For the first time since April of 2016, the Winnipeg Jets have won three consecutive games. It finally happened tonight in a very entertaining game against the Dallas Stars, taking two points out of the American Airlines Center, 4-3.
It was only the Jets second successful attempt at winning three consecutive games after going 1-17-2 in 20 tries, going back to last season's last-ditch attempt in the last four games of the season.
The last time the Jets won three consecutive games was when they won the last four games of the season last year. It was a too little too late then, as the Jets missed the playoffs, but secured the lottery ball numbers they needed to jump four spots in the NHL Lottery to the second spot and secured Patrik Laine into their roster.
Mark Scheifele scored a couple (his 24th & 25th) after having a goal overturned due to an offside, extending his points streak to four games, with four goals and three assists in that span, taking the team lead in goals over Patrik Laine by two. His second goal on the power-play turned out to be the game winner.
Along with Scheifele, three other Jets extended point streaks in this game, as Bryan Little scored to continue his streak to seven games, with eight goals in that stretch. Patrik Laine extended his streak with two assists, to six games. Laine also set up the opening goal by Bryan Little. Mathieu Perreault also assisted on Little`s goal, as returned to the line-up after missing three games with a broken thumb suffered January 23rd. The third player is captain Blake Wheeler, who extended a point streak that includes seven points in four games, including five assists.
Laine made up for a penalty that resulted in a power-play goal by the Stars, with a nice feed to Ehlers, who one-timed it past Kari Lehtonen for his 19th of the year.
Ondrej Pavelec was outstanding tonight, although he let in two goals off of jicy rebounds, he twice made unbelievable glove saves, and a game-saving toe save on Jamie Benn, after Benn stole the puck from Lane and went in on a breakaway.
Right after that, Scheifele scored his second and game-winner. The Stars out shot the Jets 14-3 in the third period, and Pavelec stood his ground to steal the win, making 39 saves.
With this win, the Jets remain in fifth place in the Central division with 54 points, one point behind the St. Louis Blues, who leap-frogged the Calgary Flames in the standings with a win over the Maple Leafs tonight, for the second wild-card spot. After 54 games, the Jets sports a record of 25-25-4.
