Winnipeg Jets: 3 Talking Points as the Jets Beat the Flames 3-2
1. Winnipeg’s Powerplay Saves the Day
One area that we’ve seen the Jets work a lot on during their camp is their powerplay. Paul Maurice and the Jets coaching staff have used many different powerplay combinations in the past couple of weeks as they look to solidify their units for the start of the season.
Up to the midpoint of the third period, the Jets’ powerplay struggled yesterday. They had four opportunities and had yet to score, but did have some good scoring opportunities.
Fortunately, on their fifth man advantage, Winnipeg was able to score the go-ahead goal and the eventual game winner courtesy of Ehlers.
Josh Morrissey who was on the right point (to the left of Calgary’s net) worked the puck down to the corner to Paul Stastny. Stastny then passed the puck up to Nate Schmidt, who was standing near the blueline in the middle of the offensive zone.
Schmidt then delivered a fake slap shot and passed the puck to his left where Ehlers was skating towards the net. Ehlers then fired off a quick shot through Vladar’s five-hole and into the back of the net.
Ehlers’ powerplay goal was a thing of beauty. It was great to see the resiliency of Winnipeg’s powerplay after getting shutout earlier in the game, but then delivering the game winning goal.
The Jets and Flames will complete this two-game series on Friday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary. The opening puck drop for that game is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. central time. Stay tuned to our site for a game preview of the Jets’ final preseason game!
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