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The loss snaps a Winnipeg nine-game win streak over Minnesota that dates back to March of 2023. The Jets have been shut out three times this season. They
Published Nov 23, 2025  • 3 minute read
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Minnesota Wild goaltender Jesper Wallstedt (30) watches as the shot by Winnipeg Jets’ Gabriel Vilardi (13) goes just wide of the net during second period NHL hockey action in Winnipeg, Sunday November 23, 2025. Wallstedt stopped 32 shots in a 3-0 win for the Wild. Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Greenslade /Winnipeg SunArticle content
The Winnipeg Jets can no longer view the Minnesota Wild as a potential free space on the National Hockey League schedule.
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Despite the fact the Wild has been a playoff team in five of the previous six seasons, the Jets have had their way with their Central Division rival. Until Sunday afternoon that is.
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Defenceman Brock Faber scored a short-handed goal late in the second period, and the Wild beat the Jets 3-0 at the Canada Life Centre, snapping a nine-game Winnipeg winning streak over Minnesota that dated back to March of 2023.
With the Jets trailing by one, Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov was sent to the penalty box for holding at 16:29 of the second period. Late in the powerplay, the Jets lost possession of the puck near their bench inside the offensive zone. Marcus Johansson and Yakov Trenin skated the other way on a two-on-one with Jets forward Cole Perfetti hustling back to even the numbers.
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Johansson stopped in the faceoff circle to the left of Eric Comrie and fed a pass back to the on-rushing Faber, who beat the Jets goalkeeper high to the glove side at 18:12 for a 2-0 Wild lead.
It was the second consecutive game that the Jets allowed a second-period short-handed goal.
Kaprizov all but cemented the win at 6:29 of the third when he went high over Comrie’s right shoulder. Danila Yurov opened the scoring in the second period.
Comrie made 27 saves in the game.
Danila Yurov also scored for the Wild. Minnesota has won five consecutive games. In this current win streak, three of those five wins have come via shutout. Minnesota leads the league with five shutouts.
Jesper Wallstedt stopped 32 shots to earn his sixth win of the season and NHL-leading three shutouts.
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The Jets have been shut out three times this season. They lost 3-0 to the Seattle Kraken on Oct. 23 and 3-0 to the Los Angeles Kings on Nov. 4. The Jets are 6-5-0 at home so far. Last year, they were 30-7-4.
For the first time in five games, the Jets failed to score a power-play goal. In those five games, the man-advantage went 6-for-13. Against the Wild, the powerplay went 0-for-4.
The Jets are on the road for three games this coming week. The three-city trip starts Wednesday night in Washington against the Capitals. The club then heads for Carolina for a Friday afternoon game against the Hurricanes and Nashville for a Saturday night matchup against the Predators.
Luke Schenn, Tanner Pearson, and Connor Hellebuyck were scratched for this game.
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900
Mark Scheifele crossed off another milestone on Sunday, playing his 900th game with the Jets. He was honoured during a first-period break at 8:23. Previously, he surpassed Blake Wheeler to become the Jets’ leading scorer with a three-assist night in a 5-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Nov. 16. Three days later, the 32-year-old centreman moved ahead of Wheeler as the franchise’s career games played leader with 898.
Fighting for a reason
Perhaps, in an effort to wake up his slumbering team, captain Adam Lowry invited Marcus Foligno to drop the mitts before the play began the Wild end at 10:09 of the second period. Both players traded punches in the faceoff circle to the left of the net with both combatants earning fighting majors. Lowry’s previous fight was last March against the New York Islanders.
Pionk goes missing
The Jets played most of the game without the services of Neal Pionk. The Jets defenceman slammed Yurov into the side boards in the Jets end just eight minutes into the first period, but clearly got the worst of it. Pionk’s partner, Dylan Samberg, played with a collection of partners, including Colin Miller and Dylan DeMelo. The Jets released an update on ‘X,’ stating that Pionk suffered a lower-body injury.  In his post-game comments, Arniel said Pionk is day-to-day.
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