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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.

Veteran forward Kyle Connor scored three goals in a span of just 6:38 in the first period, the left-winger's sixth career hat trick, sparking the first-place Winnipeg Jets to a 6-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday at the Canada Life Centre.

Kyle Connor recorded a natural hat trick and added an assist Tuesday to move into a tie with Mark Scheifele for the team lead in goals with 26. They are tied for third in the NHL behind only Edmonton's Leon Draisaitl (31) and Florida's Sam Reinhart (27). Connor tops the Jets with 59 points, which ranks seventh best in the league.

The Canucks' form continues to swing wildly from game to game and the Jets took advantage with a Kyle Connor hat trick in the first period.

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

The Jets became the first NHL team to 30 wins with a 6-1 thrashing of the visiting Vancouver Canucks on ... and not waste this opportunity." Kyle Connor recorded a natural hat trick and added ...

The Winnipeg Jets just keep soaring. The Jets became the first NHL team to 30 wins with a 6-1 thrashing of the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday.

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 .

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

Since Connor Bedard was selected as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, the Chicago Blackhawks have done what they can to accommodate the young superstar by surrounding him with the best available talent. Heading into this season, they added 2010 first-overall pick and 2018 Hart Trophy winner Taylor Hall to help mentor Bedard.