“I’m not sure I ever thought I’d pass him in something,” Morrissey said. “It’s a testament to playing with a lot of great players and a lot of guys that can put the puck in the back of the net.”

Josh Morrissey is the new career assists leader among the Jets defencemen.

Morrissey surpassed his former defence partner, Dustin Byfuglien, with his 295th helper in a 2-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Monday. He earned the secondary assist on Mark Scheifele’s game winner at 15:06 of the third period and was given a standing ovation during the first period of Thursday night’s game against the Seattle Kraken

“It’s a pretty cool feeling, for sure,” Morrissey said. “Buff was my first defensive partner in the NHL and played the first 40 or 50 games together as a pairing in my rookie year, I have

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