Game 71: Jets 4 Islanders 2 post-game report

The Jets left NYC with two points to end the three two game road trip with three of four points.  Bryan Little added two goals in the game to hit the 20 goal mark on the season.  Nikolaj Ehlers had two assists while Adam Lowry got his 12th goal of the year which is his career high.

Stats:

Post-game audio:

Blake Wheeler:  What did the Jets do better after they scored their first goal?  How did he like the way the team settled down while they were up 4-2?  On the collective team effort on D.  What is it like to see five guys hit 20 goals?

Connor Hellebuyck:  What was his mindset in the first half of the game?  Did he like the team’s defensive mindset?

Adam Lowry:  Assessing the game.  What has he learned from Bryan Little?  What is it like to see five guys hit 20 goals?

Coach Maurice:  After the first 5 minutes of the 1st period what did he like about what his team did to take over the game?  On Hellebuyck settling down after the first one got past him.  What does it say about his group having five 20 goal scorers?  On Little hitting 20 goals despite missing so many goals.   Did he think the unexpected day off help them at all?  Explanation on the disallowed goal?

All audio courtesy of TSN 1290 Winnipeg.

David Minuk

Working hard on a daily basis to provide the latest Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose news for our readers and listeners. I also appear on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show every Saturday on our YouTube channel as well as the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show after every single Jets game. And I occasionally jump in the play-by-play booth at Canada Life to provide colour analysis during Manitoba Moose games.

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