Note: The Jets continued their winning ways yesterday afternoon in Ottawa to start the road trip as Connor Hellebuyck played to his usual Vezina standard and then some Nikolaj Ehlers extra time heroics gave them their 30th win of the season. Today they are in Boston where they are scheduled to practice at 10:30 AM CST so check back for the Practice Report.
Note II: The Moose concluded their two-game set against the Griffins last night in Winnipeg which saw the home team blow their second straight game of the weekend after holding a three goal advantage. It seems unreal but it’s true it happened once again and yesterday’s loss was worse than Friday where they at least got a point. On Saturday night they saw a 3-2 lead with one minute to go in the game become 3-3 with 42 seconds left and then losing the game 30 seconds later with only 12 seconds left in the game. That drops them to 0-8-1 in their last nine games. They are off today.
Jets news:
Winnipeg Sun: Jets keep humble perspective after Ottawa win. If you’re looking for the reason the Jets left Ottawa with two points in the standings bank then look no further than number 37.
Photo Credit: Colby Spence (Illegal Curve)
Winnipeg Sun: Nikolaj Ehlers works his magic, lifts Jets to OT win in Ottawa. That move he made in extra time was simply sensational.
Winnipeg Free Press: Nikolaj Ehlers plays hero in OT. (Paywall). Ken was at the Canadian Tire Centre to provide you this recap.
Ottawa Sun: Senators play hard, but Jets get extra point with OT win. Check out this recap from a writer that covers the Jets opponent.
Jets video:
Sportsnet: ‘Sometimes you try things and they work out’: Jets’ Ehlers on improvised game-winning goal. Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers was honest about his thought process while scoring the game-winning goal against the Senators, saying that he just tried something he had never done before and it worked out for him.
Sportsnet: ‘We’re paying the price’: Jets’ Hellebuyck says team success comes from collective buy-in. Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck spoke to Sportsnet’s Caroline Cameron about Ehlers’ sweet overtime goal, how they’ve been so good at shutting down opposing scorers and where their team-wide success has come from.
Jets audio:
Illegal Curve Hockey Show: Saturday Podcast. On the show yesterday we discussed Jets possible trade deadline targets. Room being able to adapt to absorb new players. Latest on Mark Scheifele. Forward depth continuing to show up. Preview of Winnipeg and Ottawa game. Minuk Moose Minute. We spoke with Paul Edmonds (Winnipeg Jets radio play-by-play broadcaster on 680 CJOB) and Colby Cohen (Morning Cuppa Hockey for Daily Faceoff).
