Toffoli scores twice; Brossoit earns shutout as Jets post 6-0 win over Ducks
Saturday, 16 March 2024 02:45
The Jets moved into first place in the NHL's Central Division standings with the win with 89 points.
Both Dallas and Colorado and Winnipeg each have 89 points but the Jets get the nod due to winning percentage.
Toffoli scores twice; Brossoit earns shutout as Jets post 6-0 win over Ducks
Saturday, 16 March 2024 02:45
The Jets moved into first place in the NHL's Central Division standings with the win with 89 points.
Both Dallas and Colorado and Winnipeg each have 89 points but the Jets get the nod due to winning percentage.
Predators double up Jets 4-2
Thursday, 14 March 2024 02:19
Kiefer Sherwood, Filip Forsberg and Jason Zucker also scored for the Predators.
Roman Josi had a pair of assists for the Predators.
Juuse Saros picked up the win for Nashville, stopping 28 shots.
The Predators moved to 38-25-4.
Alex Iafallo scored for the Jets.
Connor Hellebuyck made 34 saves for Winnipeg, who dropped to 41-19-5.
Gustav Nyquist scored 6:38 into the contest to give the Predators an early lead after Roman Josi hit him with a stretch pass at the Winnipeg blue line before he broke in and unleashed a wrister by the faceoff dot beating Hellebuyck high glove side to make it 1-0.
The goal was his 18th of the season.
Kiefer Sherwood made it 2-0 at 14:32 when he converted a Roman Josi feed, beating Hellebuyck high glove side.
Josi took a cross ice feed in the neutral zone from Cole Smith cut to the center of the ice at the top of the faceoff circle before hitting Sherwood pass in the high slot which the Predators winger snapped past Hellebuyck to score his 9th goal of the season.
The Predators carried the edge in play in the second stanza, outshooting the Jets 19-7.
There was no scoring in the second period.
Nashville scored a pair of goals 21 seconds apart to take control of the contest.
Filip Forsberg fired the disc past Hellebuyck after Gustav Nyquist left him a fancy between the legs drop pass for him right in front of the Winnipeg goal.
The goal was his 34th of the season.
Jason Zucker snapped up a rebound off a Colton Sissons shot 21 seconds later and shovelled a backhand shot past the goaltender to make it 4-0 Nashville.
Alex Iafallo scored 13:12 into the third when he redirected a Brenden Dillon shot from the left point past Saros to make it 4-1.
He appeared to have contacted the puck with a high stick but the goal was allowed to stand after the officials conferred on ice and then a further video review.
The goal was his 10th of the season.
Mason Appleton scored a late power play marker to make it 4-2.
The goal was his 11th of the season.
Winnipeg wraps up a three-game homestand Friday while Nashville visits Seattle on Saturday.
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NOTES-Jets leading scorer Mark Scheifele was a scratch due to illness.
Nashville defenceman Roman Josi hit the 50 assist mark on the night, the second time in his career he has hit that mark.
Jets blank Caps 4-0 as Hellebuyck earns his 4th shoutout of the season
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 02:19
Winnipeg got three even strength goals, one per period as they opened a three-game homestand with a win.
Neal Pionk, Alex Iafallo, Kyle Connor scored for the Jets.
Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves for Winnipeg, who moved to 41-18-5.
The Jets, who have won three of their last five contests, moved to within two points of the Central Division leading Dallas Stars, who have 89 points.
Charlie Lindgren turned aside 26 shots for Washington, who dropped to 30-24-9 on the season.
Neal Pionk opened the scoring just over the halfway mark of the first period when he took a cross ice feed from Mason Appleton before moving in and beating Caps goaltender Charlie Lindgren blocker side just inside\ the left post with a wrister to make it 1-0 Jets at 10:05.
The goal was his 5th of the season.
Alex Iafallo tipped a Josh Morrissey point shot past Lindgren 8:16 into the second stanza to give the Jets a 2-0 lead.
Morrissey cut for the center of the ice before floating a wrister toward the net which Iafallo managed to redirect about ten feet out from the goal crease.
The goal was his 9th of the season.
Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele broke in on Lindgren on a 2-on-1 rush halfway through the third when Scheifele fed the winger a hard pass which Connor slid past Lindgren to give Winnipeg a 3-0 lead at 10:00.
The goal was his 27th of the season.
Both clubs next see action on Wednesday as Washington visits Edmonton while Winnipeg hosts Nashville.
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Kraken edge Jets 4-3 off late power play goal
Wednesday, 06 March 2024 04:35
With Logan Stanley off for slashing the stick out of Tomas Tatar's hands right in front of the Winnipeg goal, the Kraken power play went to work.
Ryker Evans slid the disc cross ice to a waiting Burakovsky just inside the right faceoff circle and he made no mistake wiring a wrister through Hellebuyck's pads to give Seattle a late 4-3 lead.
Jared McCann paced Seattle's attack with a goal and two assists.
Justin Schultz and Tomas Tatar had the other Kraken goals.
Joey Daccord turned aside 30 shots for Seattle, who moved to 27-23-11.
The win was the second straight for the Kraken, who bested the Calgary Flames a night earlier.
Kyle Connor, Adam Lowry, Nino Niederreiter scored for Winnipeg.
Mason Appleton had a pair of assists for the Jets.
Connor Hellebuyck made 20 saves for Winnipeg, who saw their modest two-game winning streak snapped.
The Jets dropped to 39-17-5.
Seattle got on the board first 8:45 into the first when Justin Schultz took a feed from Oliver Bjorkstrand and beat Hellebuyck between the legs from the slot.
The goal was his 6th of the season.
Kyle Connor tied it up 8:07 into the second period when Mark Scheifele fed him a cross ice pass on his way to the net which Connor snapped past Daccord, beating him glove side.
The goal was his 26th of the season.
Jared McCann scored a shorthanded goal 17:56 into the second period on a breakaway, beating Hellebuyck high glove side when Yanni Gourde found him alone in the neutral zone.
McCann broke in alone on Hellebuyck and made no mistake, beating the Winnipeg netminder high glove side to score his 26th goal of the season.
The lead was short lived, however as Adam Lowry knotted the contest at 2 with just under nine seconds left in the second when Mason Appleton fed him from behind the net.
Lowry beat the Seattle netminder with a low shot.
The goal was his 9th of the season.
Nino Niederreiter gave Winnipeg the lead just over a minute into the third when he redirected his own rebound past Daccord with his skate to make it 3-2.
The goal was his 18th of the season.
Tomas Tatar scored 25 seconds later to tie it when he deflected a Matty Beniers shot past Hellebuyck, knocking the disc out of mid-air to make it 3-3.
The goal was his 8th of the season.
The Jets put on the pressure late in the game's waning moments including a Neal Pionk shooting at what appeared to be a wide open net, but Daccord slid across the crease to stop the Jet defenceman's shot.
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Jets down Blues 4-2
Wednesday, 28 February 2024 03:40
It was their fourth straight win.
Brendan Dillon, Kyle Connor and Alex Iafallo also scored for the Jets, who closed out a two-game homestand with a win.
Josh Morrissey had a pair of assists.
Laurent Brossoit made his 15th start of the season for Winnipeg, who moved to 37-15-5 and into first place in the NHL's Central Division.
Pavel Buchnevich, Brandon Saad Joel Hofer made 28 saves for St. Louis, who dropped to 30-26-2.
Sean Monahan got the Jets on the board 8:53 into the first when Nikolaj Ehlers took the puck wide left and hit Monahan by the right hash mark with a crisp pass.
Monahan snapped the puck past Hofer, beating him low glove side to put the Jets up 1-0.
The goal was his 19th of the season.
Brendan Dillon made it 2-0 at 10:20 after Mark Scheifele won a draw and swept the disc back to Dillon.
The defenceman made no mistake, stepping into a slap shot which beat Hofer short side.
The goal was his 7th of the season.
Pavel Buchnevich replied for St. Louis 30 seconds later to make it 2-1 when he snapped up a rebound off a Marco Scandella point shot and poked a backhand past Hellebuyck to score his 23rd of the season.
Kyle Connor restored Winnipeg's two-goal cushion at 15:33 to make it 3-1 when Josh Morrissey broke up a play at the blue line before catching the Blues on a line change.
Connor sped in and beat Hofer with a low shot, glove side to score his 24th goal of the season.
Brandon Saad pulled the Blues to within a goal just under the halfway mark of the second period when he knocked a puck past Brossoit on his way to the ice to make it 3-2.
The goal was his 17th of the season.
Alex Iafallo knocked a backhand past Hofer off a Nikolaj Ehlers shot to make it 4-2 at 10:13 of the third period.
The goal snapped a 20 game scoreless drought for the winger.
St. Louis travels to Edmonton to face the Oilers Wednesday while Winnipeg visits Dallas Thursday.
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Jets down Blues 4-2
Wednesday, 28 February 2024 03:40
It was their fourth straight win.
Brendan Dillon, Kyle Connor and Alex Iafallo also scored for the Jets, who closed out a two-game homestand with a win.
Josh Morrissey had a pair of assists.
Laurent Brossoit made his 15th start of the season for Winnipeg, who moved to 37-15-5 and into first place in the NHL's Central Division.
Pavel Buchnevich, Brandon Saad Joel Hofer made 28 saves for St. Louis, who dropped to 30-26-2.
Sean Monahan got the Jets on the board 8:53 into the first when Nikolaj Ehlers took the puck wide left and hit Monahan by the right hash mark with a crisp pass.
Monahan snapped the puck past Hofer, beating him low glove side to put the Jets up 1-0.
The goal was his 19th of the season.
Brendan Dillon made it 2-0 at 10:20 after Mark Scheifele won a draw and swept the disc back to Dillon.
The defenceman made no mistake, stepping into a slap shot which beat Hofer short side.
The goal was his 7th of the season.
Pavel Buchnevich replied for St. Louis 30 seconds later to make it 2-1 when he snapped up a rebound off a Marco Scandella point shot and poked a backhand past Hellebuyck to score his 23rd of the season.
Kyle Connor restored Winnipeg's two-goal cushion at 15:33 to make it 3-1 when Josh Morrissey broke up a play at the blue line before catching the Blues on a line change.
Connor sped in and beat Hofer with a low shot, glove side to score his 24th goal of the season.
Brandon Saad pulled the Blues to within a goal just under the halfway mark of the second period when he knocked a puck past Brossoit on his way to the ice to make it 3-2.
The goal was his 17th of the season.
Alex Iafallo knocked a backhand past Hofer off a Nikolaj Ehlers shot to make it 4-2 at 10:13 of the third period.
The goal snapped a 20 game scoreless drought for the winger.
St. Louis travels to Edmonton to face the Oilers Wednesday while Winnipeg visits Dallas Thursday.
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ATTENDANCE-13,139
Connor scores winner 33 seconds into OT as Jets edge Coyotes 4-3
Monday, 26 February 2024 01:57
Connor finished off a 3-on-1 rush after two Coyotes crashed into the end boards and the Jets took full advantage as Scheifele took his time to settle the puck before dropping it for Morrissey who hit Connor with a cross ice feed which he drilled past Ingram to give the Jets the win.
Connor finished with two goals on the night.
Mark Scheifele paced the Jets attack with a goal and three assists, Gabriel Valardi chipped in a goal and an assist The win was Winnipeg's third in a row.
The Jets have won six of their last seven games and pulled to within two points of the Central division leading Dallas Stars.
Josh Morrissey had three assists.
Connor Hellebuyck made 29 saves for Winnipeg, who moved to 36-15-5.
Nick Schmaltz had a pair of goals for Arizona.
Matias Maccelli also scored for the Coyotes.
Connor Ingram turned aside 28 shots for Arizona, who dropped their 11th straight game (23-30-4). The Jets got on the board first before firing a pair of power play goals to take control of the contest.
Mark Scheifele opened the scoring just over the two minute mark when he raced in to collect Josh Morrissey shoot in off the end boards before sliding a backhand past Connor Ingram to make it 1-0 Jets.
The goal was his 17th of the season.
Nick Schmaltz tied the contest at 13:45 on the power play he found himself alone in front of the net after a sharp angle shot by Dylan Guenther and flipped the puck into a wide open net.
Kyle Connor gave Winnipeg the lead on the power play at 14:45 as Gabriel Vilardi found him along in the right faceoff dot and slid him the puck from the side of the Arizona net.
Connor snapped the disc past past Ingram, beating him low just inside the right post to make it 2-1 Jets.
The goal was his 22nd of the season.
Gabriel Valardi gave Winnipeg a two-goal cushion on the power play at 16:34.
With Dylan Guenther off for interference, Mark Scheifele hit Valardi with a pass just outside the goal crease which he slid past Ingram to make it 3-1.
The goal was his 16th of the season.
Matias Maccelli redirected a Juuso Valimaki shot from the side boards past Hellebuyck to pull the Coyotes to within one 6:11 into the second to score his 10th goal of the season.
Nick Schmaltz tied the game 1:04 into the third when he flipped an Alex Kerfoot feed from behind the net past Hellebuyck to make it 3-3.
The goal was his 16th of the season.
The game went to overtime.
Kyle Connor scored 33 seconds into the extra frame to give the Jets a 4-3 win.
Both teams see action on Tuesday as the Coyotes travel to Montreal to face the Canadiens and the Jets host the St. Louis Blues.
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