#JETS SCORE TONIGHT SERIES#

#JETS SCORE TONIGHT SERIES#

If the Golden Knights put up a repeat performance on Thursday, they’ll be in deep trouble down 2-0 with the series shifting back to Winnipeg for the first full-capacity playoff game at Canada Life Centre since the pandemic. Karlsson’s goal was one of just two shots on net for him, while Reilly Smith led Vegas with five shots. 12 after back surgery, was also a non-factor in this game, posting a minus-3 with no shots on goal in 21:28 of ice time. Meanwhile, Golden Knights captain, Mark Stone, who was playing in his first game since Jan. That debut was less than stellar, with just two shots on goal and barely generating any scoring opportunities. Last year’s big deadline acquisition, Jack Eichel, made his playoff debut on Tuesday after missing the playoffs in each of his five years in Buffalo, before Vegas missed the cut last season. Simply put, the Jets looked like the more playoff-experienced team in what was a lacklustre performance in this series opener from the Golden Knights, with just one even strength shot in the third period. Mainly because of the uncertainty surrounding their stars heading into the postseason.

While they finished the season on top of the Western Conference standings, Vegas is not considered the overwhelming favourite in this series against the eighth-seed Jets. Wheeler scored on a weak backhand from the slot that beat a screened Brossoit five-hole to restore the two-goal lead.Īnd with an empty net, Adam Lowry added an insurance marker to make it 4-1, before scoring another on a late power play to give Winnipeg the 5-1 win. Our was awesome tonight too and I think all four lines contributed tonight.” “Yeah, they had some pushes, they got one there on us but we never wavered, we knew they were going to have some kind of push at some point, very confident group. “Right from the hop I think we stuck with our game,” Connor said post-game. Vegas responded before the end of the period on a goal from William Karlsson, which beat Connor Hellebuyck glove side to make it 2-1 after 40 minutes, but that was as close as it would get for the Golden Knights. Just one minute later, as he hit the ice for his next shift, Dubois was sprung on a partial breakaway on a pass from Blake Wheeler, scoring on a wrist shot going from the short side, over the shoulder of former Jets backup Laurent Brossoit who got the start in Game 1. Kyle Connor opened the scoring less than a minute and thirty seconds into the second period with a one-timer from the top of the circle on a feed from Pierre-Luc Dubois, with Josh Morrissey picking up the second assist. NFL footage © NFL Productions LLC.The Winnipeg Jets have drawn first blood on the Vegas Golden Knights in the first round of the NHL Playoffs with a dominant win to open the series.įollowing a scoreless first period, the Jets scored back-to-back goals, a minute apart, early in the second period, and never looked back en route to a 5-1 win and a 1-0 series lead against the top-seeded Golden Knights. All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League. NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated.

Jets score tonight