Saturday night brought us a clash between the Winnipeg Jets and Calgary Flames on Hockey Night in Canada as the two teams met at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
The Flames came into the game coming off a win that snapped a three-game losing streak, while the Jets have won on ice in four of their last five games.
Summary of the game
Despite a fast first period in which the Jets and Flames combined for 20 shots, Connor Hellebuyck and Dustin Wolf showed why they are considered two of the best goaltenders in the NHL. They stood strong and held the first period scoreless despite some good scoring chances in both directions.
However, in the second period the game started. It started with Kyle Connor making a beautiful cross-ice pass to find a streaking Mark Scheifele, who made no mistake on the rush to open the scoring just over seven minutes into the second period.
The lead wouldn’t last long as the Flames responded less than a minute later on Jake Bean’s first goal of the season, which came on a point shot that went off a Jets player’s stick over Hellebuyck’s shoulder.
This goal was answered almost immediately when Tanner Pearson picked up a loose puck from a blocked shot and ripped it past Wolf before being able to pick up the bounce to tie the game 30 seconds after the Flames’ goal.
Sticking with the theme of quick reactions, the Flames tied the game at two just over five minutes later, and with less than seven minutes to play in the middle frame, on Kevin Bahl’s second of the season, with a rocket from the point.
This was the final goal of the second frame, and these two teams entered the second intermission tied. They continued to trade goals in the final frame, with Cole Perfetti giving the Jets a 3-2 lead, knocking home a rebound that was in Wolf’s crease after he denied a one-timer that came off Connor’s stick.
Despite making a pair of excellent saves on a late Hellebuyck power play, Matthew Coronato tied the game with just over a minute to play, scoring a rebound on the man advantage, forcing overtime.
In the extra frame, Scheifele was called for a penalty late with just under two minutes remaining. However, the Jets killed the four-on-three and forced a shootout, with Gabriel Vilardi eventually scoring the winning goal to seal the 4-3 victory.
The win caps a six-game road trip for the Jets, and they head back home for a three-game homestand that begins Tuesday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Flames also play the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday, starting a seven-of-eight-game stretch.
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