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A team doesn't get within a point of its city's first divisional title without doing a lot of things well. The Winnipeg Jets' stars shone brightly Thursday in Dallas, but it took a lot more than a few players to give them a decisive 4-0 win that brings them to the precipice of Winnipeg history. Winnipeg celebrated Connor Hellebuyck's career-high 45th win, Kyle Connor's 40th goal and career-high 94th point and Mark Scheifele's career-high 85th point during Thursday night's win.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Murat Ates |Murat Ateş

Morgan Barron is thriving at centre. Why did the Winnipeg Jets wait so long to give him the opportunity? What comes next for Luke Schenn, either during the playoffs or next season? Will Elias Salomonsson be NHL-ready next year? And what's going on with the disappointing five-on-three power play? Part two of this month's mailbag provides answers to those questions, plus Neal Pionk's next contract, Chaz Lucius' retirement announcement, Colby Barlow's post-draft progress and more.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Murat Ates |Murat Ateş

Winnipeg is pushing for a Central Division title and you want to know how the Jets shape up for the playoffs. This month's mailbag was full of postseason questions. Should Logan Stanley, Colin Miller or Haydn Fleury be dressed for Game 1? Whatever happened to Ville Heinola, and what's his ceiling if all goes well for him? What's my assessment of Stanley's recent performance? What would it take for Connor Hellebuyck to be considered the best American goaltender of all time?

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Murat Ates |Murat Ateş

If I told you this season's Winnipeg Jets are better than last season's model, would you believe me? What if it became clear that Winnipeg is playing at a higher level right now than it did last season, even when compared only to the Jets' season-ending eight-game win streak? That might be an easier sell now that the Jets shut out Vegas, but it's been true since Winnipeg beat Dallas 4-1 on March 14. Winnipeg has won the territorial battle in a way that it didn't down the stretch last season.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Murat Ates |Murat Ateş

When the NHL and Rogers announced last April that Amazon had signed a two-year deal to produce and stream Monday NHL games exclusively in Canada, it was reasonable to wonder about Amazon Prime Video's long-term play. Now that the league has announced a 12-year extension of Rogers' exclusive Canadian broadcast rights - beginning at the end of next season, when the current deal expires - we have more insight into the future of hockey broadcasts on Canadian screens.