For the seventh straight game the Jets gave up the opening goal of the game and while they battled back they weren’t able to overcome the three goal lead a very tough Flyers team built up and lose 4-2. Winnipeg falls to 32-26-5 on the season.
For those who would like to take a deeper dive into the advanced stats here are the results from the game via Natural Stat Trick.
Notable:
Second straight season and third time in his last four that Mark Scheifele hits the 40 assist mark in his career.
Nikolaj Ehlers hits the 50 point mark (22G 28A) with his assist on the Jets 2nd period goal. Third time in the last four seasons he has hit the 50 point mark (other two seasons he hit 64 & 60).
Audio:
Blake Wheeler
Patrik Laine
Coach Maurice: After being down two goals did he see more of what he liked from his club as the game progressed? Difficulty being behind. Neutral zone issues. What did he see from the Copp line? Goalie plan for tomorrow? How he will try to get Cody Eakin into the lineup? The message/boost of the moves the team has made this week.
All audio courtesy of TSN 1290 Winnipeg.
Up Next:
The Jets are right back in action on Sunday as they will wrap up this back-to-back tomorrow afternoon in Buffalo. You can kick start your day with the AM Jets papers which go live at 7 am on illegalcurve.com.
