Alex Iafallo had one of each in his 600th career regular-season game, while Jonathan Toews, Nino Niederreiter and Gabriel Vilardi also scored for the Jets (10-6-0).
Connor Hellebuyck stopped 30 of the 33 shots he faced in Winnipeg’s net as his team snapped a three-game losing skid
The Canucks (8-9-1) got first-period goals from Kiefer Sherwood and Jake DeBrusk, and Brock Boeser scored with 90 seconds left on the game clock. Captain Quinn Hughes notched three helpers and Elias Pettersson had two.
Goalie Thatcher Demko made his first start since Nov. 3 and gave up three goals on eight shots across the first period before leaving the game with an undisclosed injury.
He was replaced by Kevin Lankinen to start the second and the Finnish netminder registered 20 saves in Vancouver’s second straight loss.
Canucks: Injuries continue to plague Vancouver’s lineup, with Demko leaving the game during the first intermission. The Canucks briefly appeared to lose another crucial piece midway through the second when Hughes headed to the locker room after getting his stick tangled up in Mark Schiefele’s body. The star defenceman returned before the end of the period.
Jets: The visitors saw an end to their four-game power-play drought. Winnipeg went scoreless on 14 man advantages before Morrissey’s long bomb from inside the blue line deflected in off Sherwood at the 14:38 mark of the first period. Vilardi added another power-play tally 48 seconds into the third to give the Jets a 4-2 lead. Winnipeg went 2-for-4 with the man advantage.
Just 15 seconds after Morrissey levelled the score at 2-2, Adam Lowry tossed a puck on net and Niederreiter deflected it in to give the Jets a 3-2 lead at the 14:53 mark of the first period.
Vancouver’s penalty kill has given up 10 goals on 21 chances over the last seven games. The Canucks came into Tuesday’s tilt with their PK ranked 31st in the league.
Jets: Visit the Seattle Kraken on Thursday.
Canucks: Open a three-game road trip against the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday.
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