Kyle Connor's OT goal lifts Jets past Wild
Monday, 14 October 2024 00:54 Written by Philip Paul-Martin
With Minnesota's Zach Bogosian off for holding, Winnipeg's top trio of Connor, Scheifele and Gabriel Valardi moved the puck around patiently before Scheifele found Connor open and hit him with a cross ice pass which the winger wired past Filip Gustavsson, beating him high glove side to make it 2-1.
The goal was his second of the season.
Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist for Winnipeg.
Connor Hellebuyck turned aside 26 shots for the Jets, who won their second straight contest in overtime.
The Winnipeg netminder has allowed a pair of goals in the Jets opening three games.
The game also marked the first time Winnipeg has opened the season with three straight wins.
Jake Middleton scored Minnesota's lone goal of the contest.
Filip Gustavsson made 33 saves for the Wild, who dropped their second straight game.
Jake Middleton got Minnesota on the board 4:06 into the opening stanza when he drifted a wrister from the right point through a screened Connor Hellebuyck to put the Wild up 1-0.
The goal was his first of the season.
Mark Scheifele scored with .7 second left in the first when he one timed a faceoff win by Adam Lowry past Gustavsson, beating him low blocker side to make it 1-1.
The goal was his fourth of the season and was his third in the last two games.
There was no scoring in the second period.
There was no scoring in the third period and the game went into overtime.
SHOTS-MINNESOTA 27 WINNIPEG 35
ATTENDANCE-12,916
NOTES-Jets C Mark Scheifele played in his 800th career game Sunday.
The win was their second straight to start the NHL regular season after they gave the Edmonton Oilers a 6-0 drubbing Wednesday night.
Scheifele worked a give-and-go along the faceoff circle with Kyle Connor and chipped the return feed past Soderblom to give the Jets the win.
In fact, Scheifele did all the scoring for a discombobulated Winnipeg squad when he counted the tying goal with 1:04 left in regulation.
Connor Hellebuyck made 25 saves for Winnipeg, who moved to 2-0-0 on the season.
Ryan Donato scored the Blackhawks, who lost their second straight game to start the season.
Arvid Soderblom turned aside 33 shots for Chicago. There was no scoring in the first period.
Ryan Donato scored 16:52 into the second when he skated into a puck at the Winnipeg blue line before moving in and wiring a wrister past Hellebuyck, beating him short side.
The goal was his first of the season.
Mark Scheifele tied the contest at 18:56 of the third period when he dove to get to a rebound off a Nikolaj Ehlers shot before sliding a backhand past Soderblom to send the game into overtime.
Chicago travels to Edmonton Saturday while Winnipeg hosts Minnesota on Sunday.
SHOTS-CHICAGO 26 WINNIPEG 35
ATTENDANCE-14,564
