Buffalo Sabres at Winnipeg Jets
Tuesday, Mar. 3 — Bell MTS Place
Game Links
Line Chart | Game Live | Game Summary | Event Summary | Play-By-Play
First Period: Game and Event Summary
Second Period: Game and Event Summary
Scoring Summary |
1 |
2 |
3 |
F |
Buffalo Sabres | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Winnipeg Jets | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Shots By Period |
1 |
2 |
3 |
F |
Buffalo Sabres | 11 | 8 | 7 | 26 |
Winnipeg Jets | 13 | 14 | 8 | 35 |
Special Teams |
PP |
PPS |
PK |
SHS |
PIM |
Buffalo Sabres | 0/2 | 2 | 2/3 | 2 | 6 |
Winnipeg Jets | 1/3 | 3 | 2/2 | 1 | 4 |
(Updated following each period)
Goal Summary
PER | TIME | TEAM | GOAL SCORER | PRIMARY ASSIST | SECONDARY ASSIST | STR | SCORE |
1 | 13:59 | WPG | Connor (34) | Wheeler (39) | EV | 1-0 WPG | |
Blake Wheeler won a race for a loose puck in the right corner and made a centering pass to Kyle Connor in front of the crease. Connor buried a re-direct high blocker on Carter Hutton. | |||||||
1 | 16:05 | WPG | Poolman (3) | Connor (35) | Copp (15) | SH | 2-0 WPG |
Kyle Connor collected a cross-ice pass from Andrew Copp and skated to the top of the left circle. Connor then passed to the front of the net where Tucker Poolman tipped the puck five-hole on Carter Hutton. | |||||||
2 | 3:41 | WPG | Connor (35) | Scheifele (43) | Wheeler (40) | PP | 3-0 WPG |
Blake Wheeler set up Mark Scheifele’s one-timer from inside the left circle. After Carter Hutton made the initial save on Scheifele, Kyle Connor collected the rebound and ripped the puck inside the right post. | |||||||
2 | 10:34 | BUF | Ristolainen (6) | Okposo (10) | Larsson (12) | EV | 3-1 WPG |
Rasmus Ristolainen swung the puck from the bottom of the left circle and across the goal line. The puck deflected off a skate and bounced past Connor Hellebuyck five-hole. |
Jets Notes
- Improve to 17-14-3 at Bell MTS Place this season.
- Have won four consecutive home games and are 7-2-1 in their past 10.
- Have now scored 10 power play goals in their past 14 games.
- Scored sixth short handed goal of the season during the first period (Poolman).
- Finished 2-for-2 on the penalty kill. The Jets are now 21-for-23 (91%) in their past 10 games, and 33-for-37 (89%) in their past 16.
- Held the opposition to three goals or less for a 44th time in 68 games this season.
- Out-hit Buffalo 18 to 13.
- 15 skaters registered a shot on goal, including 12 with multiple shots.
- Finished with 13 blocked shots compared to seven by Buffalo.
- Improved to 23-1-0 this season when leading after two periods.
- Improved to 22-8-1 this season when scoring the game’s opening goal.
Player Notes
Tucker Poolman
- Scored first career short handed goal during the first period.
- Tied for the team lead with three hits.
Neal Pionk
- Led the Jets in time on ice at 25:00.
- Had three shots on goal and tied for the team lead with three hits.
Nick Shore
- Finished 5-for-5 on face-offs, and improved to 54.3% for the season.
Blake Wheeler
- Had two assists for 18th multi-point game of the season.
- Now has 49 points in his past 45 games.
Patrik Laine
- Registered three shots on goal and tied for the team lead with three hits.
Mark Scheifele
- Had an assist, and now has 12 points in his past eight games.
- Entered Tuesday 13th in the NHL with 70 points.
- Now has 12 points in 11 career games against Buffalo.
Jansen Harkins
- Tied for the team lead with four shots on goal, two shy of his season-high.
Kyle Connor
- Had two goals and an assist for 19th multi-point game of the season, and seventh game with three or more points.
- Sixth multi-goal game of the season and 15th of career.
- Now has 35 goals on the season, which is a new career-high. Scored 34 goals in 2018-19.
- Has scored a goal in four consecutive games, which is a new career-high. Previously scored in three consecutive games on three other occasions.
- Now has 57 points in his past 49 games.
- Entered Tuesday tied for seventh in the NHL in goals (33).
- Led Jets forwards in time on ice at 23:59.
Connor Hellebuyck
- Stopped 25-of-26 shots to earn 28th win of the season. Entered Tuesday fourth in the NHL in wins (27).
- Allowed three or fewer goals for a 39th time in 55 games this season.