LAS VEGAS -- On their first trip to the desert this season, the Winnipeg Jets had the option to arrive early. So the team now just a point out of first place in the Western Conference took advantage of a scheduling oddity that allowed them to head to Las Vegas a full three days before their first game against the upstart Vegas Golden Knights.
They lost 5-2.
The Jets, of course, are not alone in coming up empty-handed after a trip to Vegas. The Knights are tied for first place in the Western Conference after 33 games, due in large part to their 14-2-1 record at T-Mobile Arena.