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Skinner shines as Winnipeg Jets dump Colorado 3-1 in preseason tilt

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Aumell, C. (2026, September 22). Skinner shines as Winnipeg Jets dump Colorado 3-1 in preseason tilt. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12067897/skinner-shines-as-winnipeg-jets-dump-colorado-3-1-in-preseason-tilt/

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Stuart Skinner made 31 saves as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 in a preseason game on Monday night. The Jets took an early lead with goals by Gabriel Vilardi and Cole Perfetti, despite limited scoring chances. Although Colorado scored late through Georgii Merkulov after a successful goalie interference challenge, Skinner held firm in the third period when the Avalanche outshot Winnipeg 17-4.
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In a preseason hockey game, the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Colorado Avalanche 3-1. Despite Colorado dressing few NHL-caliber players, goaltender Stuart Skinner shone for Winnipeg by stopping 31 shots. The Jets took the lead in the first period when Gabriel Vilardi scored off a pass from Isak Rosen, giving them a 9-4 edge in shots on goal during that period. In the second period, Logan O'Connor had a near-breakaway chance but was thwarted by Skinner's glove save and missed follow-up attempt. The Jets' Cole Koepke also nearly capitalized on a power play but his shot was saved by Colorado’s Scott Wedgewood. Despite limited action in the third period, Winnipeg maintained their lead to secure the victory.

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🔮 Bjorck made a great play to deny Jason Robertson in the Winnipeg end, springing an odd-man rush that Winnipeg hoped would end the game.
🔮 Skinner had hoped the goal would be waved off but Snuggerud did not use a distinct kicking motion to deflect the puck.
🔮 The Jets will now return home to host the Hurricanes Saturday afternoon.
🔮 Winnipeg earned another power play less than a minute later as Isak Rosen was held during a strong net drive but the Jets couldn’t cash in on the ensuing advantage.
2026-10-14 · assertive framing · Top line carries Winnipeg Jets to 5-2 win over Wild
🔮 If you score three goals in an NHL game, chances are you will win a lot of those games.
🔮 Winnipeg will now return home to host the Colorado Avalanche Wednesday night.
🔮 Tyrel Bauer, well-known for dropping the gloves in the AHL with the Manitoba Moose, fought Mark Kastelic at the end of his second NHL shift, bloodying the Bruins tough guy in the process. Get daily National news At this point, the crowd was having a great time, but momentum would soon swing in Boston’s favour.
2026-10-03 · assertive framing · Winnipeg Jets begin season with 4-3 OT loss to Boston
🔮 Winnipeg will wrap up its preseason schedule Friday in Colorado.
🔮 A Colorado Avalanche team dressing very few NHLers may not be the best test for the Winnipeg Jets without their former MVP.
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Avalanche Colorado Colorado Avalanche Jets Winnipeg

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Jets ORG · 11× Avalanche ORG · 6× Skinner PERSON · 6× Colorado GPE · 4× Winnipeg GPE · 4× Colorado Avalanche ORG · 1× Isak Rosen PERSON · 1× Stuart Skinner PERSON · 1× Vlad Namestnikov PERSON · 1× the Winnipeg Jets ORG · 1×

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Get breaking National news The Avalanche nearly got on the board around the nine minute mark of the second when Logan O’Connor snuck in on a partial breakaway but he was denied by the glove of Skinner, then missed the net on his follow-up attempt.
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🔮 A Colorado Avalanche team dressing very few NHLers may not be the best test for the Winnipeg Jets without their former MVP.
2026-09-22 · Global News
Skinner shines as Winnipeg Jets dump Colorado 3-1 in preseason tilt · assertive framing

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A Colorado Avalanche team dressing very few NHLers may not be the best test for the Winnipeg Jets without their former MVP. uncertain
team → dress → MVP
But Stuart Skinner held up his end of the bargain, stopping 31 shots in a 3-1 preseason win Jets Monday night. asserted
Skinner → hold → win
Not much happened until Winnipeg earned the game’s first power play just over nine minutes in. asserted
Winnipeg → happen → play
The Jets’ top unit had a lot of zone time and shot attempts but was unable to break through. asserted
unit → have → time
But with just over a minute to go in the first, Winnipeg broke the deadlock. asserted
Winnipeg → go → deadlock
Vlad Namestnikov won a puck battle in the corner in Colorado’s end, freeing it up for Isak Rosen. asserted
Namestnikov → win → Rosen
He slid a pass along the ice to Gabriel Vilardi for a one-timer that eluded Scott Wedgewood to make it 1-0. asserted
it → slide → Wedgewood
The Jets outshot Colorado 9-4 in the opening period. asserted
Jets → outshoot → period
The Avalanche got a power play try early in the second but mustered minimal pressure thanks to a lack of NHL firepower. asserted
Avalanche → get → firepower
The best chance on the man advantage came from Winnipeg’s Cole Koepke, who undressed Sam Malinski before firing a fairly weak shot that was stopped by Wedgewood. asserted
that → come → Wedgewood
Get breaking National news The Avalanche nearly got on the board around the nine minute mark of the second when Logan O’Connor snuck in on a partial breakaway but he was denied by the glove of Skinner, then missed the net on his follow-up attempt. asserted
he → get → attempt
Skinner, who received a huge cheer when introduced before the game, was serenaded with chants of “Stuuuuu” every time he made a save. asserted
he → receive → save
The Avalanche found themselves on a 4-on-3 power play with just under eight minutes left in the second, but the Jets killed it again with some help from Skinner, who had to make a handful of saves over the two minutes. asserted
who → find → minutes
Much like the first, the Jets were able to strike with just over a minute left in the middle frame. asserted
Jets → strike → frame
Koepke sent the puck back to the point to Josh Morrissey, who quickly located Mark Scheifele streaking down the middle of the ice. asserted
who → send → ice
He took a pass and made a nice move before sliding it across to a wide-open Cole Perfetti for a nice tap-in, making it 2-0 with 69 seconds left in the period. asserted
He → take → period
Colorado outshot the Jets 11-6 in the period but trailed 2-0 going to the third. asserted
Colorado → outshoot → third
The Avs finally got one past Skinner with 13:51 to go when a point shot from Gustav Stjernberg eluded the Jets’ netminder, who immediately complained to an official that his glove hand was disrupted by an Avalanche player in the crease. asserted
hand → get → crease
Winnipeg challenged the goal, arguing that there was goalie interference and they won the challenge, taking the goal off the board. asserted
they → challenge → board
Not even 30 seconds later, the Jets made it 3-0 when Dylan DeMelo beat Nabokov with a point shot through traffic. asserted
DeMelo → make → traffic
The Avalanche broke through for real with 5:26 to go when Skinner couldn’t quite corral a loose puck in the crease before Georgii Merkulov poked it home. asserted
Merkulov → break → it
Colorado got a power play with 2:39 to go and pulled the goalie to make it a 6-on-4 but the Jets killed it off and run out the clock. asserted
Jets → get → clock
Skinner finished with 29 saves to earn the win, standing tall in the third as the Avalanche outshot the Jets 17-4 in the final period. asserted
Avalanche → finish → period
The Jets continue their preseason schedule with their second of two home games Tuesday night against Edmonton. asserted
Jets → continue → Edmonton
Pregame coverage on 680 CJOB begins just after 5 p.m. with the puck dropping a little after 7 p.m. asserted
puck → begin → p.m.
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