Memorable micro moments of a disappointing season on a macro level.<\/p>\n
The Winnipeg Jets regressed by 21 wins and 34 points from their Presidents\u2019 Trophy-winning 2024-25, but still had some great players who delivered some beautiful goals throughout the campaign.<\/p>\n
Here, we\u2019ll revisit the top five of the season.<\/p>\n
Honourable Mention: Barron Blows By Makar For Shorthanded Breakaway Goal \u2014 Dec. 19, 2025<\/p>\n
Ok. We\u2019ll revisiting the top six.<\/p>\n
This mid-December honourable-mention marker against the Colorado Avalanche is nice for a number of reasons: first, a shorthanded goal is always just cool; second, Alex Iafallo\u2019s bank pass out of the zone is precise; and third, it\u2019s a microcosm of Morgan Barron\u2019s<\/a> offensive growth.<\/p>\n Barron, who recorded a career-high 23 points this season (in 65 games) and played a key role on the Jets\u2019 bottom six and penalty kill, absolutely blew by one of the NHL\u2019s elite defensemen in Cale Makar and made no mistake by going forehand to backhand on Scott Wedgewood.<\/p>\n 5: Vilardi Bags 100th-Career Goal on Seemingly-Impossible Deflection \u2014 Nov. 26, 2025<\/p>\n Gabriel Vilardi has some of the most outrageous hands in the entire NHL, and one of the many times they were on display in his career-best 30 goal, 69-point season was in this late-November game versus the Washington Capitals.<\/p>\n On the power play, he somehow managed to deflect \u2014 drag out of midair, really \u2014 a Josh Morrissey wrister that was going to miss the net by a country mile for his 100th-career goal. Just as impressively, he managed to keep his stick just under the crossbar when making contact with the puck.<\/p>\n 4: Connor\u2019s Individual Effort Sets Up Scheifele \u2014 Dec. 3, 2025<\/p>\n The Jets\u2019 secondary scoring dropped off drastically this season, but Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele did not disappoint \u2014 the electric top liners combined for 75 goals and 195 points and 65 of the team\u2019s 229 goals featured a point from each.<\/p>\n One of the many times the showcased their great chemistry was on this early-December marker versus the Montreal Canadiens. Connor chipped a loose puck past Noah Dobson in the neutral zone, squeezed around him, retrieved the puck, and dished a backhand pass to Scheifele, who\u2019d found an empty pocket of ice up the middle. Scheifele, who four months later became the first Jet in the 2.0 era to record 100 points in a season<\/a>, made no mistake by putting it high past Jakub Dobes.<\/p>\n 3: Scheifele\u2019s No-Look Pass Sets Up Connor Tap-In \u2014 Feb. 25, 2026<\/p>\n In another gorgeous Connor\/Scheifele marker in a late-February contest versus the Vancouver Canucks, Scheifele returned the favour by doing the heavy lifting.<\/p>\n Gathering the puck behind the net while being hounded by defenseman Elias Petterson, Scheifele executed a no-look backhand pass to Connor rather than carrying it around. The pass fooled nearly the entire building and Connor had it in the net before goaltender Nikita Tolopilo could react or really even look in that direction.<\/p>\n 2: Vilardi Dazzles With Net-Front Dangle \u2014 March 7, 2026<\/p>\n In another game versus the Canucks just over a week later, the Jets were outplaying their opponent handily but goaltender Kevin Lankinen was standing on his head and had surrendered just one goal.<\/p>\n Just when it appeared Lankinen would steal a win for his last-place team and put another dent in the Jets\u2019 wild-card hopes, Vilardi came through with a slick power-play goal with less than five minutes remaining in the third period. Unsurprisingly, it came from the net-front position from which he has generated so many highlight-reel moments.<\/p>\n Taking the puck from Scheifele, he quickly dangled forehand to backhand to get Lankinen down and out, then deposited the puck top corner. While he\u2019s pulled off similar goals before<\/a>, they never get any less fun to watch because of how foolish they make goaltenders look.<\/p>\n The Jets later won the game in overtime.<\/p>\n 1: Connor\u2019s Eye-Popping Back-Hand Roof Job \u2014 Oct. 30, 2025<\/p>\n It\u2019s incredible how many different ways Connor can score and how dangerous he is from so many different areas on the ice.<\/p>\n In this late-October game versus the Chicago Blackhawks, a 5-1 third-period Jets lead had shrunk to 5-3 and it appeared a tense final few minutes might be in store as the Blackhawks had the momentum.<\/p>\n Cue Connor, who put the game to bed with an outstanding individual effort, cutting across the offensive zone, skating almost to the goal line, and roofing a backhander from a sharp angle on Spencer Knight for his third point of the night.<\/p>\n \u201cMagic from Connor,\u201d indeed, who ended the season with a team-leading 39 goals.<\/p>\n Which goal was your favourite? Are there any great ones not on this list? Comment below!<\/p>\n Free Newsletter<\/p>\n \n Get Winnipeg Jets coverage delivered to your inbox <\/p>\n In-depth analysis, breaking news, and insider takes – free.<\/p>\n