Jets drop a stinker to edmonton, fall 4-3 at home
The Winnipeg Jets have done it again.
After pulling ahead 3-1 in the early stages, the league's 32nd place club found another way to lose.
This time it was the team's 11th-straight loss and 22nd on the season.
Falling 4-3 to Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday evening, the Jets gave up a late second period goal to the best player in the game, before allowing two more Oilers strikes in the third period, ultimately dropping the contest by one goal.
Kyle Connor opened the scoring for Winnipeg on a nifty setup play from Mark Scheifele. Then it was Tanner Pearson who got Winnipeg's second of the game, before Josh Morrissey scored a fluky bouncer that found it's way past Winnipegger Calvin Pickard.
But it was all Oilers from that point onward.
A big fight between Logan Stanley and Trent Frederic seemed to be the change in momentum that Edmonton needed, as McDavid scored on a nasty breakaway tally with 20 seconds left in the second period, cutting the deficit to just one goal.
Zach Hyman potted the game-tying goal high, short-side past Connor Hellebuyck, who made 26 saves on the night.
Evan Bouchard got the winner on the power play with 9:23 to play, sealing the deal on Winnipeg's 11th-straight loss. The Jets managed just five shots on goal in the game's final 40 minutes.
Next up is the second half of the back-to-back with Los Angeles at 7:00 PM central time on Friday.
HIGHLIGHTS:
PHOTOS:
The extended photo library from Thursday's game vs. Edmonton is courtesy of Danny Truong:
QUOTEABLE:
Neal Pionk on what went wrong this time:
"Yeah, we just sat on our heels. And at this point, I think it's mental so we got to overcome that tomorrow."
Tanner Pearson on playing against Connor McDavid:
“Obviously, he’s one of those guys who you pay close attention to when he plays. There’s a few guys like that in the league. It’s Connor, but I think we did a good job for the most part. Obviously the one at the second hurts, but yeah, it sucks.”
WHAT’S NEXT:
The five-game homestand continues for Winnipeg, with the second half of a back-to-back on Friday night. The Los Angeles Kings will play Winnipeg at 7:00 PM central, before the New Jersey Devils (Sunday) and the New York Islanders (Tuesday) roll in to complete a busy stretch of five games in eight days for the Jets.
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