There is historical poetry in Winnipeg’s current four-game winning streak.



The Jets have beaten Vegas and Nashville — their two biggest playoff rivals — in back-to-back games, first exorcising demons from the 2018 Western Conference Finals against Vegas before reasserting their strength at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena.



Before that, Winnipeg squeaked by Anaheim — who swept the Jets back in 2015 — and also beat Detroit, the club whose six-game playoff win in 1996 sent the first NHL Jets team south to Arizona.



If you’re into symbolism or superstition, it can only be good that the Jets are finding ways to beat teams that have traditionally haunted them. If you’re into raw rationality, Winnipeg’s 64th point and its reclamation of first place in the Central Division is probably just as satisfying.



Still, as we detailed earlier this week, there is still plenty of room for the NHL’s third-best team...