Jets move to 29-12-3 on the year
RECAP:
The Winnipeg Jets improved to 29-12-3 on the season with a 3-0 shutout over the visiting Colorado Avalanche from Canada Life Centre on Saturday night.
Connor Hellebuyck picked up his league-leading sixth shutout and league-leading 26th win of the year, doing so with 22 saves against a red-hot Avalanche team.
Entering the game, Colorado was 8-1-1 in its last 10 games, while Winnipeg had dropped four of its last five outings.
The win was much needed in Winnipeg, for a team that actually hadn't won many games at its home rink in some time.
Nikolaj Ehlers scored the first and last goal of the game, wiring a wrister past Mackenzie Blackwood just 1:08 into the game, giving the Jets a very early lead.
Mark Scheifele would then collect his 25th goal of the year in the second period, moving into a tie for second place in goal scoring across the entire NHL.
Ehlers finished things off with an empty netter on a sacrificial neutral zone play from captain Adam Lowry.
The win moved Winnipeg back into first-place, league-wide. But the Jets will likely be looking to do it all again on Tuesday night with a two-day break between games for the first time in a while. That contest will be against the Vancouver Canucks and will feature a 7:00 PM central start time.
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PHOTOS:
The extended photo library from Saturday's game vs. Colorado is courtesy of Scott Stroh:
QUOTEABLE:
Avalanche coach Jared Bednar on Connor Hellebuyck:
“Yeah, he's been fantastic all year. And not just this year, for me he’s been one of the top guys in the league for a while. I think that that is earned. It's consistency over time, giving your team a chance to win..."
Dylan Samberg on his return to the lineup after a 21-game injury absence.
“It actually feels pretty good. I’m just a little tired. I’m ready to take a nice long nap. It was fine. Good to get back out there.”
WHAT’S NEXT:
Winnipeg will now take on the Vancouver Canucks in an all-Canadian matchup from Canada Life Centre on Tuesday night in the sixth matchup of the season-high, eight-game homestand.
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