EDMONTON — Mason Appleton had a goal and two assists as the Winnipeg Jets trounced the Edmonton Oilers 6-0 in the season-opener for both teams Wednesday. Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck made 30 saves for his 38th career shutout.
EDMONTON — Mason Appleton had a goal and two assists as the Winnipeg Jets trounced the Edmonton Oilers 6-0 in the season-opener for both teams Wednesday.Adam Lowry and Mark Scheifele each had a goal and an assist for Winnipeg, while Nino Niederreiter and Josh Morrissey each contributed a pair of assists.Edmonton outshot Winnipeg 30-20. It wasn't the start the Oilers wanted after reaching the Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final last season before losing out to the Florida Panthers.
Oilers: Leon Draisaitl, who will become the highest paid player in the NHL next season, carried into the game a franchise-record, eight-game point streak in season-openers , but wasn't able to extend that streak.Winnipeg's two goals in a 20-second span gave the visitors a 4-0 lead less than five minutes into the second period.
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