Kevin Lankinen turned aside 32 saves on 35 shots against for Vancouver in a goaltending line that included 3 goals against.
Second period
The the Jets tied the game by scoring 1 goal in the second period after Vancouver was held scoreless in the frame.
The Canucks finished the night at 44 percent on faceoffs with 20 faceoffs won and 26 faceoffs lost.
Vancouver took 2 minor penalties for 4 penalty minutes while Winnipeg took 0 penalties.
The Vancouver Canucks vs Winnipeg Jets recap turned on special-teams pressure when Winnipeg went 1-for-2 on the power play on 1 shot.
Third period
The Canucks scored 1 goal in the third period while the the Jets also scored 1 goal to push the game beyond regulation.
Linus Karlsson recorded 2 points on 1 goal and 1 assist for Vancouver, and he finished with 1 shot and a plus-minus of 2.
Liam Ohgren scored 1 goal on 4 shots for the Nucks and posted a 25 percent shooting rate in the game.
The Vancouver Canucks vs Winnipeg Jets scoreline review also showed Vancouver blocked 17 shots and recorded 24 giveaways.
Overtime
The the Jets ended it with 1 overtime goal after both teams put 2 shots on net in the extra session.
Mark Scheifele was listed as the top star for Winnipeg, and
Jonathan Toews was listed as the third star as the the Jets secured the winning goal.
The Vancouver Canucks final whistle reaction centered on an even-strength game flow in which Vancouver scored 2 even-strength goals while Winnipeg scored 2 even-strength goals and added the power-play tally.
The Vancouver Canucks coach post-game reaction had to account for a team line that showed 3 takeaways for Vancouver and 16 giveaways for the the Jets.
The Canucks will be back at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on 3/9/2026 at 9:00 PM EDT against the Ottawa Senators, with the broadcast carried on ESPN+.
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