Laughton didn't get an assist on the goal but his effort, which included two shots on goal, three blocked shots, two drawn penalties and 11 face-off wins, was notable.
"He's a warrior, he's a battler," Yeo said. "We put him in every position. One of the things I like about him is he's unselfish. He doesn't flinch. Just goes out and plays for the team every night. Big reason he's got a letter on his jersey [alternate captain] right now."
Winnipeg felt it had chances throughout the game, including two power plays, but was unable to capitalize.
"We got the momentum [in the first] and then lost it and they had it," Jets forward Paul Stastny said. "When you're pressing, sometimes that happens, you get away from your game and you start trying to make an extra play. That kind of fed into their game where they had a couple of chances off transition. [Hellebuyck] made big saves for us all night. Third period was pretty even both sides. Unfortunate bounce, they get a 2-on-1 and they score."
The Jets had ended a six-game skid (0-4-2) with a 4-1 win at the St. Louis Blues on Saturday, but they couldn't sustain the momentum Tuesday.
"It's extremely disappointing," Lowry said. "We played a perfect road game a couple of days ago and we got rewarded. We were patient, the detail was there in our game. We made some mistakes tonight that we didn't make on Saturday."
NOTES:Connor has scored 25 goals in 42 games this season. Ilya Kovalchuk is the only other player in Jets/Atlanta Thrashers history to score 25 goals in fewer games (32 games, 2007-08; 35, 2009-10; 37, 2005-06). … Connor is one of three active NHL players with five consecutive 25-goal seasons, along with Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews and Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl. ... Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey had one shot on goal in 23:44 of ice time after missing three games in NHL COVID-19 protocol. ... Pierre-Luc Dubois had an assist on Connor's goal to extend his point streak to four games (one goal, three assists). ... Winnipeg is 0-8-1 in its past nine games in Philadelphia, dating to a 2-1 shootout win Jan. 31, 2012. … It was the first game between the teams since Feb. 22, 2020.