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Jets fly through some turbulence, but flight '17-'18 on schedule to land in playoffs

Winnipeg Free Press | December 20, 2017

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Blake Wheeler, centre, is pulled over the boards and into the bench area by teammates after he scored an empty-net goal to secure the 6-4 win over the Predators in the final seconds of the game Tuesday in Nashville. (Mark Humphrey / The Associated Press)

It could have gone badly, really badly.

Having lost four of their previous five games and having just gotten spanked 5-1 at home by Chicago last Thursday, a worrying December swoon was in danger of turning into a death spiral as the Winnipeg Jets headed into a stretch that saw them play three games in four nights against the two best teams in the Western Conference.

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