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TORONTO — The Winnipeg Jets need to play a complete game to get some payback when the visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.The Maple Leafs defeated the Jets 4-2 on Wednesday night in Winnipeg.Before the rematch in Toronto Womens Bryan Rust Jersey , the Jets visited the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night and came back for a 2-1 win on a goal by Dustin Byfuglien at 13:15 of the third period. It was the defenseman’s 500th career point.Article continues below ...The Jets had fallen behind in the first period.Against the Maple Leafs, the Jets fell behind 3-0 before scoring twice in the third period, but John Tavares finished the scoring for the Maple Leafs to clinch the victory.“We worked hard and made a push at the end,” said Jets left winger Nikolaj Ehlers, who ended an 11-game drought without a goal on Wednesday. “But I think there is still a lot we can do better. I think the way we pushed in the third is the way we need to play for a full 60 minutes.”The loss meant the Jets (7-3-1) finished their six-game homestand with a 4-1-1 record.The Maple Leafs (7-3-0), meanwhile, had lost their two previous games, both at home Josh Jooris Jersey Womens , and had scored a total of one goal in those games.“You reach the 10- or 20-game mark, teams become dialed into their systems and there’s less room out there,” said Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews, who has 10 goals but none in his past four games. “But I liked our last game, we had a lot of chances. I feel myself and (linemates Patrick Marleau and Kasperi Kapanen) are getting chances.”Toronto will not have defenseman Travis Dermott after he became ill before the game in Winnipeg. He did not attend practice on Friday.The Maple Leafs are 5-0-0 on the road this season. They are 2-3-0 at home. The Jets are 5-1-1 at home and 2-2-0 on the road.“We seem to be more patient (on the road) and don’t press, we don’t get into a run-and-gun game,” Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock said. “I don’t know if we just try and look too cute and look too good. At the end, it’s about getting results. It’s always hard to beat a good team twice in a row. They’d be no different from us Melker Karlsson Jersey , they’ll want to respond.”Toronto center Nazem Kadri scored his first goal of the season on Wednesday.“I’ve been around long enough to try to not get frustrated, but that’s always nice finding the back of the net and contributing to help your team win,” Kadri said. “Hopefully, they come in bunches.”The Maple Leafs kept the Jets under control for most of the game on Wednesday.“Our structure was good, we didn’t give them too much time,” Kadri said. “We were able to be in the right places at the right times, especially breaking through the neutral zone. On the defensive side of things, we were able to stay above guys and not give them too much momentum to generate speed entering the offensive zone.”Defenseman Jake Gardiner and winger Tyler Ennis will both be playing in their 500th NHL game Saturday.The Jets lead the all-time series 27-26-7 overall. The teams are 12-12-5 at Scotiabank Arena.While the Jets have a decent record Tyler Ennis Jersey Womens , they have not looked as imposing as they became last season.“We’re not struggling,” Jets coach Paul Maurice said. “We’re not where we’re going to be in the end, but no team is. We’re all building here. We’re living the daily life in the NHL right now.”The game in Detroit was the opener of a four-game trip for the Jets that includes two games in Finland against the Florida Panthers next week. GLENDALE, Ariz. — A group of Montreal sportswriters traveled to Arizona several days in advance of Thursday’s game between the Canadiens and the Arizona Coyotes, and they came mostly to ask one question.How is Coyotes forward Alex Galchenyuk doing?Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet talked at length on the subject, but the answer to date doesn’t require a considerable amount of analysis concerning the 2012 No. 3 overall draft pick by Montreal.Article continues below ...Galchenyuk’s new team isn’t doing as well as his former team, and he’s not doing nearly as well as the player —forward Max Domi — he was traded for.Galchenyuk and Domi go against their former teams on Thursday for the first time since being traded even-up on June 15 as both teams continue their crowded pre-Christmas schedules. The Canadiens (17-13-5) lost 2-1 to the Colorado Avalanche on goals by Mikko Rantanen and Gabriel Landeskog on Wednesday and have lost two in a row since winning six of seven. The Coyotes (14-17-2), who lost 3-1 to the New York Islanders on Tuesday Tim Heed Jersey , have lost six of seven overall and are 1-6-1 in their last eight games at Gila River Arena.Brendan Gallagher ended Montreal’s 0-for-25 slump on the power play by scoring the game’s opening goal Wednesday against Colorado, but the Canadiens couldn’t get anything else past Philipp Grubauer, who made 35 saves. Montreal goaltender Carey Price made 24 saves, but was denied his 300th career victory.So far, the Canadiens are getting the better of the Domi-Galchenyuk deal.Domi has 14 goals and 33 points and is a plus-4 in 35 games, or only 12 fewer points than he had in 82 games with Arizona last season. Galchenyuk has three goals and 11 points and is a minus-7 in 23 games, and hasn’t scored in 14 games since getting a goal against the Washington Capitals on Nov. 11. Domi doesn’t have a goal in his last five games, but has three goals in his past eight games.It didn’t help that Galchenyuk missed first three weeks of the season with a lower-body injury. But even moving back to his preferred position of center from the wing — where he played exclusively last season with Montreal — hasn’t helped him regain the scoring touch that saw him score 30 goals in the 2015-16 season.Galchenyuk is back at left wing again because Tocchet felt he was “thinking too much” at center and needed a change to help him relax.“He feels bad he’s not scoring but he’s like our team —we’re not scoring Alex Pietrangelo Jersey Kids ,” Tocchet said. “Ten game ago, we were two games over .500, the next thing you know we’re not scoring goals. We’ve lost a few games here and we’ve got to get it back. He feels bad like a lot of guys.”The Coyotes have scored 14 goals in their past seven games, and recorded one goal or fewer in three of their last four.“We had some chances (Tuesday) but we’re not scoring right now, and everything is magnified when you’re not scoring,” Tocchet said.The Coyotes are beginning to slide out of playoff position in the Western Conference, so this will be an important weekend for them with three games in four days starting Thursday. They’re at home against the Avalanche on Saturday and play at the San Jose Sharks on Sunday.The Canadiens play Saturday on the road against the Vegas Golden Knights in their final game before a five-day Christmas break.