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From marriage to soon becoming a father, it's a lot of positive vibes on and off the ice for Winnipeg Jets winger Kyle Connor, who leads Winnipeg in scoring with 59 points in 45 games this season.

Kyle Connor scored a natural hat trick in the first period to spark the Winnipeg Jets to a 6-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night. The left-winger’s sixth career hat trick came in a span of 6:38,

After their most complete game of 2025, the Vancouver Canucks fell 6–1 to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night. Winnipeg’s goal scorers were Kyle Connor (3), Neal Pionk, Nino Niederreiter, and Mark Scheifele.

Pionk scored a goal on four shots, dished an assist, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 6-1 win over the Canucks.

Kyle Connor scored a natural hat trick in the first period to spark the Winnipeg Jets to a 6-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday.

January 15 - Kyle Connor scored a natural hat trick in the first period and went on to add an assist as the Winnipeg Jets crushed the visiting Vancouver Canucks 6-1 on Tuesday. Neal Pionk ...

Connor records 6th career hat trick in a 6-1 victory

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Kyle Connor scored a natural hat trick ... fastest in Jets-Thrashers’ history. Mark Scheifele, Neal Pionk and Nino Niederreiter each had a goal and assist for the ...