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Pre-Scout: Jets bounce back but have quick turnaround to face Oilers

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08.12.2025
November was not so kind to the Winnipeg Jets.

The Jets were 31st in points percentage in November at .385 per cent a far cry from being 6th in that same category in October.

That’s the type of run that gets you in the basement of the league and a lottery pick.

However, seeing the record of 5-8 through November doesn’t seem quite as bad. The issue is, there are becoming so many OT and SO games, so everyone is getting points in the NHL (for reference, just look at the Eastern Conference).

As we know in Oilersnation, teams that did well last year have scuffled to begin 2025-26. Florida is languishing at the bottom of the east, too. The President’s Trophy winners a year ago at this time had an 18-8 record in 2024 — heading into tonight’s tilt it’s 14-12-1.

This week

When the Hart Trophy winner Connor Hellebuyck is out, the guy who starts as many games in goal as anyone in the NHL, it’s a massive hole. He just had arthroscopic knee surgery on Nov. 22 and there’s no set timeline for his return yet. With Eric Comrie and Thomas Milic filling in, they’ve........

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