Jets ranking past due to drive OT, win on Mark Scheifele objective over Sharks

Mark Scheifele scored at 1:33 of additional time to lend a hand the Winnipeg Jets entire the comeback over the visiting San Jose Sharks 2-1 on Monday for his or her tenth directly win.

Scheifele left the puck for Nikolaj Ehlers within the prime slot, went to the online, and knocked within the rebound after Vitek Vanecek made the preliminary save on Ehlers.

Winnipeg pressured additional time all over a 6-on-5 play with 26 seconds left in legislation as Josh Morrissey tied the ranking 1-1 when he were given to a unfastened puck and scored from the highest of the left circle.

Connor Hellebuyck made 17 saves for Winnipeg.

William Eklund scored for the Sharks, who’ve misplaced six directly and 12 of 13. Vanecek used to be stellar in defeat, making 33 saves and bidding for his first shutout in just about two years. The Sharks are 0-2 on to start out their seven-game highway shuttle.

San Jose used to be 26 seconds clear of simply their 7th highway win of the season.

The Sharks went 1-for-3 at the energy play; the Jets had been 0-for-2.

Eklund gave the Sharks a 1-0 lead at 15:07 of the primary length, scoring on a one-timer from the best circle off a move from Macklin Celebrini all over a 4-on-3 energy play.

Vanecek made a diving save on Kyle Connor’s point-blank backhand shot to maintain the 1-0 lead early in the second one length.

The ranking remained 1-0 in spite of a livid ultimate minute of the length. That incorporated Vanecek making a chain of saves all over a Jets energy play, and San Jose’s Tyler Toffoli hitting the submit on a rebound try.

Winnipeg’s Colin Miller hit the left submit with slightly below 11 mins closing within the 3rd length. Not up to six mins later, Adam Lowry had an opportunity to even the ranking, however Vanecek grew to become him away with a stellar pad save.

In the long run, despite the fact that, the Sharks may now not stay Winnipeg off the scoreboard, as late-game heroics and the early additional time ranking lifted the Jets to victory.

The Jets entered Monday averaging 3.60 objectives in line with recreation – 2nd within the NHL – whilst San Jose used to be permitting 3.71 objectives in line with recreation, which is essentially the most within the NHL.

–Box Stage Media