The Winnipeg Jets faced off against the Philadelphia Flyers and concluded the game in a shootout, with a final score of 2-1 in favor of the Flyers. Despite the loss, Jets' head coach Scott Arniel commended his team's effort, acknowledging the impressive performance of Flyers' goaltender Ivan Fedotov, who made 29 saves. The Jets, holding the NHL's best record at 42-15-3, were unable to capitalize on numerous opportunities, reflecting their struggles on power plays, now 0-for-16 in the last six games. Mark Scheifele managed to score for Winnipeg, but rookie Matvei Michkov's decisive backhand shot in the shootout sealed the Jets' fate. This loss followed another narrow defeat against the Nashville Predators, thus ending Winnipeg's franchise-record winning streak.