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Winnipeg Jets drop home preseason finale 2-1 in OT to Oilers

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Aumell, C. (2026, September 23). Winnipeg Jets drop home preseason finale 2-1 in OT to Oilers. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12069389/winnipeg-jets-home-preseason-finale-2-1-in-ot-to-oilers/

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In their home preseason finale, the Winnipeg Jets faced off against the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night and lost 2-1 in overtime. The Jets took an early lead when Alex Iafallo capitalized on a turnover, but the Oilers tied it with a goal by Atro Leppanen late in the first period. Despite neither team scoring in the second or third periods, Edmonton secured victory when Viljami Marjala scored the game-winning goal 1:26 into overtime. The game featured young players making their mark and veterans returning from injury, but lacked offensive flair with limited scoring opportunities throughout most of the contest.
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The Winnipeg Jets dropped their home preseason finale against the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night, losing 2-1 in overtime. The match featured mostly young players and veterans looking to regain form after an off-season. Early in the first period, a fortunate bounce led to Nino Niederreiter scoring for Winnipeg when his shot went wide but was tapped into the goal by Edmonton's Alex Iafallo. The Oilers tied it up later with a goal from Atro Leppanen during a power play. Despite neither team finding the net in the second period, the Oilers managed to take the lead and win in overtime, finishing the game with 25 shots on goal compared to Winnipeg's 19.

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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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Edmonton Oilers Winnipeg the Edmonton Oilers the Winnipeg Jets

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Winnipeg ORG · 4× DiVincentiis PERSON · 3× Edmonton GPE · 2× Oilers ORG · 2× Alex Iafallo PERSON · 1× Jets ORG · 1× Josh Brown PERSON · 1× Nino Niederreiter PERSON · 1× the Edmonton Oilers ORG · 1× the Winnipeg Jets ORG · 1×

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The veteran skated back to the point before firing a wrist shot wide that bounced off the end boards and right to the stick of Alex Iafallo for a tap-in at the 13:04 mark.
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🔮 Winnipeg will wrap up its preseason schedule Friday in Colorado.
2026-09-23 · Global News
Winnipeg Jets drop home preseason finale 2-1 in OT to Oilers · assertive framing

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It was a game full of young players trying to make an impression and veterans looking to shake off rust. asserted
It → try → rust
Needless to say, it wasn’t the most exhilarating preseason contest as the home fans watched the Edmonton Oilers beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 in overtime Tuesday night. asserted
Oilers → say → overtime
After a fairly uneventful first 13 minutes, during which both teams failed on a power play look, the Jets opened the scoring thanks to a fortunate bounce. asserted
Jets → fail → bounce
Edmonton’s Josh Brown had the puck in his own corner before throwing a bad pass up the middle of the zone that landed on the stick of Nino Niederreiter. asserted
that → have → Niederreiter
The veteran skated back to the point before firing a wrist shot wide that bounced off the end boards and right to the stick of Alex Iafallo for a tap-in at the 13:04 mark. asserted
that → skate → mark
The Oilers answered at the 15:50 mark when a point shot from Atro Leppanen squeezed through the legs of Domenic DiVincentiis and trickled over the goal line. asserted
shot → answer → line
Both teams managed to get six shots on net during the opening frame. asserted
teams → manage → frame
Neither team found the back of the net in the second period with Edmonton outshooting Winnipeg 11-7. asserted
Edmonton → find → Winnipeg
DiVincentiis had to make a few saves of a relatively high quality to keep the game tied. asserted
game → have → quality
As the third period rolled along, it began to feel like nobody was going to score again. asserted
nobody → roll → ?
Winnipeg managed to string together a few decent looks later in the period but the game stayed deadlocked at one through 60 minutes. asserted
game → manage → minutes
But 1:26 into overtime, the Oilers ended things. asserted
Oilers → end → things
Dylan Samberg took a slapshot in the offensive end but it missed the net and rimmed around the boards, allowing Zach Hyman to skate onto it in the Winnipeg end. asserted
Hyman → take → end
He held it for a moment as Viljami Marjala came off the bench (well before his man had arrived at the bench) and into the zone. asserted
man → hold → zone
Hyman then slid it across to Marjala and the Finnish prospect wired a shot high over the shoulder of DiVincentiis. asserted
prospect → slide → DiVincentiis
DiVincentiis finished the game with 21 saves. asserted
DiVincentiis → finish → saves
Winnipeg will wrap up its preseason schedule Friday in Colorado. asserted
Winnipeg → wrap → Colorado
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