Only a handful of games remain in the regular season and the intensity just keeps ramping up game by game as teams battle it out for the final playoff positions. There is only more week of the All-NHL team after this and then it's time for the big end of the season review so buckle down and get ready to take in the best of the best of this week's NHL action.
Game 1 at Calgary: 0G-2A-2P, -1, 2 shots, 21:31 TOI
Result: 3-2 Loss
Game 2 at Edmonton: 1G-2A-3P, +1, 6 shots, 20:21 TOI
Result: 4-3 Loss
Game 3 at Vancouver: 0G-2A-2P, +1, 2 shots, 18:44 TOI
Result: 4-1 Win
Game 4 vs. Buffalo: 0G-1A-1P, -2, 1 shot, 19:29 TOI
Result: 5-3 Win
Ranking Analysis: The Big Bump retuned in a big way for Winnipeg scoring three times in his first two games back. Byfuglien is as important to the Jets as any other star player in the league. What Buff brings to the table is terms of size, sheer strength and power, and versatility to Winnipeg is unmatched anywhere else in the league. The Jets would not be in a playoff position with the leadership and on-ice contributions from Byfuglien. OEL is among the best young defensemen in the game today, and while Arizona wasn't been competitive this season, that could all change in the very near future especially with the Coyotes likely to secure a top selection in the very deep 2015 draft. Yannick Weber has been quite the find for Vancouver. The right-shot defensemen acquired from Montreal at last year's trade deadline has paid dividends this as of late by consistently logging 18-20 mins of TOI a night and putting up points along with that.
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