Winnipeg Jets PR In-Game Notes In-Game Notes: Oct. 13 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

In-Game Notes: Oct. 13 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

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Pittsburgh Penguins at Winnipeg Jets

Sunday, Oct. 13 — Bell MTS Place

Game Links

Line Chart | Game LiveGame Summary | Event Summary | Play-By-Play
First Period: Game and Event Summary
Second Period: Game and Event Summary

Scoring Summary
1
2
3
OT
F
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 3 3   7
Winnipeg Jets 1 1 0   2
Shots By Period
1
2
3
OT
F
Pittsburgh Penguins 9 10 9   28
Winnipeg Jets 9 10 10   29
Special Teams
PP
PPS
PK
SHS
PIM
Pittsburgh Penguins 1/2 4 5/6 4 12
Winnipeg Jets 1/6 6 1/2 0 4

(Updated following each period)

Goal Summary
PER TIME TEAM GOAL SCORER PRIMARY ASSIST SECONDARY ASSIST STR SCORE
1 1:47 WPG Perreault (2) Roslovic (2) Kulikov (2) EV 1-0 WPG

Mathieu Perreault’s sharp angle shot from the left corner deflected off defenceman Erik Gudbranson and past Tristan Jarry low-blocker.

1 4:09 PIT Aston-Reese (1) Blueger (1) Tanev (3) EV 1-1
After Teddy Blueger’s shot from the middle struck the left post, Zach Aston-Reese backhanded the rebound behind Laurent Brossoit’s glove side.
2 7:50 PIT Guentzel (3) Dumoulin (2) Pettersson (1) PP 2-1 PIT
Brian Dumoulin re-directed Marcus Pettersson’s pass from the point across the crease where Jake Guentzel buried the puck backdoor to Laurent Brossoit’s glove side.
2 8:31 PIT Lafferty (2) Blandisi (1) Letang (5) EV 3-1 PIT
Joseph Blandisi fired off the endwall where Sam Lafferty jammed the deflection behind Laurent Brossoit from just outside the crease.
2 10:00 WPG Scheifele (3) Laine (8) Morrissey (4) PP 3-2 PIT
Tristan Jarry stopped Patrik Laine’s wrist shot from the top of the left circle before Mark Scheifele cleaned up the rebound with a backhand shot past Jarry’s blocker side.
2 16:28 PIT Simon (1) Crosby (6) Pettersson (2) EV 4-2 PIT
A loose puck bounced off Sidney Crosby’s skate and rolled to the edge of the crease. Dominik Simon cut back, and threaded a close-range, backhand shot inside the right post.
3 9:13 PIT Lafferty (3) Aston-Reese (2) Schultz (4) EV 5-2 PIT

Sam Lafferty carried the puck from the goal line to the left circle. Lafferty turned and fired a shot that deflected off a defender’s skate and through Laurent Brossoit’s five-hole.

3 11:40 PIT Guentzel (4) Letang (6) Crosby (7) EV 6-2 PIT
Jake Guentzel received a cross-ice pass from Kris Letang. Guentzel’s snapshot from the right circle beat Laurent Brossoit glove side as the puck rang in and out of the net.
3 14:46 PIT Aston-Reese (2)     SH 7-2 PIT
Zach Aston-Reese grabbed a loose puck in the neutral zone and gained a short-handed breakaway. Aston-Reese skated to the left hash mark and beat Laurent Brossoit blocker side with a wrist shot.

Jets Notes

  • Are 1-1-0 on home ice to begin the season.
  • Scored the game’s opening goal for the first time in 2019-20.
  • Had allowed the game’s opening goal in each of the first six games of the season. The franchise record for consecutive games allowing the opening goal is 10, set by the 1999-2000 Atlanta Thrashers.
  • Mathieu Perreault’s first-period goal at 1:47 is the Jets’ quickest first goal this season.
  • Played on back-to-back calendar days for a second time in 2019-20.  The Jets are now 1-1-0 in the second half of a back-to-back.
  • Blocked 18 shots, two short of their season-high.

Player Notes

Andrew Copp

  • Played in his 300th career NHL game.
  • Finished 9-for-13 on face-offs while picking up three hits.

Josh Morrissey

  • Led the Jets in time on ice at 22:37.

Patrik Laine

  • Has eight assists this season, which is the most in franchise history through the team’s first seven games.  Four other players collected seven assists in the team’s first seven contests, including Mark Scheifele this year.
  • Tied for the team lead with four shots on goal.

Mark Scheifele

  • Scored his third goal of the season.
  • Led Jets’ forwards in time on ice at 21:15.
  • Was 14-for-24 on face-offs.

Gabriel Bourque

  • Led the Jets with five hits, which was one shy of a career-high.  Bourque has recorded six hits in a game five times with the last coming on 12/22/18 at Arizona while playing for Colorado.