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Winnipeg Jets Eliminated From Playoff Contention

Declan S. 1 min read WPG

The Winnipeg Jets have been eliminated from 2026 playoff contention.

The Los Angeles Kings defeating the Seattle Kraken 5-3 Monday night gave the Kings 89 points and rendered the final score of the Jets’ contest versus the Vegas Golden Knights — which the Jets were trailing in 6-2 at press time — moot. The Jets, with 82 points, could only get a maximum of 88 even with a win over the Golden Knights, hence needed a victory and a Kings’ loss to live another day.

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Winnipeg Jets head coach Scott Arniel (Jerome Miron-Imagn Images)

The Jets hung around in the Western Conference wild-card race until now by going 13-6-4 since the Winter Olympic break, but had a very disappointing season overall marked with long stretches of profound struggles and underperformances.

Related: Canadiens Set Dubious Records in Series Win Over Lightning · Avalanche’s Landeskog Named Bill Masterton Trophy Finalist · Jets’ Toews Named Bill Masterton Trophy Finalist

They have the dubious distinction of being just the fifth reigning Presidents’ Trophy winner of all time to not qualify for the postseason. They also saw their three-year playoff streak snapped.

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Declan Schroeder

Declan Schroeder

Declan Schroeder is a 30-year-old communications specialist and freelance journalist in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He holds a diploma in Creative Communications with a major in journalism from Red River College and a bachelors in Rhetoric and Communications from the University of Winnipeg.

Deeply rooted in the city's hockey culture, the original Jets skipped town when he was two and the 2.0 version came onto the scene when he was 17.

He has been with The Hockey Writers since 2018 and serves as a copy editor in addition to a Jets writer.

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