Jets earn another win, beating vancouver 3-2 in Overtime
The Winnipeg Jets have now earned points in six-straight games.
Facing off against the Vancouver Canucks in their first game since the trade deadline, the Jets iced a much different looking roster.
Newcomers Isak Rosen and Jacob Bryson suited up for their first games as Jets, while Josh Morrissey made his return to action following an injury suffered at the Olympics. Brad Lambert was also recalled from the minors and inserted into the lineup.
The new guys fared well, but the story of the game came off the stick of Morrissey - more importantly the last few minutes of play from Morrissey, to which he picked up an assist on Gabe Vilardi's game-tying, power play goal and the winner in overtime.
For Morrissey, it was career points No. 416 and 417, putting him one ahead of Dustin Byfuglien for first place on the all-time franchise leaderboard.
Connor Hellebuyck played well in net, while Mark Scheifele got the other goal for Winnipeg. He also stepped up with assists on both other goals.
Next up is Game 4 of the season-long, eight-game homestand, as the Anaheim Ducks fly into town on Tuesday night.
HIGHLIGHTS:
PHOTOS:
The extended photo library from Saturday's game vs. Vancouver is courtesy of James Carey Lauder:
QUOTEABLE:
Scott Arniel on Gabe Vilardi's goal:
"Yeah, that's special. Those are special hands. We were pounding them. We were trying to... Shots were coming, there were all kinds of rebounds. But when Gabe gets one-on-one with the goaltender, that's impressive stuff."
Gabe Vilardi on the upcoming schedule:
“Every game is important. We are in playoff mode right now. We need to get points in every game. We’ve got to keep climbing. I think we’ve got Anaheim, so that’s another team that’s on top of us. They are a little bit higher there in the Pacific, but every game is important right now.”
WHAT’S NEXT:
Winnipeg stays at home and faces the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday, before taking on New York on Thursday and Colorado on Saturday.
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