Winnipeg Jets left wing Kyle Connor (personal) is expected to remain in the lineup on Friday against the New Jersey Devils. He skipped practice on Thursday, creating uncertainty about his status. However, Jets head coach Scott Arniel told reporters that Connor missed practice because his wife had a baby on Wednesday. The Jets winger should be good to go for Friday's tilt and will look to end a mini scoring slump. Connor has not registered any points in back-to-back games. It has been a small blip during an otherwise highly successful campaign, as Connor has amassed 37 goals and 86 points in 72 games.
Winnipeg Jets left wing Kyle Connor tallied two points during their 4-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday evening. Connor found the back of the net for the 31st time this season in the second period. He beat Ottawa netminder Linus Ullmark on a wrist shot. Then, later in the final frame, Connor would add the primary helper on Mark Scheifele's empty-netter. He also logged two shots on goal with one hit and a +2 rating during this game. This outing also extended his point streak to four games. During this stretch, he has tallied six points (five helpers) with a +5 rating. Over his last nine games, the 28-year-old has found the back of the net five times and added eight helpers. Connor remains a must-start player in all formats and will look to stay hot on Thursday evening against the Nashville Predators.
Winnipeg Jets left wing Kyle Connor will miss Thursday's 4 Nations Face-Off finale against Canada as a healthy scratch. Connor exits the Team USA lineup after struggling to make an impact in the first three games. He tallied one assist with one shot on goal. Chris Kreider of the New York Rangers will play instead of Connor on the fourth line with fellow Ranger Vincent Trocheck and New York Islanders forward Brock Nelson.
Winnipeg Jets left wing Kyle Connor scored two goals during their victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday evening. The 28-year-old would find the back of the net late in the first period on a snap shot. Then, in the second, Connor would tally his second goal of the game with another snap shot. He added three total shots on goal with a +3 rating during the contest. Over his past two games, Connor has tallied five points, with three of them being goals. Prior to this surge, Connor tallied just one point (one assist) over his previous fine contests. Fantasy managers should continue to view the 28-year-old as a must-start option in all formats. Across 52 games this season, Connor has scored 29 goals and added 36 helpers. He will look to extend his goal-scoring streak to three games on Thursday against Boston.
Winnipeg Jets left wing Kyle Connor scored a natural hat trick during their victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday evening. Connor scored all three of his goals within the first period, all during 5-on-5 play. Later in the third period, Connor tacked on a secondary assist on the power-play. Connor also logged three blocks in this contest and had a+3 rating. This performance extended his point streak to four games. Over his previous 14 contests, Connor has only been held off the scoresheet twice and has tallied an impressive 23 points (10 goals, 13 helpers). During this stretch he has averaged 3.4 shots on goal per game and tallied 11 of the points on the power-play. Connor remains a must-start player in all formats and a top pick in any matchup in DFS. He will look to stay hot on Thursday evening against the Seattle Kraken.
Kyle Connor Tallies Two Points In Friday's Victory
Winnipeg Jets left wing Kyler Connor tallied a goal and an assist during Friday's victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Connor tallied the primary assist on Gabriel Vilardi's power-play tally in the second frame. Connor then found the back of the net in the final minutes with an empty-netter to put the game out of reach. The 27-year-old has now tallied at least two points in each of his past two games. This is a great sign, as Connor tallied just three points in his previous six games before this stretch. Overall, the former first-round selection has scored 13 goals and logged 13 helpers across 20 games while tallying 73 shots on goal with a +10 rating. Fantasy managers should continue to view Connor as an elite winger with a high-scoring upside playing top minutes on a competing Winnipeg team.
Winnipeg Jets left wing Kyle Connor registered a third consecutive multi-point outing in Monday's 6-4 loss to Toronto. He had a hand in all of the team's goals, posting a pair of power-play tallies and delivering two assists. Connor extended his season-opening point streak to nine games, breaking Blake Wheeler's franchise record. He has totaled eight goals and six assists during the very productive start. Connor faces his home state Red Wings in the next matchup. The Jets winger has averaged over a point per game against Detroit in his career, recording seven goals and six assists in 12 games.
Kyle Connor Looks To Match Career-Best Goal Streak On Thursday
Winnipeg Jets left wing Kyle Connor has tallied five goals and one assist in six games during a fruitful start to the season. He has a chance to match a career high by scoring in a fifth consecutive game on Thursday versus Seattle. Connor has formed a dangerous one-two punch with Mark Scheifele on Winnipeg's top line. Scheifele also has five goals already and sits on eight points. The two get a good matchup to do further damage on Thursday, as the Kraken carry a lowly .897 save percentage. Connor boasts seven goals and 12 points in nine career appearances versus Seattle.
Winnipeg Jets left wing Kyle Connor delivered the game-winning goal in Sunday's 2-1 overtime victory against Minnesota. He struck his second goal of the year at the 0:51 mark in the extra frame after Winnipeg had opened overtime with a power play. It took eight shots on goal for Connor to finally light the lamp. The 27-year-old had twice as many shots on Sunday than he had managed in his first two outings of the season. It's been a good start to the year for Connor, who has kicked off the campaign with a three-game point streak. Both of Connor's goals have come in power-play situations, and he boasts one even-strength assist.
Kyle Connor Registers Third Consecutive Multi-Point Effort
Winnipeg Jets left wing Kyle Connor kept his recent scoring surge going with a three-point effort in Tuesday's 6-3 victory over Minnesota. He had a pair of power-play assists and an even-strength goal, registering a third consecutive multi-point game. The streak has followed an ice-cold stretch, which saw Connor add to his points tally in only one of eight games. The recent improvement puts Connor back to averaging close to a point per game for the season, with 20 goals and 17 assists recorded in 38 appearances. Connor's linemate Gabriel Vilardi has also heated up with a three-game multi-point streak, and the two will be let loose against the league-worst Chicago team next.
Winnipeg Jets left wing Kyle Connor (knee) has been activated from Injured Reserve and will rejoin the lineup Tuesday against the Islanders. The 27-year-old has missed 16 games due to a knee injury. Connor was on fire before getting injured, but fantasy managers might have to be patient with him, considering his long layoff. In 26 games, Connor has posted 17 goals and 11 assists in 2023-24.
Winnipeg Jets left wing Kyle Connor (knee) is expected to miss 6-8 weeks of action. The news comes after Connor hurt his knee in Sunday's matchup against Anaheim. Connor lands on the shelf as Winnipeg's leading goal-scorer, having lit the lamp 17 times in 26 contests this season. He's also third on the team with 11 assists. With Connor out, Gabriel Vilardi is set to move to the first line for Tuesday's encounter with the Sharks.
Winnipeg Jets left wing Kyle Connor sustained a lower-body injury in Sunday's clash with the Ducks. He took a knee-on-knee hit from Anaheim forward Ryan Strome, who was tossed from the game. Assuming he misses time, the Jets will be without their top goal-scorer. Connor has racked up 17 markers in 26 outings, adding 11 assists to tie Mark Scheifele for the team lead in overall scoring. The Jets return to action on Tuesday versus San Jose, and we should know more about Connor's status by then.
Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Connor enjoyed a big night on Thursday as his club defeated the visiting Nashville Predators by a 6-3 score. The winger led the way with a hat-trick and a four-point night to go along with a hefty seven shots on goal in his 18:28 of ice time on the evening. Two of Connor's three goals came in the second period before he iced the game with an empty-net marker with just over three minutes left in the contest. The big night added to a hot start for the 26-year-old who has notched 11 goals and 16 points on 60 shots through just 13 games while he has notched five goals and seven points on 14 shots over his last two games. He continues to be an elite left-wing option in fantasy and one managers should keep off the trade market permanently.
Kyle Connor Picks Up Three Points In Win Over Rangers
Winnipeg Jets left wing Kyle Connor registered his seventh three-point game of the season Monday versus the Rangers, notching a goal and two assists in a 4-1 win. He also led the team with five shot attempts on goal and produced one hit in 17:37 of ice time. Connor has sparked into life lately with two goals and six assists across six games. Unlike many of his teammates, Connor has been able to stay healthy for the whole season and it's helped him to become Winnipeg's leading scorer with 65 points in 57 games. He won't get anywhere near his goals tally from last season (47), but Connor is on the cusp of getting a new record for most assists in a season. He had 46 helpers in 2021-22 but is currently already on 39.
Winnipeg Jets left wing Kyle Connor posted two assists in Monday's 4-2 win over the Blues, logging his first points in four games. Connor has been outstanding throughout the season, earning 59 points in 52 games, but it appears as though he ran out of gas a bit ahead of the All-Star break. He now has a good opportunity to refill the tank, with the Jets off until Feb. 11. The grind continues versus the Blackhawks, who have watched Connor record five points in three games against them this season.
Winnipeg Jets left wing Kyle Connor recorded his fourth career hat trick as the team beat Vancouver 7-4 on Sunday. He grabbed a pair of first-period goals and completed the hat trick 13:42 into the third period. This was a very impressive continuation of a red-hot spell Connor has been having since the final few days of 2022. He is on a six-game point streak, with five goals and six assists registered during the run. Connor has reached 20 goals for the campaign and is now on 49 points through 40 games. It's third most points by a Jets player through 40 games of a season since the club relocated to Winnipeg.
On Friday, Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Connor set a franchise record with his 41st game-winning goal. His tally came on the power play in the third period. Winnipeg beat Tampa Bay 4-2. Connor also had an assist. The winger logged 21:24 minutes of total ice time, and he now has 17 goals and 29 assists in 39 games. Connor should be an essential piece to fantasy managers who have him rostered all season long. He has points in his last five games played, and Winnipeg ranks seventh in the NHL with 125 goals scored.
Winnipeg Jets winger Kyle Connor extended his point streak to 10 games on Tuesday. He scored two goals and added an assist in a 5-1 win over the Ottawa Senators. During Connor's point streak, he has registered seven goals and 10 assists. The Shelby Township, Michigan, native is a significant player in fantasy hockey, just like he is for Winnipeg. Thirty-three games into the season, Connor has 15 goals and 23 assists.
Winnipeg Jets left wing Kyle Connor delivered two assists as the team beat Anaheim 5-2 on Sunday. He set up Dylan Samberg for a game-tying goal after the Ducks had jumped to a 2-0 lead and Connor also grabbed a power-play assist on a late Nate Schmidt strike. The 25-year-old managed one shot on goal himself and couldn't register any other stats in 18:35 of ice time. This season has been a strange one for Connor, as he is averaging a point per game through 23 outings, but he has logged a minus-four rating. Connor even had a minus-three nightmare against Columbus Friday. With matchups against Florida and St. Louis coming up, the rough ride could continue for Connor.
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