As Finland was celebrating the sport of hockey, the Winnipeg Jets and Carolina Hurricanes had the privilege of starting the game at 11:30 a.m. CST. Let's see if the fast start affected the Jets' play…
There was no question that the Hurricanes controlled the puck more often than the Jets in the first period, but Winnipeg did a very good job of keeping shot attempts away from Hellebuyck's crease. With the help of a 2-on-1 power play advantage and a tenacious forecheck, Carolina finished the period with four medium-danger shots on net (2 better than Winnipeg). The Jets had several chances, including Appleton nearly connecting with Niederreiter in the goal crease and Iafallo getting a great chance on a rebound. When the horn honked, neither Bucky nor Kochetkov could solve it. MoneyPuck's shot chart clearly shows that the Canes were the better team in the first frame, but they couldn't get any chances out of tight situations and the Jets defense held on.
1st Period MoneyPuck Statistics: Score: 0 to 0 Tie, Hurricanes Shots 12-10, Hurricanes Win-Win Rate 66%, Expected Goals – All Situations (1.14-0.67 CAR), and 5-on-5 (0.81-0.45 CAR)
The midfield started with some tougher checking hockey from both teams, but Winnipeg showed some great looks as they looked to take the lead (Baron enters alone with a flip pass from Pionk, but is pokechecked by a tender car before he can put it in his pocket.). The Jets then got his first power play of the game, but he got an extra skater and he only made one shot on net. Once the teams were evenly matched, Samberg took a shot on the fourth-line forecheck, but Carolina converted the save into a quick counterattack to make it 2-1. Necas brings the puck up the ice and chooses to shoot. He beat Hellebuyck clean under the glove armpit from the left faceoff circle. Our team had back-to-back PPs to get us back in the game, but we wasted a gift from the hockey gods. On a play similar to the first goal, Ehlers took a shot that hit the crossbar, but the Hurricanes turned it around. After dominating Monaghan at the blue line, the Canes made it another 2-on-1, and this time it was Teravainen who targeted Bucky's shot. Things looked bleak as Samberg was interfered in the box and Carolina added an Aho PP goal as the period ticked down. Looking at the shot chart, you can see that Winnipeg had some scoring chances, but the Hurricanes were much better at capitalizing on them.
MoneyPuck stats after 2 periods: Score: 3 to 0 For the Hurricanes, Hurricanes Shots 25-20, Hurricanes Win-worthy Rate 64%, Expected Goals – All Situations (1.92-1.15 CAR) & 5 on 5 (1.36-0.80 CAR)
To be honest, I got depressed during the second period and went to make lunch while recording the rest of the game. So I was certainly shocked to see how things unfolded… So let's get started. The Jets' top line jumped onto the ice after Lowry Rein had a long cycle shift on the Carolina side and was finally able to solve Kochetkov as Ehlers set up a long one-timer to Conner. Winnipeg continued to tilt the ice as the game went from three to a minute into the game, and it wasn't long before Schmidt was back on offense running up the right wing. The American defender found Niederreiter driving toward the net, and the Swiss winger was able to deflect the puck away from the Canes goaltender, making the game even closer. Monaghan ended up getting clipped by Bunting's stick a few minutes later, allowing Winnipeg's PP unit to jump back onto the ice. After failing in their first four attempts with extra skaters, the Jets had some big chances this time around, including Scheifele's sweet forehand and backhand moves to get the PPG. With 16 minutes left in the period, Carolina's fourth PP assist of the afternoon evened out the play. Hellebuyck may not have been in Saturday's “A” game, but he reminded me of the Edmonton Oilers' Grant Fuhr, who slammed the door after being passed by three players. In the end, the Bowness system play paid off again when Kochetkov tried to outplay Namestnikov to a loose puck six feet in front of the goal. The goaltender won the race, but his poke check sent the puck to Monaghan, who was uncovered and hit a clear shot into an empty net. Winnipeg had to endure over two minutes of 6-on-5 hockey when the Canes pulled up tender and Bucky completely stoned Teravainen on several netside chances (A great block from Nino prevented the next chance.). The Jets were able to add an empty netter when Pionk had his best performance as a quarterback, hitting Niederreiter on the fly with a flip pass. MoneyPuck's shot As his chart shows, the Hurricanes were able to add some “points” to their total, but it's also easy to see that Winnipeg got into his area dirty on his third. Masu.
MoneyPuck stats after 3rd period: 55% deserving Hurricanes win, expected goals – all situations (3.10-3.00 WPG) and 5-on-5 (2.35-1.58 CAR)
Final score: winnipeg jets Five carolina hurricanes 3
shot: carolina hurricanes 36 winnipeg jets 33
Game observations:
- As I talked about, conor hellebike The article notes that although he was statistically only an “average” goaltender against the Canes (Expected goals 3 goals, goals allowed 3), Winnipeg's starter made some big saves to keep the game 3-0, ultimately posting a .914 save percentage.
- josh morrissey He's been scoring at an unprecedented pace lately…the defenseman has scored 14 points in the Jets' last six games.
- It's an honor to meet you. Nino Niederreiter Scored two goals against his former team. The third line definitely needed an offensive spark.
- meanwhile Alex Iafallo It didn't pay off much on the score sheet (1 assist), I thought he had a great match. The winger was heavily involved on the forecheck and also made some key defensive plays.
Well, I can say that. sean monaghan & mark scheifele Don't read my article…because neither of them took my advice to shoot more against Carolina. Mony scored on one of his two shots and Thief made his only shot.
Next game: Winnipeg Jets @ Buffalo Sabers – Sunday, March 3rd @ 6:00 PM Central
The Jets and Sabers were in a back-to-back situation on Sunday, with Buffalo coming away with an impressive 7-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights.
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