A close to dominating game by the Winnipeg Jets today, as they defeated the Colorado Avalanche 4-1 at the MTS Centre. They played all sixty minutes with Connor Hellebyuck almost recording the donut if not for a late six-on-four power-play by the Avs with goaltender Calvin Pickard on the bench for the extra attacker.
Patrik Laine scored his eighteenth of the year and Nikolaj Ehlers, after being continuously robbed by Roberto Luongo on Thursday after a six-shot, puck-on-a-string performance, scored twice (the second being an empty-netter) to increase his output to seven goals on the season thus far. Mark Scheifele ended up with a two-point night with him assisting on both of Ehlers markers and Laine got himself three points this afternoon with his goal and the secondary helper on both of Ehlers goals as well.
Ehlers has been robbed so many times this season (both by goaltenders gloves and goalposts) that now that he's got a taste for the net again, I'm hoping that he'll fill the net over the next few games like when a scorer of his calibre goes long enough without scoring
With this victory, the Jets springboard over the Dallas Stars into fourth in the Central division, one point behind both the Los Angeles Kings and Calgary Flames with 33 points for a wildcard spot. The Jets remain five points behind the St. Louis Blues for third in the Central.
