COLUMBUS — The Winnipeg Jets went to overtime twice and held their opponents to a pair of regulation goals in two games against elite Eastern Conference teams this week. That was the good.
The flipside was less encouraging.
Winnipeg scored only twice in two games, lost both in extra time and went a combined Oh-for-8 on the power play.
An offence that averaged 3.14 goals in its opening seven games had suddenly gone dry — albeit against the powerhouse Pittsburgh Penguins and Columbus Blue Jackets in back-to-back games on Thursday and Friday, respectively.