The Winnipeg Jets shutout the Vegas Golden Knights 4-0 on home ice yesterday. Here are three talking points from the game.
The Winnipeg Jets played host to the Vegas Golden Knights last night at the Canada Life Centre in an important matchup in the Western Conference Wild Cars Race.
The Jets entered the game four points behind Vegas, who was sitting in the second Wild Card playoff spot. The Dallas Stars were also sitting 1 point behind the Golden Knights with three games in hand.
Regardless, this game was the perfect opportunity for the Jets to gain ground on a team in front of them in the standings and they did not let this chance go to waste as they won 4-0.
Here are our three talking points from the Jets win:
3. New Look Third Line
Kevin Chevldayoff and the Jets management team were extremely active during Monday’s trade deadline. In total, the Jets made six trades and welcomed two new players at the NHL level and two noncomers at the AHL level.
One of those players arriving to the Jets was a familiar foe, Mason Appleton, while the other new player was Zach Sanford and both of these players featured on the same line.
Appleton and Sanford played on a line with Paul Stastny. Although this line did not contribute any goals to the win, they played well, especially on the defensive side of the puck, and did the little things right.
Sanford drew the penalty that the Jets scored their first goal of the game on that subsequent powerplay.
The stat lines for both of these players are as follows:
Appleton: 15:24 time on ice, 1 shot, 2 hits, 67% faceoff win percentage
Sanford: 12:07 time on ice, 2 hits, 2 blocks, 2 takeaways.