And boy, did they ever. After the Minnesota Wild took a 2-0 lead in the first period, the Winnipeg Jets dominated the rest of the game, including seven unanswered goals to humble the Wild, 7-2.
Why the Wild stayed with goaltender Alex Stalock after the fourth goal is beyond me; considering Devin Dubnyk was on the bench and he had three consecutive shutouts not that long ago. Lucky for the Jets , I guess.
The seven goals by the Jets matches the team-high for the season when they scored seven goals on Pittsburgh back on Oct. 29.
Joel Armia put the Jets on the board with his fourth, then Mark Scheifele got his team-leading 12th goal, on the power-play, to notch it up at two.
And the Jets never looked back.
In the second period, Jacob Trouba scored his second of the year, on nice play with Scheifele and Andrew Copp.
Matheau Perreault continues to produce after his injury, scoring his sixth on a beautiful pass from Armia. The Armia/Perrault/Hendricks line is becoming noticeable. They really seem to be clicking.
In the final frame, Kyle Connor scored his seventh goal of the year, and his first on the power-play, back-handing in a Blake Wheeler rebound, after the captain did his trademark rush off the wing, and cutting to the net with glorious speed.
Bryan Little scored his fourth on a nice slap-pass from Ben Chariot.
And after going 10 games without a goal, Blake Wheeler finally scored his sixth of the season, ending the onslaught, after his attempted pass to Scheifele on a two-on-two went off the left skate of Wild defensemen, Jonas Brodin.
Connor Hellebuyck continues to shine, as he made 17 saves off of the Wild's paltry 19 shots. His record improves to an impressive 13-2-2 and he continues to be one of the better players on a roster many people believe is chalked with great players.
Aaaand that's how you come back after getting shutout the previous game.
The Jets, for the time being, have sole possession of second in the Central, after being tied with Nashville; although the Jets had the ROW (Regulation & Overtime Wins) tie-breaker. After 24 games, the Jets possess a record of 15-6-3. Good enough for 33 points. Two points out of first place.
Good season so far.
