Eric Comrie puts on stellar performance despite Jets’ 4-2 loss to Hurricanes

Have the Winnipeg Jets found their back-up goaltender for the foreseeable future? I believe Eric Comrie could be the answer. After Apr. 22’s 4-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, that saw Comrie stop 42 of his 45 shots against, he now possesses an 8-5-1 record, a 2.72 goals-against-average (GAA) and a .915 save percentage (SV%). The 2013 second-round pick has been a work in progress over the years, but his development has started to pan out this season. On Thursday, the Jets opened the scoring in the first period with none other than Kyle Connor, who put home his 44th goal of the season, courtesy of a backdoor pass from Pierre-Luc Dubois. Connor continues to be lethal in the goal column and with seven games left, he needs just six goals to join the 50-goal club this season. Dubois ended up scoring later on in the opening frame, he’s now tied his career-high in goals (27), which he set back in 2018-19. With 58 points on the season, he’s just three points away from setting a new career-high in points, as well.