Vancouver Canucks 3-5 Winnipeg Jets
Date: November 12, 2025 | Author: IHM News
Deck: Special teams swung the night – Winnipeg scored twice on the power play and survived a late push before sealing it with an empty-netter.
At Rogers Arena, Winnipeg cooled off Vancouver with a 5-3 road victory built on crisp special-teams execution and a steady night from Connor Hellebuyck (30 saves). The Canucks actually grabbed a brief lead in the first, but a rapid two-goal response from the Jets flipped the script and forced Vancouver to chase. A scoreless second tightened the screws before Winnipeg’s power play struck again early in the third; Brock Boeser’s late goal gave the building life, yet Alex Iafallo hit the empty net to close it out.
How the game flowed
First period: Winnipeg opened through Jansen Harkins/Toews J. (listed as Toews J. on the feed) at 4:57 for 0-1. Vancouver answered at 10:21 via Kiefer Sherwood (1-1), then took a 2-1 edge on a Jay DeBrusk power-play marker at 11:58. Winnipeg answered immediately: Josh Morrissey tied it 2-2 on the PP at 14:38, and Nino Niederreiter pushed the Jets ahead 2-3 at 14:53.
Second period: Tight, heavy sticks and blocked lanes. No scoring; Vancouver switched in net as Kevin Lankinen relieved Thatcher Demko to start the frame.
Third period: Another Winnipeg PP conversion – Gabriel Vilardi made it 2-4 at 0:48. Vancouver kept grinding and Brock Boeser cut it to 3-4 at 18:30. With the Canucks’ net empty, Alex Iafallo finished it off at 19:14 for 3-5.
Numbers box
- Shots on goal: Vancouver 33, Winnipeg 30
- Shooting %: VAN 9.09% (3/33), WPG 16.67% (5/30)
- Power play: VAN 1/2, WPG 2/4 (two key conversions – Morrissey, Vilardi)
- Blocks: VAN 17, WPG 14
- Goaltenders: Demko/Lankinen combined 25 saves on 29; Hellebuyck 30/33 (90.9% SV)
- Penalties (min): VAN 4 (8), WPG 2 (4)
- Game-winners: Vilardi PP early 3rd proved decisive; Iafallo EN sealed it
Team notes
- Jets: Top unit moved the puck quickly through the flank and bumper; Morrissey’s one-touch timing dismantled Vancouver’s box. Hellebuyck was tidy on screens and tips.
- Canucks: First-period push was strong, but the parade to the box in the opening frame ceded momentum. Boeser continues to be the late-game threat.
Coach Mark comment
Winnipeg won the situational minutes – goals inside 2-3 shifts of swings, especially after Vancouver’s PP marker. Morrissey controlled the weak-side seam, and Vilardi’s inside-lane timing on the third-period PP is tape-to-teach. Vancouver’s PK spacing got stretched east-west; that’s the clip they’ll work on before the next one.
Questions & Answers | IHM Performance Metrics
Q: What was the turning point?
A: The 15-second, two-goal reply in the first (Morrissey PPG, then Niederreiter 5-on-5) flipped score effects and forced Vancouver to chase.
Q: Why did the Jets’ power play work?
A: Quick puck speed through the flank to the point, Morrissey shooting without dusting it, and Vilardi arriving to the slot line on time.
Q: Did Vancouver deserve more at 5-on-5?
A: They edged shots 33-30 and zone time was fine, but Winnipeg owned the high-leverage sequences (special teams + goalie saves).
Q: Goalie edge?
A: Hellebuyck’s 30/33 with strong rebound control vs. a Canucks tandem at 25/29; that’s the difference in a one-goal game before the EN.
Q: Any lineup nuggets?
A: Jets’ top pair (Morrissey-DeMelo) handled the heavy minutes; Boeser’s line generated Vancouver’s late push and should stay intact.