{"id":287677,"date":"2024-10-14T09:22:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T14:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=287677"},"modified":"2024-10-14T09:22:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T14:22:04","slug":"game-recap-winnipeg-jets-2-minnesota-wild-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=287677","title":{"rendered":"Game Recap: Winnipeg Jets 2, Minnesota Wild 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WINNIPEG –<\/strong>\u00a0Kyle Connor<\/a>\u00a0scored 51 seconds into overtime for the Winnipeg Jets in their third straight win to start the season, 2-1 against the Minnesota Wild at Canada Life Centre on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no give-up, no quit in this group,\u201d Connor said. \u201cNo matter what it is, we\u2019re sticking to the same game plan we\u2019re calling. We\u2019re down 1-0 last game to Chicago (2-1 OT win Friday). We knew it was coming. Some nights it goes our way. We\u2019re able to find one with one minute to go (in the first period), we\u2019re able to get one there at the end and catch teams not being ready, too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connor\u2019s snap shot from the right circle came on the power play after Wild defenseman Zach Bogosian<\/a> took a holding the stick penalty with six seconds remaining in the third period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“You saw it at the end, not many guys can stand still and put that shot like he does,\u201d Winnipeg coach Scott Arniel said. \u201cHe\u2019s a guy that shoots from all angles, all places. He did it the other night, actually, he had a couple off the mask, a couple off the shoulder. His release is so good that you want him to do that. You don\u2019t want him not to take his shots. When he\u2019s on, he\u2019s finding holes, he\u2019s finding places on the ice so he can get that shot away.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mark Scheifele<\/a> had a goal and an assist for the Jets (3-0-0), and Connor Hellebuyck<\/a> made 26 saves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m very thankful for that guy,\u201d Scheifele said of his linemate Connor. \u201cHe\u2019s tremendous. He\u2019s an amazing player. That shot was absolutely phenomenal. I am very thankful for KC, that\u2019s for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jake Middleton<\/a> scored for the Wild (1-0-2), who have lost two straight but gained a point in each after a 5-4 shootout loss to the Seattle Kraken on Saturday. Filip Gustavsson<\/a> made 33 saves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c[Gustavsson] was unbelievable. He stood on his head,\u201d Middleton said. \u201cAnd I feel horrible for him, I made a poor decision. With 15 seconds left, I change and I put my partner coming on the ice in a bad spot and we\u2019re down a man going into OT. Gus deserves a better outcome than that. He stood on his head for us all game.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middleton gave Minnesota a 1-0 lead at 4:06 of the first period with a wrist shot from the right point that beat a screened Hellebuyck stick side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI thought that the competitive nature of the group, the battle in a fatigue-state, I\u2019ve got a lot of time for,\u201d Minnesota coach John Hynes said. \u201cI told the team it\u2019s about a culture and a mindset, mental toughness and physical toughness, I thought we had that tonight, and at a high level. Coming in, we knew it was going to be a hard road game.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scheifele extended his goal streak to three games (four goals, two assists) when he tied it 1-1 with two seconds remaining in the first with a one-timer from the top of the right circle directly off a face-off win. The goal came during a 6-on-5 man-advantage with Hellebuyck on the bench for an extra attacker for the offensive-zone face-off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe played it exactly how we wanted to, actually,\u201d Wild defenseman Brock Faber<\/a> said. \u201cA perfect face-off and a perfect shot, really. It\u2019s unfortunate, and it\u2019s almost like when two perfect plays like that happen back-to-back, it\u2019s almost undefendable. It\u2019s unfortunate, it\u2019s a huge momentum swing. Obviously those goals you can\u2019t afford to give up, but it\u2019s a 1-1 game going into the second, that\u2019s how we looked at it. I think all in all we played it the right way, the puck just found its way into the back of the net.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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