Jets drop final pre-season game to Avalanche

The Winnipeg Jets are ending their pre-season schedule with a loss. The Jets dropped their final exhibition game 5-2 to the Colorado Avalanche on Friday in Denver, finishing the pre-season 1-3. The Jets opened the scoring off a Nino Niederreiter power-play goal in the first period, and a Vladislav Namestnikov goal restored the lead in the second period after the Avalanche tied it up. That was the last time the Jets would be ahead, though, as Colorado stormed back with four unanswered goals over the final period and a half. Avalanche prospect T.J. Hughes certainly made his mark on the...