{"id":433114,"date":"2023-04-12T01:04:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T05:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=433114"},"modified":"2023-04-12T00:58:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T04:58:14","slug":"jets-secure-the-final-playoff-spot-in-western-conference","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/jets-secure-the-final-playoff-spot-in-western-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Jets secure the final playoff spot in Western Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nhl\/team\/winnipeg-jets\/\">Winnipeg Jets<\/a> will be part of the postseason in the NHL after a 3-1 victory against <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nhl\/team\/minnesota-wild\/\">Minnesota Wild<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WINNIPEG, LET&#8217;S HEAR YA. \u2708\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLJets?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@NHLJets<\/a> have secured the final spot in the West and will be back in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StanleyCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#StanleyCup<\/a> Playoffs! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dVBl3J294c\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/dVBl3J294c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NHL (@NHL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHL\/status\/1645981807311986688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Mark Scheifele notched his 42<sup>nd<\/sup> goal, Connor Hellebuyck stopped 33 shots, and Winnipeg got the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> wild card spot in the West on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe battled our adversity. It might have taken us a little bit longer, but I think we figured ourselves out,\u201d said Hellebuyck, who made his 13th consecutive start. \u201cWe have the character in the room, and now we know what our game is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adam Lowry and Mason Appleton also scored for the Jets, which won 5 of their last 6 matches and dropped Nashville from the race.<\/p>\n<p>The only goal for Wild netted Kirill Kaprizov in the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> period. That was his 40<sup>th<\/sup> goal this season. With this defeat, Minnesota will not have home advantage in the 1<sup>st<\/sup> round of the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg will make a trip to face Colorado on Thursday, while Minnesota will travel to play against Nashville on the same day.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rg5w_nJPctA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winnipeg Jets will be part of the postseason in the NHL after a 3-1 victory against Minnesota Wild. 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