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WINNIPEG -- Devin Setoguchi was hiding his face Friday night but not in shame, as his two goals lifted the Winnipeg Jets to a much-needed 4-3 win over the slumping Vancouver Canucks. He was wearing a player-of-the-game pilots helmet, complete with darkened visor, that the team has come up with as a new locker-room tradition. "This time of year youve got to find a way," Setoguchi said of his timely goals, which ended his seven-game goal-scoring drought. "Theyre ahead of us in the standings and the other night Nashville was and we let one slip away there. And if were going to try and crawl back up in this thing were going to have to make big wins late in the season here." Zach Bogosian and Michael Frolik also scored for the Jets (26-25-5). Captain Andrew Ladd picked up two assists. Alexander Edler, Ryan Kesler and Jason Garrison scored for the Canucks (27-20-9). Daniel Sedin picked up an assist but his goal drought didnt end and has now stretched to 15 games. The win means the Jets have won seven of the nine games theyve played since Paul Maurice took over as head coach. "Im really happy for him, its been a tough stretch of games," Maurice said of Setoguchis performance. Not much changed in the standings however. With Nashvilles 3-2 overtime win over New Jersey Friday, the Jets remain a point behind in the Central Division cellar. And, despite the loss, the Canucks sit in eighth place and cling to the final wild card playoff spot in the Western Conference with 63 points. Phoenix is next with 60, but things are tightening up with Nashville at 58, and Winnipeg and Dallas both with 57 points. It was also the last game Vancouver has to play without head coach John Tortorella behind the bench, as his suspension for his actions before and after a brawl with the Calgary Flames ends this weekend. Eddie Lack, in goal instead of Robert Luongo, made a lot of great saves to keep Vancouver in the game as the Jets outshot the Canucks 34-26. "Their goalie made some huge saves for them to keep them in it," said Ladd. Lack said it was tough to start the game by giving up the first goal. Though they battled back and twice tied it up, they could pull ahead. "Its not the first time that happened for us and it kind of feels like were talking about the same thing," he said. Assistant coach Mike Sullivan took his time coming out to talk to reporters as Tortorellas stand-in and said late penalties were momentum killers. "It was frustrating because we fought our way back into the game," said Sullivan. "I thought we had all the momentum in the third period (but) we shot ourselves in the foot." The Jets outshot the Canucks 15-7 in the first period and Vancouver had managed just one shot when Bogosian scored from the point at 5:02, slamming one past backup Eddie Lacks glove. The Canucks rested Roberto Luongo Friday night. The Jets kept up the pressure and Vancouver called a time out just over a minute later as Setoguchi backhanded one in from the side of the net to make it 2-0. The Canucks got their first on a power play when Edler slipped a rebound behind Ondrej Pavelec from the side of the net at 10:27. Winnipeg continued to control the play, however, and Dustin Byfuglien thought he had another with about a minute and a half left in the period. But Lack caught a piece of it as the big winger swept past. The Jets started well in the second but turned over the puck in front of their own net and Kesler was right there to backhand his 19th of the season past an unprepared Pavelec at 4:48. The tie didnt last long. Frolik put the Jets back in the lead when he snapped in Ladds behind-the-net pass at 6:41 and that was it for the second. Winnipeg kept its edge on shots at 13-10. But the Canucks tied it up again in the third when Jason Garrison blasted one from the point and Pavelec went down as the puck went high. Setoguchis second of the game at 17:04 put the Jets back in the lead and the Canucks took a high-sticking penalty at the same time, their second of the period, to keep them from making another comeback. Notes: It was Vancouvers first visit to the new Jets at the MTS Centre. The last time they played the Jets at home was in 1996, the final season for the original Jets before they relocated to Phoenix and became the Coyotes. With Vancouvers visit, every team in the NHL has now played in Winnipeg. Black Friday Shoes Sale . The closer wasnt available. The road trip, a disaster to that point. 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The match will be the last competitive fixture played at the 112-year-old ground by the Hammers before they move to the Olympic Stadium.Slaven Bilics side will be desperate to sign off with a win, particularly after suffering a shock 4-1 home defeat to Swansea at the weekend. That loss ended the Hammers slim chance of a top-four finish but they could still end the season in fifth.Its going to be emotional, said Bilic. After the past weekend, both clubs need the points to have a good chance to get their targets. Its unbelievably important. West Ham boss Slaven Bilic says he is focused on the match against Manchester United and not the fact its the last game at the Boleyn Ground Manchester Uniteds top-four fate is in their own hands after Manchester Citys draw with Arsenal on Sunday.If the Red Devils beat West Ham and then win their final match at home to Bournemouth, they would be guaranteed to qualify for the Champions League. Louis van Gaals side have won three of their last four Premier League matches, including a 1-0 win at Norwich at the weekend.Team newsWest Ham have no new injury concerns but Adrian remains unavailable so Darren Randolph will continue to deputise in goal.The visitors are likely to be without Matteo Darmian after he suffered an ankle injury in the win over Norwich. Marouane Fellaini will be suspended for Manchester United Anthony Martial (hamstring) is a doubt for Manchester United after pulling up prior to the clash with the Canaries, while Marouane Fellaini is suspended, but Daley Blind and Marcus Rashford could be recalled after not featuring at the weekend.Van Gaal confirmed it was more a precaution to not play Martial at Norwich, but it remains to be seen whether he will return.I cannot say that (he will come back) as we have to wait, said Van Gaal. We have to wait if his muscle is still tight as I dont take any risks as he is a very important player. We dont want a rupture. That is very important for us.Opta statsManchester United have lost none of their last 14 Premier League games against West Ham United (W11 D3 L0).Wayne Rooney has scored 11 goals in 15 Premier League appearances against West Ham for Manchester United, as well as a record seven as an opposition player at the Boleyn Ground in the competition.The Irons have failed to score in eight of their last 13 Premier League matches against Man Utd. West Ham captain Mark Noble gives us a tour of the stadium Manchester United have averaged 2.dddddddddddd19 points from Premier League games played on a Tuesday (P43 W28 D10 L5), the best rate of any side in the competition.This will be West Hams 384th Premier League game at the Boleyn Ground, and a win will take the Hammers to 601 points won on home soil in the competition (W167 D97 L119).Louis van Gaals side have lost only once in their last seven games in the Premier League (W5 D1).Paul Mersons predictionIts unbelievable that this is the last-ever game at the Boleyn. What a game! I watched West Ham on Soccer Saturday and they were poor. They had a chance of getting into the Champions League and now thats gone following their heavy defeat to Swansea. I hope they didnt have an eye on this game when they were playing on Saturday because that game was key. Former West Ham player and manager Sir Trevor Brooking expects Wednesdays match to be emotional It looked like they turned up against a Swansea side - who made six changes - thinking they would win. It pains me to say it, but I think Manchester United are going to win and keep the race for the top four in their hands. No disrespect to Manchester United, but I dont want to see West Ham lose their final game at the Boleyn Ground.PAUL PREDICTS: 1-2 (Sky Bet odds 8/1)BettingManchester United are Sky Bets 13/10 favourites for the victory as West Ham go up against odds of 21/10 for a winning end to life at the Boleyn Ground, while the draw is priced at 23/10.The Red Devils were cut from 7/2 to 6/5 to secure a top-four finish after gaining ground on City over the weekend, while the Hammers are out to 5/2 just to make the top six after losing to Swansea. West Ham captain Mark Noble admits emotion could take over as his side play their last game at the Boleyn Ground Marcus Rashford and Andy Carroll share favouritism in the first goalscorer betting at 11/2 apiece, while Wayne Rooney is enhanced from 3/1 to 4/1 to net in a Manchester United victory in Sky Bets Price Boosts.Phil Thompson is tipping a 2-2 draw with Carroll to net first at 66/1 in his Sky Bet tip. Find out what the other pundits are predicting here. ' ' '