Winnipeg Jets: 3 Talking Points from Last Night’s 4-3 Comeback Win

2. Josh Morrissey Shows His Class

There is no doubt that Josh Morrissey is the Jets leader on defense and is one of their star players. He usually leads Jets defensemen in time on ice and is an extremely dynamic player. Morrissey showed this last night against Ottawa.

When the Jets were trailing in the dying stages in the game, they pulled Laurent Brossoit and called on Morrissey and five forwards to tie the game.

Morrissey received a pass at the top of the zone and delivered a perfect one-timer at the net. You could not ask for a better shot, the puck was only a couple feet of the ice, found Blake Wheeler‘s stick in front of the goal, and was redirected into the top of the net.

This was a perfectly executed six-on-five, empty-net, play and was a great example of Morrissey’s terrific shot.

Morrissey followed up his assist on the game-tying goal with a beautiful assist on Nikolaj Ehlers game winning goal.

In overtime, Morrissey delivered an absolutely stunning breakout pass over two Senators to Andrew Copp who was streaking down the far side wing. Copp then fed the puck to Ehlers who was going full-speed towards the net and the Winnipeg Jets number 27 made no doubts about it, and slotted the game winner home to give the Jets all two points.

Morrissey showed last night why he can be considered the Winnipeg Jets best defenseman, with his vision, shot, and skating ability. The twenty-five-year-old is a game changer for the Jets and will be extremely fun to watch the rest of the season.