January 25, 2019 12:53 AM EST
CHICAGO (AP) — Mark Scheifele and the Winnipeg Jets just keep rolling along.Another long night was no big deal.Scheifele scored twice
Kyle Okposo Jersey , including 50 seconds into overtime, and the Jets beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Friday for their fourth consecutive victory.“Tonight wasn’t the prettiest of wins, but we’re definitely happy to get it done,” Scheifele said.Winnipeg appeared to be headed for a 3-2 win before Erik Gustafsson drove a one-timer from the top of the slot past Laurent Brossoit with 7.5 seconds remaining in the third period, tying the game for Chicago.But the Jets shook it right off in overtime. Scheifele dug the puck out from behind the net, skated around the side and beat Corey Crawford for his 20th goal of the season.“I just came out and no one came to me,” Scheifele said. “I was actually looking for (Blake Wheeler) to come down the far side, but they kind of let me go and I just found the spot.”Scheifele has four goals and seven assists during a four-game point streak, including goals in each of his last three games. He has 19 goals and 21 assists in his last 27 games overall.“He’s almost at the playoff level he was last year,” Winnipeg coach Paul Maurice said.Patrik Laine and Mathieu Perreault also scored as Winnipeg leapfrogged idle Nashville for the top spot in the Western Conference. Blake Wheeler collected three more assists to run his team-high total to 38, second in the league behind Colorado star Mikko Rantanen.The Jets (21-9-2) won for the eighth time in nine games overall as they continue one of their busiest stretches of the season. They were coming off a 5-4 overtime victory at Edmonton on Thursday night
http://www.officialsabres.com/authentic-adidas-rasmus-ristolainen-jersey , part of a stretch of 12 games in the first 22 days of December.“You can play really well against them for 58 minutes, but it only takes just an instant and then it’s in the back of your net,” Blackhawks coach Jeremy Colliton said.Jonathan Toews had two goals and an assist for last-place Chicago (10-19-5), which lost for the ninth time in 10 games. Crawford finished with 38 saves.The Blackhawks also lost 6-3 at Winnipeg on Tuesday. They have dropped their last four against the Jets overall.“A good, solid team effort,” Toews said. “Nothing we can be too negative or worked up about. We gave ourselves a chance to win. Unfortunately came up short.”The game was tied at 2 when Perreault hopped out of the penalty box, got a pass from Scheifele and beat Crawford on the stick side with 17.2 seconds left in the second period. The forward extended his goal-scoring streak to three games with his sixth of the season.The Blackhawks got a power-play chance in the third when Dmitry Kulikov was sent off for hooking at 16:25. But the NHL’s worst power play came up empty, and Chicago lost the man advantage when John Hayden was whistled for high sticking 48 seconds after Kulikov’s penalty.Brossoit had 34 stops for Winnipeg, which equaled its longest win streak of the season.The Jets jumped in front after Toews was sent off for hooking 13:37 into the first. Schiefele got a cross-ice pass from Wheeler and drove a one-timer by Crawford for the power-play goal.After Toews got the lead for Chicago with his two goals, continuing his comeback season, Laine tied it at 2 when he beat Crawford stick side with a wicked wrist shot 15:56 into the second. Laine also scored in the victory over the Oilers and leads the Jets with 23 goals.“It was a tough back-to-back www.blackhawksshoponline.com , tough turnaround, pretty quick,” Wheeler said. “We knew we had to stick with it the first 10 minutes. Just keep grinding.”NOTES: Gustafsson returned to the lineup after missing two games due to an illness. … Blackhawks C Artem Anisimov (concussion protocol), D Gustav Forsling (shoulder) and D Brandon Davidson (right knee surgery) participated in the morning skate. … The Jets activated D Joe Morrow (lower body) from injured reserve. … Blackhawks D Jan Rutta cleared waivers and was assigned to Rockford of the AHL.UP NEXTJets: Host Tampa Bay on Sunday night.Blackhawks: Host San Jose on Sunday night. LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brandon Pirri has played in only six games for the Vegas Golden Knights, four this season.And all he does is score.Pirri got his fourth goal of the campaign midway through the third period Thursday night, sending Vegas to a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche.“I’m just trying to contribute every way I can. It’s a great opportunity for me, I really don’t want to waste it,” said Pirri, who has at least one point in every game he’s played for Vegas. “The team’s playing well. I thought we played three solid periods tonight. We played a complete 60 tonight and it showed.”Pirri, recalled from the AHL’s Chicago Wolves earlier in the day, blistered a shot from the point past goaltender Philipp Grubauer with 9:49 left. In his six games with the Golden Knights Chicago Blackhawks T-Shirts Womens , Pirri has seven goals and one assist.Vegas, with the eighth-best penalty kill in the NHL, staved off back-to-back power plays for Colorado in the final six minutes. The Golden Knights have the fourth-best home penalty kill, stopping opponents on 48 of 55 opportunities (87.3 percent).“I think it gives you a lot of energy when you have your guys go out there and kill a penalty,” Vegas defenseman Nate Schmidt said. “It kind of deflates you for a second ’cause you’ve got to go right back into it, but guys take that pride in knowing they’re going out there and got to stop the power play, otherwise you’re possibly heading into overtime.”Overtime was the last thing the Golden Knights wanted after losing consecutive games in OT at home on Saturday and Sunday against Montreal and Los Angeles, respectively, by identical scores of 4-3.“That was make or break right there. Last (two) games the other teams beat us at the end of the game and I didn’t want that to happen again,” said Marc-Andre Fleury, who made 31 saves to improve to 21-10-4. “I thought our guys did a great job in front of me Sam Reinhart Jersey , defending and taking space away from them. Our D-men have been great. I didn’t have too much action at some times, but at the end I knew I had to make a couple of saves to keep it there.”Paul Stastny celebrated his 33rd birthday with a goal for the Golden Knights, who remained in third place in the Pacific Division with 46 points — one back of San Jose.Grubauer (8-4-3) made 41 saves and J.T. Compher scored for the Avalanche, third in the Central Division with 44 points — two behind second-place Nashville.Colorado, which ranks fourth in the NHL in goals (130) and sixth in goals per game (3.42), was held to one or none for the sixth time this season. The Avalanche lead the league in third-period goals (54) but were shut out late by Fleury, who made 13 saves in the final frame.“I think we’ve gone through some stretches where we’ve had some trouble with our breakouts here, which we’ve never really had before,” Colorado coach Jared Bednar said. “I think, in our zone, we’re too selective on our shots. I’d like to see us move it Womens Zemgus Girgensons Jersey , shoot it a little more. I thought they did a really nice job early. It doesn’t have to be a fancy, highlight-reel play. It’s just got to get to the net and make sure we have numbers.”Compher found the net when he camped out to the right of Fleury and tipped in Mikko Rantanen’s shot to give the Avalanche an early 1-0 lead. Rantanen has 60 points (16 goals, 44 assists), including at least one in 19 of his last 22 games.Vegas tied it later in the first period when Stastny — drafted 44th overall by Colorado in 2005 — took the puck to the net and was denied by Grubauer before punching in his own rebound with a backhand.Stastny, who played his first eight NHL seasons with the Avs and ranks ninth on their career scoring list with 458 points, has three goals for the Golden Knights — all in the last six games.Vegas improved to 3-0-1 against the Avalanche since joining the league last season and has outscored them by a combined 14-4.NOTES: Vegas forward Max Pacioretty went back on injured reserve. … Golden Knights forward Ryan Carpenter played in his 100th career game. … Vegas improved to 8-0 with 40 or more shots on goal. … Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon is the only NHL player to rank among the league’s top 10 in points (third with 57), goals (ninth with 22) and assists (fifth with 35). He has a point in 20 of his last 25 games. … Fleury earned his 50th win with the Golden Knights.UP NEXTAvalanche: Open a four-game homestand Saturday vs. Chicago.Golden Knights: At the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.
