Vegas Golden Knights at Winnipeg Jets
Friday, Mar. 6 — 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 |
| Vegas Golden Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Shots By Period |
1 |
2 |
3 |
F |
| Vegas Golden Knights | 12 | 11 | 6 | 29 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 13 | 6 | 5 | 24 |
Special Teams |
PP |
PPS |
PK |
SHS |
PIM |
| Vegas Golden Knights | 0/1 | 0 | 0/2 | 1 | 4 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 2/2 | 2 | 1/1 | 0 | 2 |
(Updated following each period)
Goal Summary
| PER | TIME | TEAM | GOAL SCORER | PRIMARY ASSIST | SECONDARY ASSIST | STR | SCORE |
| 1 | 0:32 | WPG | Ehlers (24) | Laine (34) | Eakin (8) | EV | 1-0 WPG |
| Nikolaj Ehlers sprinted down the left side of the zone and carried the puck around the net. Ehlers made a centering pass towards the crease that bounced off a Vegas skater and past Marc-Andre Fleury. | |||||||
| 1 | 4:41 | WPG | Laine (27) | Pionk (38) | Wheeler (41) | PP | 2-0 WPG |
| Neal Pionk took a shot from the point that was re-directed in the slot. As the puck slid into the left circle, Patrik Laine ripped a one-timer that beat Marc-Andre Fleury high blocker. | |||||||
| 1 | 18:10 | WPG | Connor (36) | Roslovic (17) | EV | 3-0 WPG | |
| Jack Roslovic led a two-on-one down the right side of the zone before making a delayed, cross-ice pass to Kyle Connor. Connor beat Marc-Andre Fleury just under the blocker with a wrist shot from the inner edge of the left circle. | |||||||
| 2 | 14:00 | WPG | Perreault (7) | Morrissey (25) | Ehlers (30) | PP | 4-0 WPG |
| Josh Morrissey’s shot-pass from the left point was deflected in front of the crease by Mathieu Perreault. Perreault settled the bouncing puck and swept it low glove on Marc-Andre Fleury. | |||||||
Jets Notes
- Improve to 18-14-3 at Bell MTS Place this season.
- Have won five consecutive home games, and are 8-2-1 in their past 11.
- Posted sixth shutout victory of the season, which is tied for third in the NHL.
- Scored three goals in the first period, which is a season-high for the opening frame. The Jets had scored two first period goals 10 times prior to Friday. The last time the Jets scored three-plus goals in the first was Mar. 8/19 at Carolina when they netted four.
- Scored two power play goals, and have now scored 11 power play goals in their past 15 games.
- Killed off lone penalty. The Jets are now 22-for-24 (92%) on the penalty kill in their past 11 games, and 34-for-38 (89%) in their past 17.
- Nine different skaters registered a point.
- Have held the opposition to three goals or less in 45 of 69 games this season.
- Finished with nine takeaways compared to two by Vegas.
- Improved to 24-1-0 when leading after two periods.
- Improved to 23-8-1 this season when scoring the game’s opening goal.
- Have earned 22 of a possible 34 points (.647) in their past 17 games.
Player Notes
Neal Pionk
- Led the Jets in time on ice at 22:34.
- Had an assist, and now has 28 points in his past 37 games.
- Power play assist during the first period was 22nd of the season, which ties a franchise single-season record by a defenceman. Toby Enstrom assisted on 22 power play goals in 2007-08, and again in 2010-11.
Cody Eakin
- Finished 13-for-19 (68%) on face-offs. The 13 face-off wins tie a season-high set on Oct. 17 vs. Ottawa while playing for Vegas.
- Had an assist and tied for the team lead with three shots on goal.
Nick Shore
- Finished 7-for-9 (78%) on face-offs.
- Tied for the team lead with three shots on goal.
Blake Wheeler
- Had an assist, and now has 50 points in his past 46 games.
- Now has eight points in eight career games against Vegas.
- Is now riding a four-game point streak.
Nikolaj Ehlers
- Had a goal and an assist for 11th multi-point game of the season.
Patrik Laine
- Had a goal and an assist for 15th multi-point game of the season.
- Now has eight points in eight career games against Vegas.
Mark Scheifele
- Led Jets forwards in time on ice at 21:00.
Kyle Connor
- Had a goal to extend career-high goal-scoring streak to five games.
- Now has 58 points in his past 50 games, 30 of which are goals.
- First-period goal was 199th career point.
- Now has 13 points in eight career games against Vegas, including eight goals.
Mathieu Perreault
- Returned to lineup for the first time since Jan. 31 vs. Boston.
- Had a goal and registered a season-high six hits. Previously high was three hits, accomplished seven times this season.
- Six hits were two shy of career-high eight set on Apr. 3/18 at Montreal.
Connor Hellebuyck
- Stopped all 29 shots on goal to earn sixth shutout of the season, which leads the NHL and ties a career-high set in 2017-18.
- The six shutouts in those seasons are also tied for the franchise single-season record.
- Held the opposition to three goals or less for a 40th time in 56 games this season.