One good turn deserves another it seems, out as Bryan Little and Patrik Laine found last night. The two have been finding some chemistry lately and it culminated last night in a 3-2 overtime win over the St. Louis Blues.
Little set up Laine midway through the third on a beautiful play by Laine to get position on Kevin Shattenkirk for the tap-in. it was Laine's 16th goal of the season, tying him presently with Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby. for the league in goals.
Then, to return the favor in the overtime period, Laine made a sweet move on Blues defenceman Alex Pietrangelo to send a saucer pass onto Little's stick for the empty-net finisher, catching Blues goaltender Carter Hutton out of position.
The Jets were without Mark Scheifele last night as he was scratched due to a lower-body injury suffered in the 6-3 pummeling at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers Thursday night.
It was a road victory the Jets sorely needed after going 0-5 on the last time away from the MTS Centre between Nov. 17th-25th. The Jets sit fifth in the Western Conference wildcard spot. They are tied with three other teams at 26 points and are only two points from third in the Central division.
