Winnipeg Jets PR In-Game Notes In-Game Notes: Mar. 1 vs. Nashville Predators

In-Game Notes: Mar. 1 vs. Nashville Predators

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Nashville Predators at Winnipeg Jets

Friday, March 1 — Bell MTS Place

Game Links

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

Scoring Summary
1
2
3
OT
F
Nashville Predators 1 1 1   3
Winnipeg Jets 0 2 3   5
Shots By Period
1
2
3
OT
F
Nashville Predators 9 11 17   38
Winnipeg Jets 11 15 6   32
Special Teams
PP
PPS
PK
SHS
PIM
Nashville Predators 1/3 6 3/4 1 8
Winnipeg Jets 1/4 8 2/3 0 6

(Updated following each period)

Goal Summary
PER TIME TEAM GOAL SCORER PRIMARY ASSIST SECONDARY ASSIST STR SCORE
1 15:21 NSH Viktor Arvidsson (27) Filip Forsberg (19)   EV 1-0
Filip Forsberg picked up a loose puck in the left corner before sending a pass to Viktor Arvidsson in the left circle. Arvidsson let a wrist shot go that beat Laurent Brossoit on the blocker side. 
2 12:12 NSH P.K Subban (7) Ryan Johansen (43) Ryan Ellis (28) PP 2-0
While on the power play, P.K Subban passed to Ryan Johansen in the right circle who passed it right back to Subban who one-timed a slapshot blocker-side on Brossoit and in. 
2 15:48 WPG Mark Scheifele (32) Blake Wheeler (62) Jacob Trouba (31) PP 2-1
While on the power play, Blake Wheeler carried the puck into the Predators zone and fed Mark Scheifele at the bottom of the right circle. Scheifele stopped, brought the puck to his backhand, and lifted it just inside the far corner. 
2 18:21 WPG Kyle Connor (25) Nikolaj Ehlers (13) Kevin Hayes (29) EV 2-2
Kyle Connor held the puck in at the left point and flipped a pass to Kevin Hayes in the slot.  Hayes passed to Nikolaj Ehlers in the left circle. Ehlers attempted to take the puck to the net on his backhand, but had the puck knocked away and Connor moved in and snapped a shot glove side on Pekka Rinne and in. 
3 14:09 WPG Blake Wheeler (13) Mark Scheifele (39)   EV 3-2
Along the left wall at his own blue line, Mark Scheifele sent a pass across the ice to a streaking Blake Wheeler at the Nashville blue line. Wheeler moved into the right circle and snapped a shot that beat Rinne blocker side. 
3 18:14 WPG  Tyler Myers (8) Mark Scheifele (40) Kevin Hayes (30) EV/EN 4-2
With the Nashville net empty, Mark Scheifele took the puck at the red line and sent a backhand pass to Tyler Myers at the blue line. Myers lifted a backhand into the empty net. 
3 19:00 NSH Mattias Ekholm (8) Ryan Ellis (29) Mikael Granlund (35) Ev 4-3
With the Nashville net empty, Ryan Ellis fed a pass across to Mattias Ekholm at the left point. He fired a slap shot that beat a screened Brossoit.
3 19:28 WPG Kevin Hayes (15) Blake Wheeler (63)   EV/EN 5-3
With the Nashville net empty, Kevin Hayes carried the puck into the Predators zone and let a shot go that was blocked. Blake Wheeler picked up the loose puck in the left corner. He sent a backhand to Hayes at the top of the crease and Hayes knocked it into the open net. 
Jets Notes
  • Improve to 21-8-4 at Bell MTS Place and now have points in 11 of their past 13 home games (9-2-2)
  • It’s the eighth time in the last 10 meetings between Winnipeg and Nashville that the game has been decided by two goals or less. 
  • Went 1-for-4 on the power play, extending their power play goal streak to five games (6-for-20). 
  • Improve to 11-10-0 vs Central Division opponents. 
  • Improve to 16-14-1 this season when trailing first.
  • Improve to 13-0-1 this season when tied after the second period.
Player Notes

Kyle Connor

  • Scored in the second period to extend his point streak to five games (3G, 3A).

Nikolaj Ehlers

  • Led the Jets with six shots tonight.

Tyler Myers

  • Scored his eighth goal of the season tonight, which proved to be the game-winning goal. It’s Myers second GWG of the season.
  • Led the Jets with four blocked shots tonight.

Mark Scheifele

  • Scored his team-leading 32nd goal in the second period, tying his career-high in goals. 
  • Added a pair of assists to finish the night with three points.  It’s the 11th time this season Scheifele has had three-or-more points in a game

Jacob Trouba

  • Led the Jets in ice time tonight with 26:47.

Blake Wheeler

  • Assisted Mark Scheifele’s second period goal to run his assist streak to five games (6A).
  • Finished the night with three points (1G, 2A).  It’s the seventh time this season Wheeler has had three-or-more points in a game.

Kevin Hayes

  • Finished the night with three points (1G, 2A).  It’s his first points as a Winnipeg Jet. 
  • It’s the third time this season Hayes has registered a three-point game.

Laurent Brossoit

  • Stopped 35-of-38 shots to pick snap a personal four-game losing skid.  
  • Improves to 11-4-2 on the season. 

Adam Lowry

  • Went 6-for-7 (86%) in faceoffs tonight. 
  • Tied for the team-high with four hits.