Jets Fall behind, come back, but lose in overtime
RECAP:
The Winnipeg Jets dropped to 44-22-6 on the season with a 4-3 overtime loss to the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.
The game began well for Winnipeg, which opened the scoring in the early stages of the second period, only to completely fall off the wagon as the period dragged along. The Jets allowed 19 shots on goal in the second, including two goals from Leon Draisaitl and Connor Brown.
Edmonton added another in the early stages of the third period on a four-minute high-sticking minor, which put the visiting club ahead by two goals.
The Jets, as opposed to simply bowing out once again, opted to go down swinging.
Having lost three-straight games in regulation heading into the Tuesday night contest, Winnipeg stormed back with back-to-back goals, as Brenden Dillon and Sean Monahan made quick work of just one minute of period time, making it 3-3.
The Jets' power play struggled on the night, to which the home club couldn't even muster up a single shot on goal during a four-minute high-sticking double-minor, before failing to get anything done in the final two minutes of regulation, to which the Jets were gifted a high-sticking power play of their own.
Needing overtime, the Jets started the Adam Lowry line and effectively shut down the McDavid line, only to have Winnipeg's top unit give up the puck moments later, which led directly to Zach Hyman's overtime winner.
Connor Hellebuyck played well on the night, but it was the two second period goals that put a damper on what was beginning to look like another spectacular performance.
Winnipeg will look for some retribution on Thursday vs. the Vegas Golden Knights.
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PHOTOS:
The extended photo library from Tuesday's game vs. Edmonton is courtesy of Scott Stroh:
QUOTABLE:
Rick Bowness on Winnipeg's performance:
"I think just look at the first two periods. The first period shows you how good we can be and then the second period just shows you how bad we are when we get away from the way we're supposed to play. Yeah, we got it back in the third. So it was kind of like that. That's how I assess it then. The first was great. The second was terrible. And the third was even."
Nino Niederreiter on Winnipeg's power play struggles:
"I mean, we had a hard time getting into the zone and establishing some good looks, some shots. You look at Edmonton how they move the puck around, how they attack tonight. I think that’s something which we have to do a much better job of."
WHAT’S NEXT:
Next up for Winnipeg is a Thursday night affair with the visiting Vegas Golden Knights, as the Jets play their second game of a five-game homestand. Saturday evening will feature a contest against the Ottawa Senators.
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