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The Jets 2.0 say goodbye to the demons of the Jets 1.0 as they win it in triple OT and sweep the Oilers from the playoffs. Who expected that?
For those who would like to take a deeper dive into the advanced stats click here to see the results from the game via Natural Stat Trick.
Notable:
Mark Scheifele scored his first two goals of the playoffs.
Mason Appleton scored his first pro playoff goal.
That was the longest game in Jets playoff history.
Multi point game:
Mark Scheifele 2G
Kyle Connor 1G 1A
Blake Wheeler 2A
Josh Morrissey 2A
Players interviews:
Coach interview:
Topics:
1) What went right for them in this series?
2) What are some of the emotions he’s feeling from the series win?
3) Blake Wheeler blocking the shot in the 3rd and the sacrifice it displays.
4) Why did he have faith that Connor/Scheifele/Wheeler would work in playoffs?
5) Lowry line matching up against McDavid line.
6) Planning his schedule between this series and the next one.
7) The value gained in being pushed by the Oilers.
8) Blake Wheeler leading the forcheck, Josh Morrissey going vs McDavid/Draisaitl.
Illegal Curve Post-Game Show:
Highlights:
Up next:
The Jets will now have some time off before their next series with either Montreal or Toronto. The Morning Papers will go live tomorrow at 7 am on illegalcurve.com.
Post-game Podcast:
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