Winnipeg Jets comeback to improve to 2-0 with late game tying goal and then win in OT over the Blackhawks

Mark Scheifele tied it late then he wins it, scoring in overtime after a nifty pass by Kyle Connor as the Jets improve to 2-0 on the season to win their home opener.

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:

Took almost 100 minutes for Connor Hellebuyck to give up his first goal of the season and that was the only goal he’d give up this game as the defending Vezina winner continues to perform this season making 25 saves on 26 shots and he’s made 55 saves on 56 shots.

While it looked like Arvid Soderblom was gonna win it for his club the Jets finally cracked him late with a 6 on 5 advantage as Mark Scheifele dove to score his second goal of the season. And then 55 would play the hero scoring his 300th NHL goal which also turned out to be the OT GWG.

Multipoint Game:

Mark Scheifele 2G

Highlights:

Coach post-Game media:

Illegal Curve Post-Game Show:

Up next:

The Jets are scheduled to practice tomorrow so check back for the Practice Report. Begin your day with all the latest Jets and Moose news in the AM Papers on illegalcurve.com which are available starting at 7 AM CDT. And reminder no Illegal Curve Post-Game Show tomorrow as we will be live from 9-11 on Sunday instead.

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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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