For the first time this season, the Winnipeg Jets are going to try and jump back into the win column.
Their eight-game winning streak to open the season came to an end Monday at the hands of the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-4.
“Now it’s just another fresh opportunity to start again and to kind of get rolling here. Obviously, we didn’t like how we played last game, and (there is) kind of a fresh slate now and excited for the opportunity in Detroit and getting ready to work,” said Jets forward Mason Appleton.
As Appleton said, the Jets are stopping Detroit to face the Red Wings as part of a brief two-game road trip.
He noted Winnipeg got away from their game against Toronto, and to get a win tonight, they need to shore up their defence and their ability to manage the puck.
“I think clearing them out in …