Jets Let Wings Off Of Hook

  The Winnipeg Jets played a decent game against the Detroit Red Wings last night at the MTS Centre, even though they failed to convert two powerplay chances; however the home side let the visitors off of the proverbial hook after leading 3-1 after the first period.  Andrew Copp, Dustin Byfuglien and Patrik Laine scored for the Jets.  Laine potted his league-leading 17th goal of the season.  He is currently tied with the Penguins Sidney Crosby.  Tomas Tatar answered for the Red Wings.

It was all Red Wings in the second, with rookie Anthony Mantha and Thomas Vanek scoring to tie the game. There was a moment late in the third when Blake Wheeler had control of the puck behind the Wings net and was unceremoniously dumped that would have had given the Jets a powerplay to play with.  No call.

Overtime solved nothing, so the second shootout competition of the Jets season saw the fifth period go to two rounds with Laine scoring for the Jets, while Vanek and Henrik Zetterberg put the Wings over the top after a Brian Little miss.

The Jets played well enough to win...in the first period.  Once again the second period was the Jets bane.  Two markers by the Wings deflated the Jets enough that it carried the Wings momentum into the third.  The Jets should have had this one.