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Connor needs one goal to move into third on Jets franchise list

Kyle Connor is tied with Ilya Kovalchuk at 328 goals ahead of Winnipeg’s Friday game against Anaheim.

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File photo: Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Connor looks for the puck beside Colorado Avalanche goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood at Canada Life Centre.
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Kyle Connor enters Friday's game against the Anaheim Ducks one goal away from taking third place on the Winnipeg Jets/Atlanta Thrashers franchise scoring list outright. He and Ilya Kovalchuk are tied at 328 regular-season goals, according to the NHL's game-day preview.

Connor reached that total with two goals in Winnipeg's 3-2 victory over Colorado on Wednesday, Oct. 7. He has scored five times through his first four games of the season.

The Jets host Anaheim at Canada Life Centre at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, Oct. 9. Winnipeg has opened the season 3-0-1, while the Ducks arrive at 2-1-0 after losing 5-2 to Edmonton on Wednesday.

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