The Winnipeg Jets secured a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday, December 23rd, 2024, thanks to stellar performances from their star players.
Winnipeg Jets gave their fans an early Christmas present Monday afternoon, downing the Maple Leafs 5-2 in Toronto. Toronto was the better team for the bulk of the opening period before the Jets earned the game’s first power play with just under five minutes to go in the first and their top-ranked unit cashed in.
Off a faceoff win, a Josh Morrissey point shot was tipped in front by Gabriel Vilardi, creating a big rebound that ricocheted to Kyle Connor, who buried it past Joseph Woll for his 20th goal of the season. After a slow start, Winnipeg wound up outshooting Toronto 11-8 in the opening 20 minutes and carried their 1-0 lead into the second, where it didn’t take long for them to expand their lead. Just over a minute into the period, Mark Scheifele blocked a shot near the Winnipeg blue line and the puck caromed into the neutral zone. Scheifele tracked it down and skated it into the Leafs’ end where he waited patiently for a hard-charging Connor to drive the net. Scheifele then slid a perfect pass that Connor steered into the goal for his second of the afternoon, giving Winnipeg a 2-0 lead.Not long after, Max Domi instigated a fight with Alex Iafallo (the first fighting major of Iafallo’s career), giving the Jets their second power play look of the day
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