Big 2nd period propels Winnipeg Jets to 4-3 win over NJ Devils to kick off road trip

A big 2nd period propels the Jets to a win over the Devils as they kick off the road trip with a victory.

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:

For the 12th time in 14 games the Jets opened the scoring. They did it via this Tic-Tac-Mark Scheifele play as the Jets centre finished off this nice passing play with Gabriel Vilardi and Kyle Connor to open the scoring in NJ. That’s his 26th of the season. He’s on pace for his second ever 40 goal season.

This sequence by Logan Stanley to conclude the 1st period could only be referenced as follows “dear Mama”.

The top line was reunited in the middle frame and they were looking dangerous offensively. Second goal of the game for them as Gabriel Vilardi got his 20th of the season picking that top corner. Scheifele and Connor both got their 37th assist of the season on this goal.

After not scoring in his first 17 games with the Jets, Cole Koepke has five in his last 19. He gave the Jets a 3-1 lead by heading to the front of the net and banging a loose puck home.

Forecast calling for El Niño as Nino Niederreiter scored his eighth to give Winnipeg a 4-1 lead He needed that one. Nice pass by Vlad Namestnikov and a heads up football style kick by the captain Adam Lowry to get it started.

Multi Point Game:

Mark Scheifele 1G 1A
Gabriel Vilardi 1G, 1A
Kyle Connor 2A

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