Comrie steals the show
Comrie and the Jets had a tough outing in Buffalo on Monday, where a slow start left them trailing 3-0 after 20 minutes and led to head coach Scott Arniel pulling the 30-year-old goaltender. Back on the attack against Montreal, Comrie responded with a strong performance, making multiple point-blank saves in the opening frame to keep Montreal off the board.
With the score tied at 2-2 in the third period, Comrie took the lead again and denied Cole Caufield a potential go-ahead. In overtime, Ivan Demidov almost ended it for the Canadiens, but Comrie’s glove had the answer. The Edmonton product made five saves in the extra frame alone.
The top line remains leading
The Jets’ top line of Connor, Scheifele and Gabriel Vilardi has been on the offense lately, and that continued in Montreal. They opened the scoring at 18:35 of the first period when Connor Scheifele threw in a cheeky backhand pass, and Scheifele ripped it past Jakub Dobeš for his 14th.
THE EFFORT. THE BACKHAND PASS. Kyle Connor magic 🪄
In the second period, just under two minutes after Montreal tied the game, the line went back to work. After dominating an entire shift in the Canadiens’ zone, Vilardi spotted Connor drifting into space and slid the puck to him at the left faceoff point, where Connor knocked it off the post and in for his 14th of the year.
Broken stick assist ⁉️
Better, but more work to be done
There’s no doubt the Jets played a much better game than Monday’s disastrous performance in Buffalo. However, puck management remained an issue. Winnipeg recorded 26 giveaways Wednesday night, several of which forced Comrie into tough stops. Without his performance, this match probably won’t reach extra time.
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