Winnipeg's second line of Nikolaj Ehlers, Sean Monahan, and Tyler Toffoli powered the Jets to a 6-1 victory over the Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Sunday.
1 | 2 | 3 | F | |
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BLUE JACKETS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
WPG JETS | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
1st Period
Winnipeg opened the scoring at 1:6 when a wide-open Kyle Connor took a feed from Mark Scheifele and a fired snapshot from the slot past Elvis Merzlikins.
The Blue Jackets nearly tied the game at 4:36 when Ivan Provorov's left-point shot hit the crossbar.
Winnipeg responded by nearly doubling the lead on the power play at 12:32 when Ehlers' shot trickled past Merzlikins, but Erik Gudbranson was able to clear the puck out of harm's way.
The Jets led 1-0 after 20 minutes despite trailing 11-7 in shots on goal.
2nd Period
Ehlers would double the Winnipeg lead at 1:10 with a snapshot from the left circle off a no-look backhand feed from Toffoli.
Toffoli added to Winnipeg's lead at 9:45 with a shot from the slot on the rush that started after Kirill Marchenko was dislodged off the puck against the boards in the Blue Jackets' offensive zone.
Logan Stanley made it 4-0 Jets at 12:00 with a left-point slapshot through a screen.
The Jets extended their lead to five at 18:24 when Vladislav Namestnikov took the rebound from Pionk's blast that took a weird carom off the backboards and roofed a left-circle shot past Merzlikins, who was halfway out of the net.
Winnipeg led 5-0 after 40 minutes and took a 20-19 advantage in shots on goal into the third period.
3rd Period
Brendan Gaunce got the Jackets on the board at 0:39 when he cleaned up a rebound in the crease for his second goal of the season.
Winnipeg thought they regained a five-goal lead at 4:34 when Morgan Barron deflected a long shot past Merzlikins, but the goal was taken off the board because he scored with a high stick.
Toffoli scored his second of the game at 17:34 after intercepting Damon Severson's pass and beating Merzlikins on a breakaway.
With the 6-1 loss, the Blue Jackets fall to 23-34-11.
Stats
- Shots on Goal: WPG 27-31 CBJ
- Face-off %: WPG 45.8-54.2 CBJ
- Power play: WPG 0/1-0/2 CBJ
- Giveaways: WPG 1-8 CBJ
- Takeaways: WPG 2-3 CBJ
- Blocked shots: WPG 22-11 CBJ
- Hits: WPG 8-10 CBJ
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5-on-5 stats (via naturalstattrick.com):
- Expected Goals (xG): WPG 2.41-1.51 CBJ
- Shot Attempts (CF): WPG 42-54 CBJ
- Shots on Goal (SF): WPG 25-24 CBJ
- Scoring Chances (SCF): WPG 21-25 CBJ
- High-Danger Chances (HDCF): WPG 11-8 CBJ
Injury Update
- Adam Boqvist is out with an upper-body injury sustained on Thursday against the Ottawa Senators. There is no timetable for his return.
- Sean Kuraly is week-to-week with a lower-body injury sustained on Tuesday against the Montreal Canadiens.
- Yegor Chinakhov is day-to-day with an upper-body injury he suffered during Tuesday's against the Canadiens.
- Justin Danforth suffered a concussion on Mar. 7. There is no timetable for his return.
- Kent Johnson has been placed on injured reserve with a torn labrum in his left shoulder that will sideline him for the remainder of the season. He underwent successful surgery on March 7 and is expected to make a full recovery in six months.
- Patrik Laine entered the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program on Jan. 28 and will be away from the team indefinitely.
- Adam Fantilli suffered a calf laceration on Jan. 28 and is expected to miss eight weeks.
Next Up
The club will kick off its five-game road trip on Tuesday against the Detroit Red Wings at 7 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Ohio.
They'll continue their road trip on Friday against the Colorado Avalanche at 9 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Ohio.