Much better first period than Monday
In Monday’s match against Buffalo, the first twenty minutes were an unmitigated disaster. The Sabers took a 2-0 lead after 3:01, had a 3-0 lead after one and then won 5-1. On Friday night, Winnipeg made sure that wouldn’t happen again. Connor opened the scoring 4:24 into the first, getting his own five-hole rebound after Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped his first attempt.
Scoring depth
The Jets’ top line is rolling, but the rest of the forward group is struggling to contribute. In Friday’s game, the last attacker outside the top line to score was Nino Niederreiter last Saturday in Nashville. The fourth line finally ended that drought with two huge goals.
With the score tied at 1-1, Cole Koepke picked off Owen Power at the Jets’ blue line and sent Tanner Pearson in alone. Pearson defeated Luukkonen for his fourth of the season at 2:22 of the second.
Tanner Pearson (4) gives the #NHLJets the go-ahead on a 2:22 breakaway into the second period! 🎥 – TSN | #JetsNation
Koepke added his first in a Jets uniform at 18:42, taking a pass from Morgan Barron and sliding the puck under Luukkonen to give Winnipeg its first two-goal lead of the game.
Cole Koepke gives the #NHLJets a 3-1 lead 6:42 into the second period with his first goal in a Jets uniform! 🎥 – TSN | #NHLJetsNation
Comrie shines… again
Since being pulled in Buffalo on Monday after allowing three goals on 14 shots and getting no help from the team in front of him, the 30-year-old goaltender has responded fully. Comrie has stopped 63 of the last 66 shots he has faced, including 29 in Montreal on Wednesday and 34 against Buffalo on Friday. Simply excellent.
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