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Published Nov 16, 2025 • Last updated 33 minutes ago • 3 minute read
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Winnipeg Jets’ Cole Perfetti (91) and Calgary Flames’ Jake Bean battle for the puck during second period NHL hockey action in Calgary, Alta., Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh /Winnipeg SunArticle content
After missing a number of gilt-edge scoring opportunities, Cole Perfetti finally opened the books in his fourth game of the season.
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“I have had some chances so far this year, and missing some grade A’s, and had a couple chances in this game,” Perfetti said after a 4-3 shootout win against the Calgary Flames on Saturday evening. “And I was happy to contribute on the power play.”
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The second-line winger was rewarded with a splash of good fortune to bag his opening marker. Josh Morrissey spotted Kyle Connor alone to the left of Dustin Wolf and zipped the puck across to the sharpshooter. Connor did what he normally does best, but his shot from the faceoff circle hit Wolf on the left arm, the puck banging off the post and back into the crease for Perfetti, who tapped the puck into the wide-open net at 1:20 of the third period.
“Perfetti is starting to do a lot more of the things that he’s good at,” head coach Scott Arniel said.
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The Whitby, Ont., native returned to action against the Anaheim Ducks on Nov. 9 after a high ankle sprain, suffered in the final pre-season game against the Flames, set the diminutive winger back five-plus weeks.
The goal held up until Matt Coronato evened the game with a power-play goal of his own at 18:46. Gabe Vilardi settled matters in the third round, sending the Jets eastward with a 2-4-0 record on their now completed six-game road trip.
Perfetti was one of three Jets who made his season debut on the road trip as Adam Lowry and Dylan Samberg left their long-term ailments behind them, at least that is what the Jets dearly wish for.
And like all of his returning teammates, Perfetti had some challenges he needed to work through.
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“Perfetti is like the rest of our injured players coming back as they’re not used to playing into contact, and you get caught in one of those heavy shifts in the defensive zone, or you’re battling on the offensive side,” Arniel said. “They wear you down and when you haven’t done it for a few months, it can be hard on the body. Perfetti is not a big guy, and he’s gradually getting himself up to speed.”
And his goal comes at the right time as Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor continue to pace the offence—Scheifele with a goal and Connor with two helpers in the win over the Flames. Perfetti is looking to provide some much-needed punch to the secondary scoring.
In fact, the Jets sorely need a boost as No. 55 and No. 81 have scored 21 of the team’s 59 goals. Throw in Vilardi’s six markers, and the top line, either together or separately, has contributed 27 goals. That accounts for 50.8 per cent of the team’s goals in all situations.
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“Perfetti is a huge second-line player for us,” Arniel said. “He’s got a good shot, he’s got a nose for the net, and as he gets more comfortable, that’s that secondary scoring we need.”
Morrissey has also held up his end of the secondary scoring as the d-man is second in league scoring among defenders with three goals and 16 assists. Cale Makar leads with 24 points. The Calgary native chipped in with two helpers in the victory over the Flames.
“It is nice to get that first one and kind of start to roll from there,” Morrissey said. “Perfetti is a key player for us and so smart out there. He has had some good looks in the last few games, and it is nice to see him get that one.”
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