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

WINNIPEG -- Kyle Connor scored a natural hat trick in a 6:38 span in the first period, and the Winnipeg Jets cruised to a 6-1 win against the Vancouver Canucks at Canada Life Centre on Tuesday.

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.

The Winnipeg Jets host the Seattle Kraken after Kyle Connor's hat trick against the Vancouver Canucks in the Jets' 6-1 win.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — 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 ...

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.

How good are the Winnipeg Jets this season? Really good is the answer. They are currently tied with the also surprising Washington Capitals to lead the NHL with 63 points. For the Jets, Kyle Connor‘s offensive production is one reason for the team’s success.

Left unchecked, the winger scored a first-period, natural hat-trick as the Jets steamrolled the Canucks, 6-1, on Tuesday. The 28-year-old seemed as happy with his team’s stinginess as he was with its explosiveness.

Kyle Connor's three-goal, four-point outing for the Jets over the Canucks was yet another example of how his cerebral nature allows him to weaponize his world-class talent, writes .