Jets blast Blue Jackets 6-1
7:36 PM
COLUMBUS — The Winnipeg Jets have started a five-game road trip on a winning note.
A 6-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets was never really in doubt.
Tyler Toffoli scored twice, while Kyle Connor, Nikolaj Ehlers, Logan Stanley and Vlad Namestnikov all had singles for the visitors, who improve to 43-19-5 and move back into first place in the Central Division.
Brendan Gaunce had the lone goal for Columbus, which falls to 23-34-11.
Connor Hellebuyck stopped 30 shots for the victory.
The Jets now head to New York, where they’ll face the Rangers on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.
Police probe North End death
9:53 AM
Winnipeg police are investigating the death of a 35-year-old man who was found unresponsive in a North End apartment suite Saturday afternoon.
Police say officers were called to an apartment in the 300 block of Manitoba Avenue around 2:45 p.m. about a man who was “in distress”, the Winnipeg Police Service said in a news release Sunday.
Officers found an unresponsive man requiring immediate medical attention. He was rushed to hospital in critical condition but later died, the news release said.
The deceased has been identified as Robert Clayton Smith.
The homicide unit has assumed the investigation.
Police ask anyone with surveillance footage or information that could help investigators to call the homicide unit at 204-986-6508, Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS, or online at winnipegcrimestoppers.org.
