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Jets back at it after watching competition rise
The Winnipeg Jets are back on the ice hosting the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night. The Airmen have been sitting out the last two days watching their two biggest opponents rattle off consecutive wins to push the Jets down to the third position in the Campbell Conference.
After being beat in consecutive days by the Minnesota North Stars, the Vancouver Canucks exploded with eight goals to take the victory, while the Colorado Rockies need overtime to collect both points against the San Jose Sharks. If San Jose would have been able to hold off three more minutes, the Jets would have considered that a victory for a non-playoff team steal a point from the Rockies.
Fast forward to Thursday and Winnipeg finds themselves three points behind the Rockies for the conference lead and one point behind the Canucks for the divisional title.
Colorado will now have the night off, while the Canucks will take on the Detroit Red Wings, a team they have already taken three of four points against this season. The Jets will pay the Blackhawks for the final time after taking the first three contests this season.
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