The Winnipeg Jets are in a tailspin.

Wednesday’s 1-0 loss to the St. Louis Blues marked Winnipeg’s 11th loss in their past 14 games, a span that has seen them pick up just eight of a possible 28 points.

Jets head coach Scott Arniel was not interested in having the latest defeat excused by a lack of confidence from his struggling club.

“We’ve been saying that for a while,” Arniel said. “That’s part of your job. That’s what you get paid for. Show up. Do your job. And you know what? We have to do it more consistently, with more bodies and more people.

“It doesn’t get any easier.”

The Jets have averaged just 2.43 goals per game over their past 14 contests, a number buoyed by five-goal outbursts in wins over the Nashville Predators on Nov. 29 and against the Washington Capitals last week. That number sits at just 1.82 in their 11 losses over that span.

Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, who returned for Saturday’s win over the Capitals, has been stellar after missing a month due to knee surgery. However, the 32-year-old has only been able to propel the Jets to a 1-1-1 record despite a .939 save percentage and 1.65 goals-against average in his first three games back.

Winnipeg outshot the Blues 9-3 in the third period on Wednesday, but still finished with two fewer shots than St. Louis’ 26 on the night.

“We’ve got to generate some more chances and some more looks than that,” winger Kyle Connor said. “We just weren’t able to get going there, so it’s frustrating.”

“At the end, there’s frustration, for sure,” Arniel added. “But we got ourselves in a one-goal game on the road and you have to find a way to score goals. We talk about defending and doing the right things. Well, offensively we’ve got to do the right things as well. And we’ve got to do it more consistently.”

The Jets have tumbled down to sixth in the Central Division and now sit five points out of a wild-card spot after winning the Presidents’ Trophy as the league’s top team in the regular season last year.

“It’s just not easy right now going through it,” defenceman Dylan Samberg said. “But we have 49 games left. We’re coming to the halfway point of the season. We’ve got to figure it out here.”

Winnipeg will face the NHL’s top team this season, the Colorado Avalanche, on Friday in the second of a three-game road trip before the holiday break.