Connor scored a power-play goal on four shots in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Sabres.
Connor had been held off the scoresheet in the first two games of December. He tied the game at 2-2 in the second period. The winger was automatic early in the campaign, but he's taken a small step back with the rest of the Jets' lineup. He's now at 14 goals, 30 points (eight on the power play), 90 shots on net and a plus-7 rating through 27 appearances.
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Jets' Kyle Connor: Assist streak at three games
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Connor notched an assist and four PIM in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Golden Knights.
Connor's pair of penalties were both drawn by Jack Eichel, as the Vegas center got the better of the Winnipeg winger in puck battles. Connor partially made up for it with a helper on Neal Pionk's tally in the third period, giving the former an assist in his third straight game. Connor has seven points over his last six outings and is up to 13 goals, 16 helpers, 80 shots on net, a plus-9 rating and 15 PIM through 24 contests overall. With a rare fighting major on his record, Connor's unlikely to be a Lady Byng finalist this year, but the winger continues to provide elite offense for fantasy managers.
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Jets' Kyle Connor: Draws power-play helper
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Connor notched a power-play assist in Wednesday's 4-1 loss to the Kings.
Connor has six points over his last five outings, including an assist in each of the last two games. The winger is up to 28 points (seven on the power play), 79 shots on net and a plus-8 rating through 23 appearances. While the Jets have started to show some flaws in recent weeks, Connor remains one of the team's top forwards and should be a consistent presence on the top line and first power-play unit.
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Jets' Kyle Connor: Sets up empty-netter
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Connor had an assist and three shots on goal in Monday's 4-1 win over the Wild.
Connor has five points and 13 shots on net over his last four games. The winger set up Adam Lowry's empty-netter to ice this win as the Jets bounced back from losing to Nashville on Saturday. Connor has been excellent in a top-line role in 2024-25, earning 13 goals, 14 helpers, 79 shots and a plus-9 rating over 22 appearances, making him a must-start in the vast majority of fantasy formats.
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Jets' Kyle Connor: Unlikely Gordie Howe hat trick
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Connor scored an empty-net goal on three shots, added a power-play assist and logged a fighting major in Friday's 4-1 win over the Penguins.
The fight was Connor's first in his NHL career, so it's safe to assume no one expected him to have a Gordie Howe hat trick. His bout stemmed from him throwing a reverse hit on Sidney Crosby early in the third period. Connor's consistency has slipped lately -- he's gotten on the scoresheet in just three of the last eight games, but he has a multi-point effort all three times. Overall, he's at 13 goals, 13 helpers, six power-play points, 73 shots on net and a plus-10 rating over 20 appearances.
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Jets' Kyle Connor: Two-point effort in win
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Connor scored a goal and added an assist in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Panthers.
The 27-year-old winger opened the scoring late in the first period by flipping a backhand top shelf over Sergei Bobrovsky. Connor has been feast or famine in November, recording two multi-point performances in the last seven games but getting held off the scoresheet completely in the other five. On the season, he's delivered 12 goals and 24 points in 19 contests, tying him with Mark Scheifele for the team lead in scoring.
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Jets' Kyle Connor: Near top of NHL in goals
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Connor scored two goals and added one assist in a 6-3 win over the Rangers on Tuesday.
He fired seven shots and finished plus-4. After starting the season on a 12-game, 19-point scoring streak (nine goals, 10 assist), Connor hadn't picked up a point in three games and had gone five games without a goal. Now with 11 goals, Connor sits in a tie with several players for second in the NHL, just one behind league leader Cole Caufield (12). With 62 shots in 16 games, Connor is on track to fire the puck on net 317 times, a total he delivered in 2021-22 when he sniped 47 goals.
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Jets' Kyle Connor: Keeps streak alive with helper
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Connor provided an assist and four shots on goal in Friday's 6-2 win over the Blue Jackets.
Connor set up Gabriel Vilardi's goal with just over five minutes left in the game. This was the first time in five contests Connor failed to log multiple points, but he kept his season-opening point streak alive. Through 11 outings, the star winger has nine goals, nine assists, 44 shots on net, seven blocked shots and a plus-6 rating. This is an impressive scoring pace even by his standards, though Connor routinely maintains a shooting percentage around 15-16 percent, so his mark of 20.5 percent this season isn't that outrageous.
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Jets' Kyle Connor: Season-opening streak at 9 games
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Connor scored twice and added two assists in a 6-4 loss to Toronto on Monday.
Both goals came on the power play. Connor sits in a three-way tie with Mikko Rantanen and Nikita Kucherov for eighth on the NHL scoring list with 14 points (nine games). His eight goals are one shy of the NHL lead, held by Nico Hischier. Connor has tallied in every Winnipeg game this season, and he has propelled the Jets to an 8-1-0 start to the year. The 27-year-old is a fantasy juggernaut right now, and with this start, another 90-plus point season could be in the cards, health willing.
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Jets' Kyle Connor: Big night on special teams
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Connor scored a shorthanded goal and added a power-play assist in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Flames.
Both points came in the first period, with the shortie being the first of the season for Connor. The 27-year-old has gotten onto the scoresheet in all eight of Winnipeg's games so far in 2024-25, piling up six goals and 10 points, and as long as he stays healthy, he should be able to deliver his third career 80-point campaign.
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Jets' Kyle Connor: Supplies pair of assists
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Connor notched two assists in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Kraken.
Connor kept his point streak going -- he's gotten on the scoresheet in all seven games of the season. This was his first multi-point effort, as he assisted on goals by Gabriel Vilardi and Nikolaj Ehlers. Connor is at five goals, three assists, 24 shots on net, six blocked shots and a plus-3 rating through seven outings in 2024-25.
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Jets' Kyle Connor: Nets game-winner Tuesday
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Connor scored a goal on three shots in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Blues.
Connor has opened the season on a six-game point streak, earning five goals and an assist in that span. The winger is in peak form, and he's added 23 shots on net, five blocked shots and a plus-3 rating. That shakes out as a 21.7 shooting percentage, which is a little high, but not outrageous for a player who has finished five of his first eight NHL seasons above 15 percent. With the Jets starting the year 6-0-0, Connor's a good bellwether for the team's success.
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Jets' Kyle Connor: Nets goal in Sunday's win
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Connor scored his fourth goal of the season in Sunday's 6-3 win against the Penguins.
Connor compiled four shots, one block, two takeaways and a plus-2 rating in 19:20 of ice time. The first-line sniper has generated one point in all five of Winnipeg's contests to start the 2024-25 campaign. Connor's career high in goals is 47, which he accomplished during the 2021-22 campaign -- the 27-year-old could surpass that number in 2024-25 if he continues to consistently find the back of the net.
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Jets' Kyle Connor: Riding four-game point streak
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Connor scored a goal on four shots in Friday's 8-3 win over the Sharks.
Connor's second-period tally chased Mackenzie Blackwood from the game. Through four contests, Connor has three goals and an assist, and he's yet to be held off the scoresheet. The speedy winger has added 16 shots on net, four blocked shots and a plus-2 rating. He's locked into a top-six role and producing early in the year, making him a reliable source of offense and shots for fantasy managers.
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Jets' Kyle Connor: Snipes overtime game-winner
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Connor scored the game-winning goal in overtime of Sunday's 2-1 victory against Minnesota.
Connor scored on the power play in overtime after being set up by Mark Scheifele. Connor added a team-high eight shots on goal, one block and two takeaways in 20:20 of ice time. The left-shot winger is riding a three-game point streak (two goals, one assist) to start the 2024-25 campaign.
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Jets' Kyle Connor: Credited with goal in loss
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Connor scored a goal on six shots in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Avalanche in Game 3.
Connor was awarded the Jets' first goal after a series of blunders led to the Avalanche putting the puck in their own net. The winger had three goals, two assists, 19 shots on net and a minus-4 rating over five playoff outings during the Jets' first-round exit. Connor has two years remaining on his contract and should continue to be a top-six force for the Jets in 2024-25.
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Jets' Kyle Connor: Set to play Sunday
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Connor (rest) will suit up for Game 1 against the Avalanche on Sunday, Tracey Myers of NHL.com reports.
As expected, Connor missed Thursday's game against the Canucks as a rest day rather than an injury. He racked up 12 points over his final eight games of the year, giving him 61 across 65 contests. The 27-year-old will be in his usual top-line role Sunday.
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Jets' Kyle Connor: Not playing Thursday
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Connor (rest) will be held out of the final game of the season versus Vancouver on Thursday, Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press reports.
Connor will finish the regular season with 34 goals and 61 points in 65 games after going on an eight-game scoring streak -- he picked up four goals and 12 points during the streak. Look for Connor to return to the lineup when the Jets start their first-round playoff series.
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Jets' Kyle Connor: Scores twice in win
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Connor scored two goals on three shots in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Kraken.
Connor was one of six Jets with multiple points in the contest. The winger extended his scoring streak to eight contests (four goals, eight assists) with Tuesday's effort. He's up to 34 tallies, 61 points, 221 shots on net and a minus-6 rating over 65 appearances in a top-six role this season.
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Jets' Kyle Connor: Delivers helper in win
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Connor notched an assist in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Stars.
Connor set up a Mark Scheifele goal in the third period. The helper extended Connor's point streak to six games, during which he has two goals and six assists. The 27-year-old winger remains one of the Jets' top scoring forwards with 32 goals, 25 helpers, 217 shots on net and a minus-8 rating over 63 appearances this season.
