WINNIPEG — Winnipeg's Mark Scheifele scored two late goals, the second in overtime, to salvage a 2-1 victory for the Jets over the Chicago Blackhawks.
WINNIPEG — Winnipeg's Mark Scheifele scored two late goals, the second in overtime, to salvage a 2-1 victory for the Jets over the Chicago Blackhawks.
The Jets' home-opener was played before 14,564 fans at Canada Life Centre on Friday night – just short of a sellout on the same night the Winnipeg Blue Bombers sold out their CFL game against the Toronto Argonauts.Ryan Donato had scored late in the second period to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 1-0 lead.Takeaways
Jets: After beating the Western Conference champion Edmonton Oilers 6-0, they were stymied by Soberblom and a stifling Chicago defensive game until the waning moments. Blackhawks: After shutting down the Jets for most of three periods, they were overwhelmed in the last few minutes of regulation and OT.With Hellebuyck pulled in favour of an extra attacker, Scheifele scored on a backhand shot from his knees on a Nikolai Ehlers rebound with just 1:04 left in regulation to knot the score at 1-1.The Jets outshot Chicago 36-25 with both goalies making a number of key saves on dangerous shots. Soberblom didn’t stand a chance on either goal.
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