Baidu_NHL/NHL_Vancouver Canucks vs Winnipeg Jets April 4 2015.mp4

The

Jets

have

played

well

at

the

MTS

Center

this

year.

But

they

have

not

had

success

in

their

last

couple

of

games.

They

look

to

get

back

to

their

winning

ways

today.

It's

an

afternoon

game.

The

Canucks

are

in

town.

They

look

to

get

back

to

their

winning

ways

this

afternoon.

Drew

Stafford

said

that

they

know

that

they've

got

to

turn

things

around.

Nobody's

waiting

to

help

them

out.

They

need

to

take

care

of

their

own

business.

There's

one

lineup

change

that

by

now

everyone

knows

about.

Dustin

Byfuglien

was

suspended

by

the

NHL

on

Thursday

for

four

games

for

his

cross-check

on

J.T.

Miller.

So

he

is

out

of

the

lineup.

Jay

Harrison

draws

in

his

place.

It's

just

the

way

it's

been

going

for

this

team.

If

they

did

have

their

best

lineup

against

the

New

York

Rangers,

After

all

the

trades

and

after

all

the

injured

players

were

back,

They

had

that

lineup

for

just

one

game.

Down

between

the

benches

is

Brian

Engblom

for

what

we

expect

to

be

a

very

good

contest

between

the

teams.

The

Winnipeg

Jets

and

the

Vancouver

Canucks.

Some

battle

scars

of

your

own,

But

the

Winnipeg

Jets

do

start

life

without

Dustin

Byfuglien

for

four

games.

It's

a

shame

for

the

Jets

and

obviously

for

Dustin

Byfuglien.

I

don't

second-guess

how

suspensions

are

handled

because

it

doesn't

do

any

good.

Paul

Maurice

has

that

attitude

too.

And

so

do

the

players.

It

is

what

it

is

at

this

point.

But

the

optics

were

bad

for

Dustin

Byfuglien.

And

he

ends

up

with

four

games.

So

we

take

a

look

at

the

pairings,

The

matchups

on

defense

especially,

Which

will

be

rearranged

a

little

bit.

Not

the

top

one.

Enstrom

and

Myers

have

been

together

for

a

while.

Stewart

and

Trouba

have

been

together

as

well,

and

those

top

four

will

get

more

ice

time

because

of

it;

they've

been

down

this

road

before

they

played

extremely

well

as

the

six

of

them

in

the

nine

games

when

Dustin

Byfuglien

was

out

with

injuries

and

they

ended

up

six

and

three

in

that

stretch.

Of

course

they

don't

do

it

alone;

they

do

it

with

the

forward

lines.

The

top

line

is

staying

together,

as

are

the

top

two

lines.

The

interesting

thing

will

be

in

this

game

and

as

games

go

on,

Where

will

Perreault,

Tlusty

and

Stempniak,

players

like

that,

will

they

be

rearranged?

But

for

this

game

so

far,

That's

the

way

it's

going

to

start

off.

When

you

look

at

the

Winnipeg

Jets'

schedule,

They

have

five

games

remaining.

It

starts

today

against

the

Vancouver

Canucks.

The

Jets

have

done

a

good

job

all

season

long

at

being

prepared

to

start

games.

Five-game

winning

streak.

Jay

Harrison

maybe

said

it

best

yesterday.

We

don't

look

at

it

as

having

to

win

five

games

in

a

row.

We

look

at

it

as

winning

one

game

five

times.

And

it

starts

this

afternoon.

The

Vancouver

Canucks

and

the

Winnipeg

Jets

as

we

send

you

down

to

ice

level

for

some

of

the

ambiance

in

this

building

in

Canada.

Mainstand,

Remove

your

hats

and

welcome

to

your

Winnipeg

Jets

zone,

Stacey

Nantras

for

the

singing

of

O

Canada.

Lucky

winner.

Eddie

Lack

has

played

in

of

games.

Since

taking

over

from

the

injured

Ryan

Miller

and

Andre

Pavlik,

This

is

his

ninth

start

in

the

last

He

will

get

the

start

for

Winnipeg.

And

that

is

off

the

stick

of

Yannick

Weber

and

out

of

play.

In

a

big

game,

you

start

your

big

guns.

The

little

line

starts

with

Enstrom

and

Myers

on

the

back

end,

They

get

the

puck

right

in

the

Vancouver

zone

to

start

it

off.

Control

the

puck

along

the

wall.

Be

in

the

right

position.

Watch

Frolik.

A

little

reverse

cycle

there

as

Frolik

comes

up

high

in

the

top

of

the

circle

with

the

net-front

presence

well

executed.

Jacob

Trouba

in

from

the

line.

In

for

Blake

Wheeler.

And

that

goes

off

a

stick

and

up

and

out

of

play.

Play

Winnipeg

Jets

hockey.

Big,

strong,

and

fast.

And

for

Vancouver,

rope-a-dope.

Take

the

punches

early

and

try

to

kill

them

with

execution.

The

Nucks

do

not

score

a

lot

in

the

first

period.

The

Jets

do.

At

center.

Scheifele

chips

it

back

in

and

goes

after

it

around.

Weber

centers.

For

Wheeler,

and

he

couldn't

get

a

clean

whack

at

it

knocked

away

Jay

Harrison

in

the

lineup

with

no

Dustin

Byfuglien.

Gets

it

for

Adam

Pardy.

Up

for

Adam

Lowry.

Now

cross

ice

for

Harrison.

Through

center.

Mathieu

Perreault

couldn't

handle

it.

Back

in

for

Derek

Dorsett.

Dorsett

in

the

front

of

the

net.

And

it

was

ticked

wide

by

Sean

Mathias.

In

the

corner

Pardy.

Try

to

send

it

around.

Canucks

control.

Dorsett

trying

to

spin

it

back

in

behind

the

Jets

net.

And

he

does.

Dorsett

out

there

with

Lyndon

Vey.

Both

of

them

played

for

Desjardins

in

Medicine

Hat

of

the

Western

Hockey

League.

Stepniak

in.

In

for

Adam.

Lowry

gets

some

help

from

Stepniak

to

the

line

for

Stewart.

Stewart

for

Tlusty.

It

bounces

in

front.

And

Lyndon

Vey

grabs

it

off.

Vey,

left

side

pass.

The

Canucks

in

front

for

Dorsett.

Jacob

Trouba

for

Thorburn,

for

Slater.

Chris

Thorburn,

NHL

game

for

him.

Turned

over

at

center;

Edler

for

Jannik

Hansen.

Hansen

takes

it

wide.

Hansen

to

the

front

of

the

net.

And

a

bit

of

a

chance

there

for

Sven

Baertschi.

Gionek

got

cleared

away

in

his

first

game

as

a

Vancouver

Canuck

after

coming

over

from

Calgary.

Slater

pass

for

Tlusty.

Canucks

break

it

up

and

some

room

for

Jannik

Hansen.

Hansen

will

chip

it

in.

Pavlik

plays

it

up

the

near

boards.

Canucks

control

though.

Daniel

Sedin

and

it's

turned

over.

Here

comes

Ladd.

Ladd

looking

for

some

help.

Enstrom

joins

the

attack.

Centers!

And

Frolik

couldn't

get

a

stick

on

it.

Canucks

control

with

Sedin.

Bounces

it

out

at

center.

Looking

for

Henrik

Sedin.

Burrows

is

with

him.

Burrows

Plays

it

deep

to

Enstrom.

Little

stutter

step

to

get

away

from

Burrows.

On

for

Little

and

on

now

for

Myers.

Frolik

to

the

front

of

the

net!

He

couldn't

get

a

stick

on

it;

his

stick

was

lifted

by

the

defenseman.

Burrows

rocked

hard.

Burrows

had

his

back

turned

to

Stewart.

Stewart

comes

and

just

takes

him

out

along

the

wall.

No

penalty

called

on

him.

But

the

Jets

have

got

to

sort

out

the

rush

of

the

Vancouver

Canucks.

Three

big

chances

for

the

Nucks

on

the

rush.

Hand

use

for

Weber.

On

for

Radim

Vrbata.

goals

for

Radim

Vrbata.

On

for

Bonino.

Bonino's

shot

stopped

by

Trouba.

And

then

Trouba

roughs

up

Bonino

in

the

corner.

To

the

blue

line

for

Kevin

Bieksa.

Bieksa

trying

to

get

a

lane

to

the

net.

Stafford

stayed

with

him.

Jumping

in

from

the

blue

line

with

Spisa

and

the

glove

save.

And

now

we've

got

Stewart

at

the

side

of

the

net.

All

tied

up.

A

glove

save

there

by

Ondrej

Pavelec.

I

think

both

coaches

are

happy.

There's

finally

a

whistle.

This

game

was

getting

out

of

control.

Watch

this

hit

by

Stewart.

Burrows

is

controlling

the

hit.

Their

players

on

the

bench

were

warning

Burrows

that

Stewart

was

coming.

So

he

knew

it

was

happening.

On

the

rush,

There's

a

graze

at

the

post

by

the

Vancouver

Canucks.

It

was

the

third

line

that

was

getting

the

chances.

Dorsett

was

in

the

middle

of

both

of

them.

That

was

the

second

one.

Berchi

set

up

the

first

one

and

then

Berchi

goes

to

the

net.

He

partially

fanned

on

that

one.

It

almost

beat

Pavelec

anyway

because

it

ended

up

being

a

change-up.

But

the

Jets

are

not

jamming

the

middle

of

the

ice

or

playing

man

for

man

on

the

rush.

You've

got

to

do

one

or

the

other,

or

it's

going

to

end

up

in

the

back

of

your

net.

Three

good

chances

for

the

Canucks

on

the

rush.

Shawn

Matthias

out

with

Linden

Vey

and

Derek

Dorsett.

Matthias

came

over

in

the

Luongo

deal

from

Florida.

goals

on

the

year

for

him.

It's

been

a

good

season

for

Shawn

Matthias.

Yuri

Tlusty

with

Spisa.

Slater

trying

to

find

it.

Tlusty

scores!

Slater

puts

it

in

the

back

of

the

net.

Big

couple

of

games

in

a

row

there.

The

lead.

Slater

came

into

this

game

with

four

points

in

five

games,

including

two

goals.

But

look

at

Tolusti

get

in

there

on

the

forecheck.

And

then

he

gets

support

from

Slater.

And

then

Slater

is

rounding

the

net

to

get

back

into

good

defensive

position.

He

gets

the

pass

and

he

comes

out

from

behind

the

net.

Adam

Pardy

back

at

his

own

line.

Adam

Lowry

deflects

this

into

the

Rangers

zone.

Almost

stolen

there

by

Stempniak.

Tanev

threw

it

across.

Big

hit

as

Lowry

goes

across

and

steps

into

Bieksa.

Corrado

in

his

own

zone.

Puts

on

the

brakes.

Lost

his

footing.

Gets

some

help

there

from

Adam

Pardy.

Jay

Harrison

and

Matthew

Perone

were

complaining

in

the

crease

area;

Daniel

Sedin

was

going

crazy

on

the

referees

afterward

because

you

could

see

Eddie

Lack

was

down

and

out,

and

Henrik

Sedin

was

still

talking

to

the

referees

the

other

team

was

able

to

take

advantage

of

the

fact

that

Lack

was

down,

but

the

referees

felt

like

it

was

a

hockey

play;

the

door

of

the

penalty

box

is

open

because

they

review

every

goal

in

every

situation.

Penalties

here.

The

referees

are

probably

going

to

want

to

turn

the

temperature

down

a

little

bit

like

this.

It

has

been

a

fantastic

pace

up

and

down,

both

teams

flying,

getting

scoring

chances.

Let's

watch

the

collision

again

and

see

exactly

how

Lack

ends

up

getting

flattened.

When

Perreault

is

pushed

from

behind,

He

falls

down.

His

stick

is

even

wedged

between

the

legs

of

Eddie

Lack.

Eddie

Lack

is

trying

to

get

the

attention

of

the

referees.

The

referees

call

it

a

hockey

play.

And

it's

Jets.

Little

and

Perreault,

The

assists.

And

the

Jets

quickly

take

that

lead.

Stewart,

in

his

own

zone.

Centered

off,

cutting

into

that

Jets

lead.

Banked

out

at

center,

Eichmer

puts

it

right

back

in,

Delayed

offside.

Jets

now

with

first-period

goals,

or

scored

first

times,

first-period

goals

now

for

the

Winnipeg

Jets.

Radim

Vrbata

doesn't

miss

chances

like

that

very

often.

That

was

off

the

outside

of

the

post.

In

comes

Tlusty

with

the

backhander.

Wide,

short

side,

Slater

centers

to

the

line.

It

comes

to

Enstrom.

Enstrom

pulls

away

from

Matthias.

And

the

save

on

the

short

side.

He

closes

in

on

him

for

Sean

Mathias.

Mathias

against

Lowry.

Lowry

takes

him

to

the

boards

hard.

And

the

puck

is

grabbed

off

by

Jay

Harrison.

In

for

Lowry

as

Mathias

makes

his

way

to

the

Vancouver

bench.

Eddie

Lack

is

in

some

discomfort.

He

snares

the

long

shot

and

hangs

onto

it.

Terrific

pace

to

this

game.

Slater

opens

the

scoring.

Bollink

makes

it

That's

the

top

goal

scorer

in

the

Vancouver

Canucks,

Vrbata;

he's

got

goals,

the

second-highest

total

he's

ever

had.

You

don't

want

to

give

him

too

many

chances

if

you're

the

Winnipeg

Jets,

and

this

is

a

pretty

good

one.

He's

being

checked

from

behind

a

little,

but

that

one

clanks

right

off

the

post.

Middle

of

your

screen,

watch

Thorburn

on

this

loose

puck...

Gets

a

chance

at

it

and

just

at

the

last

second

is

blocked

by

Bieksa

and

then

Lowry

on

the

backcheck;

Sean

Mathias

is

a

big

guy,

he

was

at

full

flight,

he

wanted

to

do

the

stop-up,

he

had

it

measured

perfectly.

And

he

really

put

a

hard

hit

on

Sean

Mathias.

Mathias

could

still

feel

it

on

the

bench

when

he

came

back

during

the

TV

timeout.

Radim

Vrbata

leads

the

Vancouver

Canucks

in

shots

on

goal

with

And

unless

they

rule

that

it

went

off

Pavlik

before

it

hit

the

post,

That

won't

even

be

a

shot

on

goal

for

the

scorer.

Matthew

Perrault

in

the

corner.

Shot

attempts

in

this

game:

in

favor

of

the

Winnipeg

Jets,

who

had

shot

attempts

against

the

New

York

Rangers

on

Tuesday.

Right-side

chance

Stepniak

got

spilled

as

he

fired

that

one

wide;

rebound

around

the

boards

and

Matthew

Perot

will

hunt

this

down

in

the

Vancouver

end,

plays

some

give-and-go

there

with

Adam

Partey.

Partey

for

Stepniak

just

offside

at

the

Vancouver

line.

And

Stepniak.

He

got

knocked

down

and

is

checking

to

make

sure

he's

okay.

The

Vancouver

Canucks

have

had

a

surprising

year

in

my

mind.

They

had

a

lot

to

recover

from

last

year.

The

coaching

changes,

The

goaltending

situation.

Willie

Desjardins

has

done

a

heck

of

a

job.

I

don't

see

one

particular

thing

that

Vancouver

just

overpowers

you

with.

But

they

just

found

a

way

to

win

an

awful

lot

of

games

this

year.

Two

and

one

on

this

sport.

The

Vancouver

Canucks

will

go

to

the

power

play.

To

the

penalty

box

will

go

Bryan

Little.

And

Michael

Frolik

definitely

felt

that

one.

Dennis.

I

mean,

That

was

a

shoulder

drop,

right?

Into

the

chest

by

Dan

Hamhuis.

Hamhuis,

The

defenseman,

Standing

up

at

the

Winnipeg

Jets

line.

Trollick

just

wasn't

ready

for

it;

got

almost

a

smile

on

his

face

like,

ooh,

I

never

saw

that

one

coming.

He

wanted

to

make

a

little

move

right

here.

It

was

in

his

feet.

He

turns

around.

That's

like

running

into

a

lamppost

on

your

bicycle.

And

then

later

on,

the

same

shift,

Bryan

Little

blows

a

tire

and

ends

up

causing

a

trip.

Adam

Lowry.

Sends

this

back

into

the

Vancouver

end.

Zone.

Slater

in

on

the

forecheck.

Canucks

quickly

send

it

ahead

for

Henrik

Sedin.

Radim

Vrbata

and

the

two

Sedins

each

have

power-play

points

on

the

year

for

the

Vancouver

Canucks.

Vrbata

leads

them

in

power-play

goals

with

That

is

a

career

high

for

him.

Weber

at

the

line.

Unloads

it

and

Pavelec

sees

that

one

all

the

way

and

shuts

it

down.

An

interesting

point,

which

I

agree

with,

Dennis,

when

you

talk

about

the

top

three

guys

on

Vancouver.

The

Sedins

and

Vrbata

all

have

points.

So

that's

a

lot

of

guys

for

sure

to

keep

track

of.

But

make

the

other

two

guys

beat

you

more.

Where

are

the

points

coming

from?

You

have

to

know

where

those

three

guys

are

on

the

ice

all

the

time

on

the

power

play

and

take

them

away

whenever

you

can.

Cross-ice

feed

for

Burrows

and

he

didn't

get

much

on

the

shot.

Higgins.

For

Bonino

and

back

for

Tanev.

Back

for

Higgins.

He'll

send

it

rink-wide.

Hamhuis

takes

it

off

the

sideboards.

Slot

for

Bonino.

Line

for

Tanev.

Now

for

Hamhuis.

Watched

by

Wheeler.

Hamhuis.

Bonino.

To

the

goal

line.

It

goes

for

Burrows.

Burrows

looking

for

that

cross-ice

pass.

Parenteau

had

it

blocked.

Scheifele

blocks

the

blast

from

Bonino.

And

it

ricochets

back

to

the

neutral

zone.

Scheifele

and

Wheeler

did

a

terrific

job

of

getting

in

the

shooting

lanes

each

time

the

puck

went

back

to

the

blue

line.

Higgins

winds

his

way

in,

leaves

it

for

Tanev,

watched

by

Ladd

to

the

blue

line

and

out.

The

Jets

do

lead

the

league

in

shorthanded

goals

with

ten.

The

Canucks,

On

the

other

hand,

have

given

up

the

fewest

in

the

National

Hockey

League

with

two.

Hamhuis

drops

for

Alex

Edler.

Edler's

drop

pass

was

almost

picked

off

by

Frolik

because

he

read

that

play,

but

the

Canucks

do

carry

in.

Edler,

shot

on

Pavelec,

got

a

piece

of

the

rebound!

On

this

he

was

being

congratulated,

That

shot

from

the

point

from

Edler

was

off

the

shaft

of

the

stick

of

Trouba.

I

think

it

fooled

pretty

much

all

of

the

Jets.

It

took

a

lot

of

the

steam

off

it.

Here

comes

Edler's

shot,

goes

off

the

shaft

of

the

stick,

and

then,

behind

Pavelec.

Henrik

Sedin

was

blocked

out.

In

my

view.

Henrik

Sedin

sneaks

in

behind

Pavelec.

You

can

see

how

Pavelec

was

out

to

cut

down

the

angle.

I

don't

think

he

was

sure

where

it

went

because

he

heard

or

felt

the

deflection.

It

was

a

little

slow

moving

back

to

the

post.

And

Henrik

Sedin

beat

him

there.

of

the

year

for

Henrik

Sedin,

his

fifth

power-play

goal

of

the

season,

and

a

huge

goal

for

the

Canucks

as

they

cut

that

Jets'

lead

in

half.

Penalty

killing

and

power

plays

are

always

important.

The

Vancouver

Canucks

came

in

having

scored

seven

goals

on

their

last

attempts

in

their

last

eight

games.

So

they're

on

a

pretty

good

roll.

And

when

you

get

bounces

like

that

in

situations.

You

know

that

you

are

on

a

good

roll.

Henrik

Sedin.

One

of

the

masters

on

the

power

play.

Usually

on

the

passing

end.

More

on

the

shooting

end,

but

his

instincts

were

correct

there.

You

don't

see

a

player

get

in

behind

the

goaltender

and

get

one

like

that

very

often.

Adam

Pardy,

off

the

face-off,

had

trouble

with

that

first

pass.

Baertschi

is

in

on

it.

It

bounces

around

at

the

line

and

is

grabbed

by

Lee

Stempniak.

Stempniak

takes

it

wide.

Stempniak

puts

on

the

brakes.

Plays

it

around

the

boards.

Jay

Harrison

is

after

it.

Luca

Sbisa.

Watched

by

Stempniak.

The

lead

pass.

Jannik

Hansen.

He

has

speed.

Hansen

to

the

front

of

the

net

and

tipped

away

by

Adam

Pardy

before

it

got

to

Sven

Baertschi.

Baertschi

had

a

shot

in

front

of

the

net

as

he

batted

that

one

out

of

midair.

Back

to

the

line

for

Edler.

Edler

looking

to

the

front

of

the

net.

Steered

away

by

Adam

Pardy.

Hansen

back

in

behind

the

net

for

Bo

Horvat.

Horvat

watched

by

Perreault.

Pardy.

For

Jay

Harrison.

Up

for

Stempniak.

And

the

Vancouver

Canucks.

That

power

play

certainly

has

shifted

momentum

in

this

game.

The

Jets

have

one

foot

going

backwards

now.

The

temperature's

down

in

the

game.

Which

Vancouver

would

want.

The

Jets

do

not.

Shots

still

favoring

the

Jets.

But

a

power-play

goal

by

Vancouver.

Higgins

stopped

in

front

of

the

net.

Sends

it

on

to

Blake

Wheeler.

Leads

the

Jets

in

goals,

scoring,

trying

to

get

it

to

Scheifele.

Picked

off.

And

the

Canucks

will

start

back

Bonino.

Ahead

for

Radim

Vrbata.

And

a

quick

shot

goes

off

the

stick

of

Tiedemeyers.

And

out

of

play.

So

the

Winnipeg

Jets

got

a

couple

early.

Henrik

Sedin,

on

the

power

play,

has

the

Canucks

on

the

board.

Harrison

did

not

dress

in

the

last

three

games.

He

played

well

when

Bieksa

missed

the

last

nine

games;

bottom

of

your

screen,

though,

Harrison

gets

caught

in

the

offensive

zone,

and

because

of

that,

He

has

to

scramble

back

really

hard.

Now,

Adam

Hardy

comes

back

hard

through

the

middle

of

the

ice.

Too.

Hardy

hadn't

looked

around.

He

hadn't

realized

that

Harrison

was

really

out

of

position

after

he

had

jumped

up

on

the

rush.

So

a

little

helter-skelter

there.

But

Harrison

and

Hardy

were

able

to

work

it

out

because

they

both

hauled

it

back

into

their

own

zone.

It's

tough

for

Jay

Harrison.

From

the

end

of

January

to

almost

the

end

of

February.

Tough

to

come

in

and

out

of

the

lineup

like

that.

And

they

need

him

to

play

well

with

Bucklin

out

in

this

game;

it's

so

critical.

Good

read

by

Tyler

Myers

to

break

that

up.

Ladd

sends

it

around.

After

it,

Edler

clears

it

away.

And

the

Canucks

start

back.

Burrows.

Yannick

Weber

heads

to

the

front

of

the

net.

He'll

leave

it

there

for

Henrik

Sedin.

Daniel

deflects

it

while

Little

tries

to

tie

up

his

stick,

and

it

goes

wide.

Burrows.

Back

for

Henrik

Sedin.

For

Daniel

Sedin.

Watched

by

Enstrom.

Back

for

Henrik

Sedin.

Fakes

down

for

Daniel

Sedin.

He

tried

to

back

that

off.

But

they

kicked

it

away.

Hamhuis

down

for

Henrik

Sedin.

Stopped

on

the

play

by

Frolik.

Sends

it

ahead

for

Ladd.

Ladd,

on

the

backhand,

knives

it

in

and

goes

after

it.

Ladd

and

Weber

to

the

backboards.

Hamhuis

down

low

to

help

out.

Ahead

for

Derek

Dorsett.

Out

of

Kindersley,

Saskatchewan,

And

Dorsett

is

stopped

there

by

Jacob

Trouba.

Back

in

for

Wheeler.

And

a

defender

snaps

that

away

from

Wheeler

before

he

could

get

to

it;

Wheeler

takes

a

bump

there.

A

player

sends

it

in.

Lyndon

Vey

after

it

for

Derek

Dorsett.

Watched

by

Stewart

for

Sean

Mathias.

Jammed

away

from

him.

They

try

to

get

it

back

to

Mathias.

Trouba

stays

in

front

of

him.

It's

to

the

line

for

Spiza.

Spiza

fires.

He

rifled

it

high

through

some

traffic.

Stafford

with

Dorsett

after

him.

Mathias

is

in.

Stewart

bumps

him.

And

Mark

Scheifele

will

take

it

in

behind

Ondrej

Pavelec.

The

puck

possession

game

has

definitely

shifted

to

the

Vancouver

Canucks.

The

Jets

need

to

get

back

in

the

offensive

zone

and

do

some

cycling.

That's

where

they've

been

effective,

and

that's

where

they've

got

a

lot

of

their

energy

from.

Ondrej

Pavelec

coming

off

two

losses.

He's

lost

two

of

his

last

three,

but

he's

also

won

six

of

his

last

eight.

So

it

all

depends:

is

the

glass

full

or

half-empty.

People

are

wondering

and

second-guessing

who

should

be

in

net.

Ondrej

Pavelec

has

been

one

of

the

best

players

on

the

ice

for

five

or

six

straight

games.

Vancouver

with

their

last

chance

there

and

have

Pavelec

moving

out

and

back.

The

Jets

a

little

tentative

in

their

own

end

here

about

picking

up

their

checks.

Cleared

back

to

Tanev.

Selected

by

the

Winnipeg

Jets.

Ondrej

Pavelec

named

the

Jets

nominee

for

the

Bill

Masterton

Trophy

yesterday.

And

that

is

an

award

selected

by

the

writers

here

in

Winnipeg.

At

the

line,

Enstrom

plays

it

in

behind.

Eddie

Lack

plays

it

around

the

boards.

Lowry

is

in

a

battle

on

the

far

side

with

Edler.

Stempniak

trying

to

get

back

to

the

front

of

the

net.

Christopher

Tanev

will

take

it

for

Vancouver.

This

is

going

to

be

an

icing

call

as

Tanev

was

on

his

own

side

of

center.

Jets

have

won

of

face-offs

in

this

game.

Jim

Slater,

the

best

Jet

in

the

face-off

department,

is

going

to

get

waved

out.

And

Chris

Thorburn

in

NHL

game

number

will

go

in

and

take

the

draw.

Slater's

shot

goes

off

Edler's

stick

and

wide.

Higgins.

With

pressure

coming

from

the

line,

Trouba

steals,

trying

to

get

it

back

to

the

left

point

for

Stewart;

it

ricocheted,

which

allowed

Burrows

to

clear

down

the

ice

and

this

is

going

to

be

icing

against

Vancouver.

There's

been

a

lot

of

jockeying

on

the

face-offs

here

and

a

lot

of

discussions

with

the

linesmen,

especially

from

the

Vancouver

side;

in

the

last

TV

timeout

Derek

Dorsett,

I

know,

had

long

discussions

with

the

linesman

about

positioning

who

gets

in

time

position,

Stick

position,

Jumping

into

the

face-off.

There's

a

lot

of

tension

here,

And

the

details

about

face-offs

are

critical.

Frolik,

Back

for

Toby

Enstrom,

Back

for

Michael

Frolik.

That

shot

off

a

body

in

front

and

wide.

Myers

to

the

front

of

the

net,

And

down

low

to

help

him

was

Henrik

Sedin.

For

Enstrom,

For

Enstrom,

deflected

in.

Frolik

goes

in

after

it

as

the

Canucks

get

a

line

change

in.

Enstrom

trying

to

hold

it

in.

Ladd

trying

to

put

it

back

in

behind

the

net.

Radim

Vrbata

takes

it

away.

Vrbata

trying

to

play

this

through.

Enstrom

breaks

it

up.

Webber

back

to

center

ice.

We'll

see

whether

Willie

Desjardins

comes

right

back

with

the

Sedin

line

if

he's

trying

to

get

them

away

from

Myers

and

Enstrom.

The

Jets

have

now

made

a

change.

In

for

Stafford.

In

on

Hamhuis.

Wheeler.

Trying

to

get

it

back

to

the

line,

and

this

climbs

the

glass

and

goes

out

of

play.

Jets

are

trying

to

tell

the

officials

that

this

went

off

and

did

hit

the

glass.

They're

having

a

discussion,

which

is

usual.

The

referees

and

the

linesmen

will

all

get

together

and

say,

what

did

you

see?

So

we'll

find

out

when

we

come

back.

Is

it

a

Jets

power

play?

Jets.

Dan

Hamhuis

is

in

the

penalty

box

for

delay

of

game.

The

puck

comes

along

the

glass

and

he

flips

it

up;

he's

in

the

middle

of

your

screen,

away

from

the

bench,

and

as

the

puck

is

along

the

wall

he

flips

at

it,

gets

a

bad

break

and

it

goes

up

and

over

the

glass

delay

of

game;

big

chance

here

for

the

Jets

on

their

power

play:

they

have

scored

power-play

goals

in

two

of

their

last

seven

games;

Vancouver's

road

penalty

kill

is

third

in

the

NHL;

physical

play

is

certainly

one

area

the

Winnipeg

Jets

will

miss

Dustin

Byfuglien

for

the

next

four

games,

including

today.

Wheeler

through

For

Bryan

Little.

Little

after,

with

Mathieu

Perreault.

Watched

there

by

Higgins.

Back

for

Little

in

the

corner.

Pressured

by

Bieksa.

Perreault.

Bank

pass

for

Myers.

For

Bryan

Little,

Mishandled

it.

Settles

it

down.

Looking

for

Wheeler

at

the

side

of

the

net.

Wheeler

couldn't

do

anything

with

it.

Little

now,

In

for

Ladd,

To

the

line

for

Myers.

Back

for

Little,

Slot

for

Ladd!

Blocked

by

Bieksa.

Hansen

will

clear

it.

That

play

didn't

work

for

Toby

Enstrom.

But

he

was

really

smart

not

to

do

a

back

pass

right

along

the

blue

line.

Vancouver

had

a

breakaway.

He

had

two

guys

just

chomping

at

the

bit

to

make

that

play.

And

he

didn't.

Stafford

for

Frolik.

Edler

deflects

it

away.

Trouba

waits

for

it.

Watched

by

Sean

Mathias.

Mathias

tried

to

clear.

Couldn't

strike

late.

And

Frolik

trying

to

work

it

down

low

to

Stafford.

They

do.

Two

shots

on

that

power

play

for

the

Winnipeg

Jets

as

Hamhuis

is

now

out

of

the

penalty

box.

Daniel

Sedin

will

whip

this

into

the

Jets

zone.

Jets

came

dangerously

to

the

front

of

the

net.

Hamhuis,

Down

low,

Radim

Vrbata

centered!

Vancouver's

really

got

it

going

in

the

Winnipeg

Jets

zone

though.

Once

they

get

possession

of

the

puck,

It

started

on

the

rush

with

the

two

Sedins,

And

it's

a

line

change

with

Vrbata

coming

off

the

bench.

And

because

of

that,

The

Jets

are

disorganized.

Vrbata

at

the

top

of

your

screen

moves

to

an

open

area,

And

as

he

goes

in

Behind

the

net,

Ondrej

Pavelec

came

out

on

the

angle.

Then

he

felt

like

he

had

a

lot

of

area

to

cover;

he's

going

to

have

to

get

back

to

the

far

post.

See

how

he

turns

his

head

while

Vrbata

pushed

it

back

out

the

short

side

to

Sedin,

and

it's

an

open

side

of

the

net

and

an

easy

goal.

So

Frolik

for

the

Winnipeg

Jets

the

Sedins

have

pulled

the

Canucks

even.

Adam

Lowry

sends

it

off

a

stick

high;

Perreault

trying

to

work

it

to

the

side.

Lack

makes

the

save.

Lack

makes

another

stop.

Trying

to

hold

it

in

Kent.

And

he'll

make

his

way

back

to

center.

Myers

right

back

in

with

Mathieu

Perreault.

Right

of

your

screen

was

the

slam-dunker.

But

it

was

the

line

change

for

Vancouver

at

an

inopportune

time.

And

Myers

just

got

on

his

horse

and

turned

the

tide

to

start

the

rush.

This

is

an

icing

call

against

Vancouver.

Two

assists

in

the

game

for

Mathieu

Perreault.

Well,

the

Jets

have

had

such

balanced

scoring,

especially

since

they

made

the

trades,

and

it's

made

a

gigantic

difference.

In

the

last

five

games

the

third

and

fourth

lines

have

come

up

with

points,

the

top

two

lines

have

had

points,

and

then

the

Jets

come

through

with

a

biggie

right

there.

We

expected

a

wild

one

here

at

The

FTS

Center.

And

so

far

the

two

teams

have

delivered.

In

front

of

the

net!

Ducks

came

back

close,

even

again,

with

a

response

of

their

own.

Knows

exactly

what

to

do

next.

Things

are

out

of

control

in

his

zone.

He's

a

little

out

of

control

too.

He's

playing

the

net

like

it's

wider

than

it

really

is,

six

feet.

That

is

a

gigantic

save

off

the

rush.

Again,

another

rush

chance

against

Pavelec,

and

you

can

see

him

looking

around.

I

think

he's

quietly

brewing

there.

In

for

Jannik

Hansen,

And

that's

off

the

outside

of

the

net.

We

are

into

the

final

seconds

of

the

opening

period

as

Stafford

was

grabbed

and

held.

I

think

that

was

Sven

Baertschi

coming

back

on

the

play,

and

Baertschi's

headed

to

the

penalty

box.

It's

a

holding

call.

But

this

all

started,

I

believe

it

was

Weber,

or

Tanev,

Excuse

me.

Tanev

fell

down

in

the

neutral

zone,

and

because

of

that,

Vancouver

was

in

trouble

in

the

outnumbered

attack

on

the

rush.

See

at

the

bottom

of

the

screen,

yeah,

It

was

a

tandem.

And

then

there's

Bertie

on

the

back

check.

He's

the

one

who

actually

blocked

the

shot

eventually,

too.

Otherwise,

that

one

had

goal

written

on

it

for

the

Jets

again.

And

he

locked

him

way

out

to

cut

down

that

angle.

A

puck

never

did

get

to

him,

though.

Second

power

play

of

the

game

for

the

Winnipeg

Jets.

seconds

in

the

period.

Three...

Two...

Jets

up

by

one.

Higgins

delays

and

then

slowly

slides

this

back

into

the

Winnipeg

Jets

zone.

Tyler

Myers

in

the

dying

seconds

of

the

opening

period.

Wheeler,

for

one

more

shot

at

the

buzzer,

and

the

shot

never

does

come.

Yeah,

the

fans

want

one

more

shot.

What

a

wild

first

period.

Everybody

is

ready

for

a

great

second

period,

They

hate

shots

for

the

Winnipeg

Jets

in

that

opening

period.

Vancouver

Canucks

had

of

their

own

in

that

opening

period,

their

second

straight

game.

But

Slater

opened

the

scoring.

Michael

Frolík

made

it

Henrik

Sedin

scored

off

the

backboards

on

the

power

play.

Daniel

Sedin

scored

in

tight.

We're

tied

And

then

Lee

Stempniak

with

the

go-ahead

goal.

Jets

up

by

one.

What

a

wild

opening

period

at

the

MTS

Center

coming

off

a

couple

of

losses,

the

scoring

in

a

wild

opening

period:

Jim

Slater,

for

the

second

straight

game,

got

the

game's

opening

goal;

seconds

later

Michael

Frolík

scored;

the

Canucks'

power

play

got

them

back

as

Henrik

Sedin

capitalized

off

the

backboards,

then

Daniel

Sedin,

and

then

Lee

Stempniak

with

the

go-ahead

goal.

We

talked

about

Eddie

Lack

after

the

injury

to

Ryan

Miller

against

the

New

York

Islanders,

as

Miller

left

the

ice

and

has

not

been

back

in

uniform,

At

least

in

a

game

situation.

He

was

on

the

ice

here

this

morning

at

the

MTS

Center.

That

was

a

big

blow

to

the

Vancouver

Canucks.

A

lot

of

people

thought,

Things

were

not

going

to

be

good

for

Vancouver.

But

as

the

storyline

has

gone

throughout

the

NHL

in

the

second

half

of

the

season,

especially

Eddie

Lack

has

stepped

in,

very

similar

to

the

way

Talbot

did

with

the

Rangers,

Minnesota,

etc.

Of

course,

Ottawa

have

had

some

goaltending

stories

of

their

own.

Let's

take

a

look

at

the

goals

by

period

here

and

how

much

it

changes

for

the

Vancouver

Canucks.

They

almost

doubled

their

scoring

from

the

first

half.

From

the

first

period

to

the

second

period

alone,

so

the

Jets

have

to

be

aware

of

that.

Vancouver

were

probably

fairly

happy

that

they

came

out

down

only

one

goal

in

that

first

period,

with

crazy

stuff

and

a

lot

of

great

action.

Daniel

will

always

be

able

to

tell

Henrik,

I

was

drafted

higher

than

you.

Daniel

went

number

two,

Henrik

went

number

three

back

in

the

draft.

Wow.

That

was

an

exciting

action-packed

period.

Let

him

catch

a

quick

minutes

and

get

him

fired

up

here

for

the

second

period.

Mathieu

Perreault

gets

to

the

Vancouver

line,

no

further.

Power

play.

Sven

Baertschi

with

a

minute

five

left

in

his

penalty.

Little

on

for

Ladd,

The

pass

back.

Looking

for

Myers,

But

picked

off

by

Higgins.

Higgins

for

Benito.

Mathieu

Perreault

back.

Shot

to

the

far

side

by

Benito.

And

that

just

missed.

The

long

reach.

Myers'

long

stick

made

a

difference

there.

Little

back

in

for

the

Jets.

Finds

Mathieu

Perreault.

Myers

back

for

Perreault.

Tried

to

lock

it

in.

Lost

control

of

it.

Ladd

jams

it

back

to

Myers,

over

to

Little,

Back

for

Myers.

He

mishandled

it,

and

that

allows

Bonino

to

clear

it

down

the

ice;

Mathieu

Perreault

had

to

haul

it

in

on

that

outnumbered

attack

to

even

it

out.

I

think

he

was

so

tired

that

it

affected

his

ability

to

handle

the

puck

he

misfired

on

it,

turned

it

over

and

went

right

to

the

bench.

A

shot

from

the

left

side

sails

high.

The

Jets

were

unable

to

get

set

up

in

the

Vancouver

zone

as

this

power

play

comes

to

an

end.

Frolik

across

the

line

leaves

for

Enstrom.

Enstrom

goes

cross-ice

one-timer.

Trouba

saves.

Rebound

off

the

side

of

the

net

I

think

Stafford

hit

that

right

out

of

the

air

off

the

glove

of

Eddie

Lack.

I

don't

know

how

that

didn't

go

in.

Good

shot

by

Trouba.

Baertschi

out

of

the

penalty

box,

up

the

boards,

Off

the

skates

of

Enstrom

and

grabbed

by

Baertschi.

Baertschi

carries

in

against

Trouba.

Trouba

ties

him

up.

Gertie's

last

game

with

Calgary

was

against

the

Jets

in

Calgary;

he

picked

up

an

assist

in

that

game

and

then

was

dealt

at

the

deadline

to

the

Vancouver

Canucks,

making

his

Canucks

debut

in

this

game

this

afternoon.

He's

been

good

in

this

game

too.

Dennis.

He's

made

some

big

plays

offensively.

Henrik

Sedin

dumped

it;

Alex

Edler

back

in

his

own

zone.

He

leads

the

Canucks

in

plus-minus.

Also

leads

them

in

average

ice

time

per

game.

Burrows

for

Baertschi

for

Henrik

Sedin

to

the

line

for

Edler,

around

for

Burrows;

Thorburn

takes

it

and

chips

it

past

Henrik

Sedin.

Stewart

for

Yuri

Tlusty

chips

it

through

and

Slater

goes

in

after

it

Slater,

with

five

points

in

his

last

six

games,

to

the

line

for

Adam

Pardy;

Tlusty

lets

this

Tlusty,

the

shot.

And

a

left

pad

save

by

Eddie

Lack.

Tlusty

didn't

get

as

much

on

that

shot

as

he

would

have

liked.

Tlusty

back

for

Harrison.

Now

for

Stempniak,

who

has

the

go-ahead

goal.

Through

for

Pardy

and

on

for

Lowry.

Back

for

Stempniak.

A

little

deep.

Stempniak

on

the

wraparound.

Center

to

the

short

side.

And

Harrison

all

the

way

in

front

of

the

net.

Couldn't

get

a

whack

at

it,

Stempniak.

Back

for

Harrison,

And

Lack

steered

that

away

as

Perreault

tried

to

get

a

deflection.

Adam

Pardy

takes

it

deep

into

the

Vancouver

zone.

Pardy,

center,

trying

to

get

that

to

Mathieu

Perreault.

Pardy

has

the

stick

knocked

out

of

his

hand.

Stempniak

is

on

it,

tied

up

by

Jannik

Hansen,

Linden

Vey,

out

of

Wakaw,

Saskatchewan.

Lead

pass

now,

Mathias

trying

to

spin

around

on

Harrison.

Matthias

finally

stripped

of

the

puck

and

it's

jammed

ahead

for

Stempniak.

Stopped

by

Linden

Vey.

Garrison

to

the

line.

Hamhuis

tees

it

up.

It

goes

cross-ice.

Gets

it

back

from

Weber.

Hamhuis

looking

for

the

carom

off

the

backboards.

Linden

Vey,

the

L.A.

pick.

Stopped

at

the

side

of

the

net

there

by

Adam

Pardy.

And

Stempniak

will

get

it

out

into

the

Vancouver

zone.

Smart

play

by

Stempniak.

Use

the

glass.

Get

it

out.

Don't

take

an

icing.

Let's

take

a

look

at

a

good

scoring

chance

the

Jets

had

at

the

beginning

of

their

last

shift.

The

pass

to

the

point

and

Trouba's

shot.

Watch

what

happens

after

it.

It

comes

off

the

glove

of

Eddie

Lack.

It's

airborne

there.

It's

Frolik

that

hits

it,

not

Stafford.

There

were

two

sticks

waving

at

it

in

front,

but

Eddie

Lack

has

to

fight

this

one

off,

but

he

can't

catch

it.

And

it

almost

goes

in

on

that

second

chance.

Edler

for

Vancouver.

Higgins

stopped

by

Myers

who

was

all

the

way

in

from

the

line.

Edler

will

try

it

again

for

Tanev.

Tanev

got

knocked

down

in

the

corner

by

Stafford.

Stafford

now

gets

pinned

to

the

corner

board

by

Nick

Bonino.

Wheeler

in

there

battling

with

Tanev.

Wheeler

jams

it

free.

Scheifele

goes

after

it.

Scheifele

in

for

Toby

Enstrom.

Enstrom

circles.

Enstrom

finds

Stafford,

and

that

wrist

shot

goes

wide.

Rebound

caroms

all

the

way

back

to

the

Jets

line.

Myers

with

Vancouver

changing,

puts

on

the

brakes,

feeds

it

ahead.

Tipped

in

by

Stafford,

no

icing,

forward

in

on

the

forecheck.

Solid

jolt

there

on

Luca

Sbisa,

who's

a

little

slow

to

get

up.

Then

for

Burrows,

the

wrist

shot

off

the

glove

of

Pavelec.

And

batted

out

of

midair,

and

this

is

going

to

get

called

for

a

high

stick.

Faceoff

will

be

back

in

the

Jets'

zone.

There's

the

jolt

on

Tanev

from

Stafford.

The

Scheifele

line

hasn't

been

able

to

get

a

whole

lot

going

so

far.

I

haven't

seen

the

puck

on

the

stick

of

Stafford,

who

went

through

a

stretch

where

he

was

the

hottest

jet

by

far.

They've

been

up

against

the

Bonino

line,

and

that's

important.

They

want

to

shut

the

Bonino

line

as

much

as

possible.

Paul

Maurice

said

that

over

the

last

half

dozen

games,

the

Bonino

line's

been

more

effective

than

the

Sedin

line.

Higgins

in

behind

the

Jets

net.

Weber

at

the

right

point.

Back

for

Henrik

Sedin.

Watched

by

Adam

Lowry.

In

for

Daniel

Sedin.

Back

for

Henrik

Sedin.

Lowry

sticks

with

him.

And

that

forces

a

turnover

and

the

Jets

start

back

with

Mathieu

Perreault.

On

for

Stempniak.

Stempniak

on

that

offside.

Bieksa

got

a

piece

of

that

with

his

catching

glove.

And

now

play

is

whistled

down.

And

the

Vancouver

Canucks

will

head

to

the

power

play

as

Jacob

Trouba

heads

to

the

penalty

box.

Power

play

when

we

come

back.

Lee

Stempniak

created

a

great

scoring

chance

for

himself

on

that

last

rush.

He

and

Perreault

working

so

well

coming

through

the

neutral

zone

here.

Watch

how

they

go

on

The

attack

here.

A

lot

more

difficult

than

it

looks.

But

Stepniak

went.

Okay.

If

you

guys

aren't

going

to

come

on

me.

I'll

take

it

as

far

as

I

can.

He

was

looking

for

a

pass.

And

it

was

a

save

by

Eddie

Lack.

Just

fights

it

off.

And

then

later

on

in

that

same

shift.

Just

enough

of

a

hook

there

by

number

eight.

Jacob

Trouba.

Who's

going

to

sit

out

in

the

next

couple

of

minutes.

Stepniak

has

now

scored

in

back-to-back

games.

He

had

a

goal

against

his

former

team.

Michael

Frolik

has

a

goal

in

this

game.

Frolik

starts

up

front

along

with

Slater.

Stewart

and

Adam

Pardy.

On

the

back

end

on

the

penalty

kill.

Second

power

play

of

the

game

for

the

Vancouver

Canucks.

And

scooped

off

the

boards

and

down

the

ice.

They

do

have

a

power-play

marker.

Slater

and

Frolik

head

to

the

bench.

And

Andrew

Ladd

makes

his

way

out

along

with

Wheeler.

They

catch

up

to

that

loose

puck.

Weber.

Looking

for

Daniel

Sedin.

And

he'll

have

to

take

it

back

into

his

own

end.

Great

idea

there

by

Andrew

Ladd.

Just

a

throw

to

some

open

ice

for

Wheeler.

It

just

slid

a

little

bit

too

far

along.

He

should

have

gone

with

the

wedge

instead

of

the

That

might

have

held

up.

Wheeler

right

back

now

with

Stewart

and

Lowry.

Wheeler

in

for

Mark

Stewart.

And

that

shot

never

got

to

the

net,

as

Lowry

was

in

front

along

with

Weber.

Myers

breaks

this

up

at

the

Jets'

line.

He

gets

it

for

Wheeler,

and

Wheeler

sends

it

back

in.

Over

the

boards

for

Lincoln

Stetniak.

He

will

send

it

back

into

the

Vancouver

zone.

Tanev.

Ahead

now

for

Benito.

From

a

sharp

angle.

Pavelec

makes

the

pad

save

and

will

hang

on

to

this.

Shot

from

a

bad

angle.

But

just

coming

through

the...

Hung

up

in

his

pad

maybe

it's

stuck;

Burrows

took

a

look

in

the

middle

but

decided

to

try

to

hammer

one

and

it

went

five-hole,

Pavelec

looked

to

see

if

he

still

had

it

and

he

did;

faceoff

win

by

Little,

Pardy

couldn't

clear

and

Bieksa

couldn't

get

it

deep,

and

Ladd

clears

as

Little

goes

after

it

for

his

own

mistake

while

Andrew

Ladd

came

in

late

on

the

play

and

did

the

right

thing.

He

just

tried

to

get

him

moving.

But

Eddie

Lack

was

quick

on

his

feet

there.

He

tried

to

pull

the

puck

into

his

glove.

Eddie

Lack

did.

And

inadvertently

pushed

it

away.

Then

Ladd

came

in

and

was

able

to

make

the

play.

A

little

dicey

there

for

Lack.

But

he

gets

the

job

done.

Boy.

Did

he

get

to

his

feet

quickly.

Which

he

had

to,

because

if

he

had

tried

to

shuffle

across...

Andrew

Ladd

would

have

had

a

half-open

net;

offside

would

have

been

called

against

the

Jets

at

the

line.

Power

play

is

over.

He's

had

quite

a

run.

Eddie

Lack's

done

a

really

good

job

with

Miller

out

of

the

lineup.

Here's

how

the

rush

starts.

Little's

in

on

it.

Watch

Eddie

Lack.

That

puck

is

rolling.

He

pushes

it

away.

He

tries

to

pull

it

to

his

own

glove.

And

he

missed

his

glove.

That

gave

Ladd

the

chance.

Baertschi

after

him

Lowry.

Sven

Baertschi

in

a

foot

race

there

with

Adam

Pardy.

Pardy

gets

back

first.

He

draws

a

penalty.

The

puck

sits

deep.

And

as

they

get

touched

in

the

corner

by

Bieksa.

Now

the

Winnipeg

Jets

will

go

on

the

power

play.

Is

it

Baertschi

headed

back

for

the

second

time?

Yes.

It

was

that

foot

race.

Dennis.

Pardy's

pretty

fast.

But

look

at

Pardy

really

smart,

gets

body

position

there;

it

was

that

initial

little

bit

of

a

hook

and

then

even

just

the

casual

nuance

of

the

open

hand

going

around

the

outside.

I

don't

know

if

he

called

it

hooking

or

holding;

it

didn't

matter.

But

they

had

two

chances.

That's

a

really

good

look;

they

slid

to

the

right

of

Lack.

Those

two

guys

should

have

got

a

penalty

there.

So

for

the

Winnipeg

Jets,

their

third

power

play

of

the

hockey

game.

Opening

period,

bounces

around.

gets

it

to

Perreault.

He

had

Little.

Canucks

will

break

it.

Weber

sends

it

left

side

for

Bonino.

and

Bonino

will

send

it

in.

Changes

now

for

Vancouver,

and

Myers

will

lead

the

attack.

Myers

with

that

long

stride

to

the

outside

on

Tanev.

Ladd

trying

to

get

a

stick

on

at

Kent.

Mathieu

Perreault.

They've

got

control

with

Hansen.

Poked

away

from

him

by

Little.

Comes

Frolik.

Leaves

for

Stafford.

Back,

looking

for

Frolik.

He

had

to

get

that

left

leg

stretched

out.

Has

that

changed

direction?

Enstrom.

For

Stafford.

In

for

Michael

Frolik.

Back

for

Stafford.

Came

to

the

front

of

the

end,

and

Luca

Sbisa.

On

the

backhand,

He'll

send

it

down

the

ice.

That's

some

good

stick

work

there

by

Sbisa.

He

stopped

the

puck.

He's

right

in

front

of

his

own

goaltender.

He's

on

his

backhand.

He

made

it

look

easy.

but

if

you

don't

get

it

all

the

way

out,

you're

in

trouble.

Trouba

carries

against

Sbisa.

Centres

for

Link

Donowak.

Sbisa

gets

it

again.

Trouba

holds.

Boy,

the

Jets

have

really

made

a

lot

of

plays

right

at

the

net.

There's

so

many

times

in

this

game

where

Eddie

Lack

has

ended

up

on

his

backside

or

pushed

back

into

the

net.

They

put

a

lot

of

pressure

on

him.

Two

shots

on

that

power

play

for

the

Jets.

Power

play

is

over.

Berchie

out

of

the

penalty

box.

Sends

it

to

center.

Knocked

out

of

the

line

by

Myers.

Myers

slips

it

ahead

for

Mathieu

Perreault.

Perreault

with

Stempniak.

Stempniak

to

the

front

of

the

net

and

Hamhuis

breaks

that

up,

and

he

is

looking

for

Daniel

Sedin.

Perreault

stops

it

and

offside

is

called

at

the

Vancouver

line;

to

the

shots

favor

the

The

Winnipeg

Jets

are

up

by

one;

there

have

been

a

lot

of

big

rushes

in

this

game.

Toby

Enstrom

made

a

terrific

defensive

play.

Look

at

this

two-on-one.

Look

at

the

whole

situation.

He

knows

where

the

puck

is.

He

knows

where

both

Vancouver

Canucks

players

are.

And

his

timing

is

absolutely

perfect

on

Hansen's

pass

across.

And

then

Frolik

with

a

terrific

scoring

chance

going

to

the

net.

The

puck

won't

stay

flat

for

him.

He

can't

get

a

good

first

shot.

Doesn't

get

a

second

shot.

The

Jets

off

the

rush

in

tight

have

done

that

many

times

in

this

game.

All

the

scoring

in

this

game

came

in

the

opening

period.

The

Jets

grabbed

a

quick

lead

before

the

game

was

five

and

a

half

minutes

old.

The

Canucks

came

back

and

tied

it,

and

then

a

late

first-period

goal

by

Lee

Stempniak.

Matthias

deflects

this

in.

Gets

a

bump

there

from

Adam

Pardy.

Matthias

is

after

him.

Up

the

boards

for

Thorburn.

Thorburn

couldn't

get

anywhere.

Matthias

using

that

size.

But

Pardy

blocked

the

shot.

And

it

goes

off

Adam

Pardy

into

the

netting

in

the

Jets'

zone.

Adam

Pardy

has

done

a

heck

of

a

job

killing

penalties

when

he's

been

in

the

lineup

this

season.

His

coach

has

talked

about

him.

This

is

his

straight

game,

but

it's

really

been

a

tough

season

for

him.

I

think

he's

done

a

heck

of

a

job.

He

missed

games

this

year

nine

consecutive

in

early

November

and

consecutive

in

early

January

and

has

come

back

to

play

a

strong

role.

He's

played

left

side.

He's

played

right

side.

If

you

can

kill

penalties,

you

can

get

gainful

employment

with

the

Jets.

That's

for

sure.

Jets

with

over

man-games

lost

to

injury.

Four

players

have

played

all

the

games.

Scheifele

is

one

of

them.

Drops

it

back

for

Stafford.

Wheeler

is

in

on

it.

Wheeler

trying

to

get

back

to

the

front

of

the

net.

Could

not.

Ladd

for

Lincoln

Slater

are

the

others.

Here

comes

Higgins.

Higgins

to

the

front

of

the

net.

Steered

away

by

Pavelec.

Bonino

back

into

the

corner.

Scheifele

on

the

loose

puck

and

Scheifele

trying

to

slide

it

ahead

to

Wheeler.

It

gets

tipped

but

ends

up

on

the

stick

of

Stafford.

And

Stafford

will

get

the

center

and

snap

it

in.

You

talked

about

this

line

not

having

a

lot

of

offensive

chances

in

this

game.

Sedin

drops

it

back.

Slap

shot

by

Sbisa.

Off

a

leg

and

wide.

For

Link.

On

for

Ladd.

Ladd

knocked

down

at

the

blue

line.

As

Bieksa

stepped

into

it.

In

for

Little.

Little

across

the

line

with

Foley.

And

deflected

away

by

Spiza.

Daniel

Sedin.

His

pass

didn't

get

anywhere.

Spiza

with

Ladd

in

pursuit.

Spiza

uses

the

net

to

find

a

bit

of

room.

On

for

Daniel

Sedin.

Burrows

heads

to

the

front

of

the

net.

Sedin

tried

to

get

it

there.

But

Enstrom

stays

with

Burrows.

Face

off

to

the

right

of

Pavelec.

No

Dustin

Byfuglien

for

today

and

three

more

games

for

the

Winnipeg

Jets.

Byfuglien

is

sitting

at

NHL

games

played,

So

he

will

not

reach

the

mark

this

season.

Harrison.

Kicks

it

off

the

boards.

Lowry

had

a

stick

lifted,

but

Pardy

was

there

to

cover

up.

So

do

odd

Jets

fans

here

in

the

building.

He

was

making

a

move

through

the

middle

and

Weber

didn't

have

great

positioning

on

him,

which

could

easily

have

been

a

penalty

call

there.

Perot

has

great

hockey

sense.

He's

very

intuitive

about

what's

happening

around

him.

He

knew

that

somebody

was

converging

on

him.

He

knew

exactly

how

much

room

he

had

and

what

he

had

to

do

to

get

back

into

the

middle.

I

thought

he

deserved

the

call

there,

too.

Slater,

Ferber,

Tlusty

back

out;

Tlusty,

With

an

assist

in

this

game,

He

has

five

points

in

his

last

six

games,

as

does

Slater.

Slater

turned

it

over

and

could

not

carry

it

in.

At

center

ice

between

forward

and

Edler,

here

comes

Matthias.

Matthias

on

the

backhand

stopped

by

Pavelec.

Derrick

Dorsett

centers

it;

it

comes

off

a

skate

as

it

went

off

Slater

and

Pavelec

was

quick

to

pounce

on

it.

Derrick

Dorsett

has

been

an

effective

player

for

Vancouver.

In

and

a

lot

of

pucks

made

some

good

plays

in

this

game

and

not

all

of

them

ended

up

in

the

back

of

the

net

by

any

means

but

he's

always

on

it

and

Andre

Pavlik

could

see

how

quickly

he

had

to

react

there

he

had

some

support

in

front

of

the

net

certainly

but

the

backhand

play

on

the

initial

rush

by

Matthias

and

then

Dorsett

is

the

second

man

in

there

he

just

gets

his

back

into

the

playing

area

in

front

of

Andre

Pavlik

has

been

a

real

good

fit

for

the

Vancouver

Canucks

seven

goals

on

the

year

for

him

a

couple

short-handed

Bonino

came

over

in

the

Kesler

deal.

His

pass

got

blocked.

Here

comes

Stafford.

He

ripped

that

wrist

shot

wide.

Wheeler.

That

one's

deflected

just

off

the

Spiesa

stick.

He

had

a

good

angle

to

the

net.

Dennis.

I'm

looking

right

over

Stafford's

shoulder.

He

had

the

inside

post

pegged

and

it

just

deflected

off

Spiesa's

stick.

Back,

Jets

winding

it

up.

Stafford

from

Stewart.

In

for

Blake

Wheeler.

Slap

shot.

Blocker.

Save.

Lack.

Scheifele

on

the

rebound

for

Stewart.

Off

the

stick

of

Radim,

Vrbata,

and

high

and

wide.

Stafford

is

on

it.

Stafford

for

Wheeler.

He

got

rolling

on

him.

Chipped

it

back

for

Stafford.

He

couldn't

trap

it

against

the

boards.

Higgins

trying

to

carry

out.

Can't

against

the

checking

of

Jacob

Trouba.

Down

for

Scheifele

as

the

Jets

get

a

line

change

in.

For

Link,

a

shot

at

Eddie

Lack.

Another

save.

Lead

pass.

Now

a

break

for

right.

The

Jets

get

crossed

up

in

the

offensive

zone.

Frolik

gets

a

good

scoring

chance,

but

the

only

defenseman

back

is

Myers.

Myers

shifted

over

to

the

bottom

of

your

screen.

As

you

can

see,

Trouba

was

out

there

as

well.

They

have

two

right-handed

D-men.

Trouba

was

down

in

front

of

the

net.

Myers

didn't

sort

it

out

very

well.

Trouba

doesn't

get

back

in

time.

And

when

Myers

overshifts,

Vrbata

is

open

in

the

middle

of

the

ice

and

talk

about

a

timely

save

for

Ondrej

Pavelec.

Outstanding.

Nice

start

in

games

for

Pavelec.

He's

Weber

at

the

line.

Henrik

Sedin

watched

by

Toby

Enstrom.

Burrows

on

the

loose

puck.

Back

for

Hamhuis,

The

shot.

That

was

blocked

by

Michael

Frolik.

Jets

can't

clear,

and

now

Myers

will

control.

Myers

being

hounded

by

Burrows,

but

Myers,

with

that

long

reach,

gets

to

center

and

sends

it

in.

After

it,

it's

Andrew

Ladd,

steered

away

from

him

by

Eddie

Lack,

the

former

Moose.

Through

center.

Daniel

Sedin

leaves

for

Henrik

Sedin.

Back

for

Daniel.

Into

the

high

slot.

Edler,

the

shot

to

save

the

rebound.

And

Frolik

had

a

stick

lifted.

And

another

chance

for

the

Canucks.

Tanev

at

the

line.

Tanev

has

his

shot

blocked

by

Ladd

breaks

his

stick.

And

Lowry

on

the

loose

puck

and

sends

it

ahead.

In

for

Mathieu

Perreault.

Back

for

Lowry.

Back

to

Perreault.

Really

good

job

trying

to

bank

that

to

Mathieu

Perreault

coming

off

the

bench.

Here's

Vancouver

with

Henrik

Sedin

under

pressure

three

guys

around

him

he

still

gets

the

puck

to

his

brother,

who

drops

it

past

to

Edler,

and

that's

what

caused

the

problem

for

the

Jets;

Pavelec

can't

get

a

handle

on

it,

and

then

you

see

Perreault

coming

off

the

bench

along

the

blue

line,

Lowry

coming

in

for

support,

and

then

they're

pushing

each

other.

What

a

pass

by

Henrik

Sedin

it

was

outstanding.

I

mean,

he

had

three

guys

all

around

him

and

he

just

put

it

through

this

narrow

little

window

to

his

brother,

who

trusted

him.

Okay,

He'll

be

fine.

I'll

just

go

to

the

open

spot.

He'll

get

it.

Got

that

get

it

to

Edler

and

they

create

a

dangerous

play.

Get

it

to

Edler

and

they

create

a

dangerous

play.

And

then

he

had

three

Jets

recovering

to

get

back

into

the

play.

I

guess

that's

How

do

you

get

career

assists

by

making

passes

like

that.

They're

identical

and

they

look

like

there's

four

of

them

out

there

sometimes.

At

center,

Adler,

A

shot

on

Aubrey.

The

Jets,

Again,

An

odd-man

rush

and

a

chance

for

Vancouver.

Hanson

for

Spiza.

Stempniak,

As

that

got

away

from

Spiza.

Stempniak

finds

Toby

Enstrom.

The

shot

blistered

that

one

wide.

Stempniak

on

the

wraparound

try

and

locked

back

to

the

back

post

in

time.

Enstrom

teed

it

up

again.

Wow,

Two

shots,

The

same

shift.

Slater

up.

Off

the

back

boards

and

Bieksa

clears

it

away.

Tobias

Enstrom

got

a

little

under

that

one

too

much.

That

went

over

the

net

on

a

good

scoring

chain.

That

is

a

slap-shot

glove

save

by

Lack.

Well,

It's

getting

wild

again.

On

the

last

shift

for

Jacob

Trouba,

He

went

for

the

big

hit

in

the

neutral

ice

area.

The

problem

is

when

you

don't

make

them,

You're

in

trouble.

Now,

He's

caught

big

time,

and

it's

an

outnumbered

attack

for

the

Vancouver

Canucks,

and

they

have

to

sort

it

out.

Trouba's

usually

pretty

good

in

the

open

ice

there,

Making

those

hits.

Yes,

It

can

make

an

impact,

But

you

have

to

be

careful.

You

have

to

know

who

you're

out

against,

And

you

have

to

realize

that

there's

a

rush

coming

against

you.

You

are

the

last

line

of

defense,

And

if

you

miss

it,

Then

you

end

up

giving

something

up

offensively

the

other

way.

You've

got

a

hockey

game

and

a

crucial

game.

You've

got

to

be

careful

when

you

go

hunting.

The

Jets

started

the

four-game

homestand

with

the

win

over

Montreal,

Then

losses

to

Chicago

and

the

New

York

Rangers.

They

have

a

lead

on

Vancouver.

This

will

close

out

the

four-game

homestand

for

the

Jets.

It

closes

out

a

four-game

road

trip

for

the

Vancouver

Canucks.

I'm

not

sure

that's

a

blessing.

They

have

a

better

record

on

the

road

than

they

do

at

home.

Correct.

This

puck

goes

up

into

the

netting.

I

don't

think

anyone

saw

it.

The

back

linesman

finally

whistles

it

down.

The

Jets

will

take

to

the

road

and...

Every

game,

Every

point.

Critical.

Now,

Los

Angeles

and

the

Jets

have

points.

Los

Angeles

More

regulation

and

overtime

wins.

Therefore,

They

claim

the

second

wild-card

spot.

They

play

Colorado

later

on,

and

then

Calgary.

Of

course,

That's

a

critical

team

that

the

Jets

are

looking

at.

They're

playing

Edmonton.

Calgary

is

just

finishing

up

a

long

road

trip

as

well.

You're

right,

They

are

in

Edmonton

tonight.

Some

battles

in

the

West,

Some

battles

in

the

East.

What

will

that

game

next

Saturday

afternoon

between

the

Jets

and

the

Calgary

Flames

mean?

Cross-ice

pass

as

Chris

Higgins

thought

he

had

the

short

side.

Trouba

for

Wheeler.

Wheeler

is

trying

to

bust

through.

Stafford

Scheifele.

And

this

one

Eddie

Lack

would

like

to

have

back.

It

squeezes

through.

It

gets

under

the

arm,

like

a

two-goal

swing,

though.

Watch

the

side

of

your

screen

as

Higgins

had

almost

half

the

net

to

shoot

at.

And

Mark

Stuart

is

the

one

that

took

it

away

with

a

big-time

block.

Burrows

gets

inside

on

Toby

Enstrom.

Enstrom

doesn't

make

this

mistake

very

often.

Left

side

of

your

screen.

Enstrom

goes

to

the

outside.

He's

anticipating

a

puck

coming

off

the

wall.

He

wants

to

steal

it

against

Burrows.

A

terrific

pass

right

on

the

tape

to

Burrows.

Burrows

really

feels

it

well.

He

had

to

fight

off

Enstrom.

He

holds

on

to

the

puck.

That's

really

good

work

by

Burrows

under

pressure

on

a

miscue

by

Toby

Enstrom.

of

the

year

for

Burrows

as

Paul

Maurice

looks

on

On

for

Paul

Maurice.

NHL

game

as

a

head

coach.

Eight

seconds

between

the

two

goals.

Ryan

Little

going

back

to

last

night's

St.

Louis-Dallas

game

where

all

those

goals

came.

Bang,

Bang,

Bang.

Back

into

the

Vancouver

zone.

He

gets

to

center

ice.

Daniel

Sedin

stopped

at

the

line

by

Michael

Frolik.

Scheifele

sends

this

ahead

for

Ladd.

An

assist

on

the

Scheifele

goal.

It's

Jacob

Trouba.

And

offside,

Jets'

bench,

Lowry.

Lowry

is

at

it

with

Spisa.

Henrik

Sedin

is

in

there.

Lowry's

going

to

go.

I

saw

the

finger

pointing.

They

had

Henrik

Sedin

pinned

along

the

Jets

bench.

I

couldn't

get

a

really

good

look

at

it

because

all

the

players

stood

up.

But

there

was

pushing

and

shoving.

Spisa

is

headed

off

to

the

locker

room

as

well.

It

was

Ladd

in

there

with

Henrik

Sedin.

And

Lowry

gets

in

there.

Lowry

and

Spisa,

I

think,

are

going

to

end

up

with

the

penalties

here.

Bit

of

a

quick

uppercut

there

by

Lowry,

who

gets

an

opportunity

and

takes

it.

A

lot

has

happened

here

in

the

final

minute

of

this

period.

We've

had

a

couple

of

goals.

We've

had

a

couple

of

penalties.

It's

been

a

wild

game.

It

hasn't

been

that

close,

tight-checking,

sort

of

playoff-style

game.

There's

animosity

for

sure.

There's

a

lot

of

emotion

for

sure.

And

there's

been

some

wild

play

and

some

missed

assignments.

Especially

on

rushes

by

both

teams.

Scheifele's

gives

him

seven

goals

in

the

last

games.

And

points

over

that

stretch

for

Scheifele.

So

four-on-four

to

start

period

number

three.

As

two

are

done

here.

The

Jets

are

doing

a

good

job

maintaining

the

lead

here.

They

thought

they

had

the

two-goal

lead,

Joseph.

Joseph.

Big

goal

for

Vancouver

to

get

themselves

back

into

it

here.

The

Jets

are

still

in

the

driver's

seat.

It

was

a

little

bit

more

subdued

in

the

second

period

than

the

first;

I

suspect

we'll

see

more

of

that

in

the

third.

So

after

getting

shots

On

goal

in

the

opening

period,

the

Winnipeg

Jets

with

in

that

second

period;

there's

the

goal

by

Scheifele

that

made

it

a

two-goal

game

and

then

right

back

for

Alex

Burrows

eight

seconds

later,

Jets,

done.

Welcome

back

to

the

MTS

Centre.

A

couple

of

goals

late

in

that

period.

Scheifele

from

Wheeler

and

Trouba.

And

then

eight

seconds

later,

How

big

is

that

goal?

We'll

find

out.

Burrows

is

from

Bieksa

and

Sbisa.

the

shots

in

that

period

for

the

Winnipeg

Jets.

Back

a

few

years,

Kladno,

Czech

Republic.

In

the

middle,

Ondrej

Pavelec.

To

his

right,

Jiri

Tlusty.

To

his

left,

Michael

Frolik.

And

of

course,

as

we

zip

ahead

to

right

now,

the

present,

all

members

of

the

Winnipeg

Jets.

Michael

Frolik

hasn't

changed

that.

That's

a

great

picture.

Friends

for

a

very

long

time.

They

were

very

happy

when

Jiri

Tlusty

got

traded

here.

Frolik

and

Pavelec

were.

Kladno's

a

terrific

hockey

market.

I

just

mentioned

Jaromir

Jagr,

and

you

don't

need

to

go

much

farther

than

that.

Oh,

he's

Elvis

there.

Edler

behind

his

own

net

as

the

third

period

is

underway.

We've

got

four

on

four

with

Sbisa

and

Lowry

still

in

the

penalty

box.

It

has

been

a

response-type

game

after

the

Jets

got

the

two

seconds

apart,

Slater

and

Frolik.

Canucks

came

back

to

tie

at

and

then

Lee

Stempniak,

seconds

later.

Get

the

lead

back

for

the

Winnipeg

Jets,

and

then

Scheifele

made

it

a

two-goal

game,

and

eight

seconds

later,

Burrows

scored.

Daniel

Sedin

dishes

up.

Slap

shot

to

the

short

side.

That

went

wide.

Oh,

that

puck

was

rolling,

fortunately,

for

the

Winnipeg

Jets,

because

Weber

had

a

really

good

scoring

chance.

Again,

The

Sedin

started

that

play

inside

the

line,

and

Weber

was

able

to

sneak

down

and

get

a

good

chance

there.

Scheifele

in

on

the

forecheck.

Radim

Vrbata

out

to

center,

no

further.

Stopped

by

Wheeler.

And

Stewart

will

put

this

right

back

in.

The

assist

for

Wheeler

gives

him

points

in

the

last

games.

Wheeler

Trying

to

slide

this

back

to

the

line

for

Stuart.

Weber

ahead

for

Radim

Vrbata.

Stopped

there

by

Mark

Stuart.

Stuart

goes

after

it.

Radim

Vrbata

takes

Mark

Stuart

down.

And

Radim

Vrbata

sends

it

ahead

to

Dan

Hamhuis.

Hamhuis

to

the

line

and

gets

a

shot

there

from

Stuart.

Stuart

got

his

feet

taken

out

for

sure.

I

couldn't

see

from

behind

the

net

whether

it

was

the

stick

or

the

net

or

whatever

to

knock

him

down.

In

for

Perreault.

He

was

tied

up

with

Vrbata.

Out

for

Bo

Horvat.

Some

room

down

the

left

side.

Drops

it

into

the

slot.

It

came

to

the

front

of

the

net.

And

Andre

Kavlik

had

to

be

careful

with

that

one

as

it

made

its

way

through

the

blue

paint.

The

puck

all

the

way

around

and

Michael

Frolik

will...

Wait

for

it

we're

back

to

five

on

five.

Myers

ahead

for

Ladd;

his

quick

pass

got

blocked

and

Ladd

with

the

long

reach

jams

it.

Ahead

for

Michael

Frolik,

cross

for

Mathieu

Perreault,

in

with

Enstrom

back

for

Perreault.

Ladd

in

front,

left

to

save;

Ladd

bangs

at

it,

puck

comes

loose

and

play

was

whistled

down

the

referee

lost

sight

of

it

even

though

the

puck

was

loose.

That's

why

the

fans

are

booing

and

Ladd

wanted

a

second

chance

at

it.

Here's

a

look

at

it.

Really

nice

passing

play.

Perreault

gets

it

to

the

front

of

the

net.

Early

on,

Watch

the

Sedins

work

their

magic

inside

the

zone.

A

little

give

and

go.

And

then

the

fake

pass

and

the

shot.

That

one

probably

glanced

off

the

crossbar.

That

shot

by

Weber.

The

puck

was

fluttering.

But

here,

Tanev

through

the

middle.

Blocked

by

Adam

Lowry.

Tanev

will

play

it

back.

Sbisa,

who

was

given

an

assist

on

that

Burrows

goal

as

well.

With

the

X

up.

Scuza

had

the

overtime

winner

for

Vancouver

in

the

game

against

the

Jets.

Linden

Vey

gets

to

center

ahead

for

Derek

Dorsett

and

off

the

stick

of

Jay

Harrison,

and

now

we've

got

Harrison

and

Derek

Dorsett.

Centered

up

front,

steered

away

at

the

line.

That's

deflected.

Sent

back

in

for

Henrik

Sedin.

In

across

for

Enstrom.

Enstrom

takes

it

wide,

centers,

and

it

was

a

little

tip.

Michael

Frolik,

last

pass.

In

on

Ladd

with

Myers

back

as

well.

And

Myers

breaks

that

up

with

that

long

reach

of

his.

Enstrom

trying

to

go

after

it.

Cleared

up

the

boards

for

Daniel

Sedin.

To

the

front

of

the

net.

Enstrom

after

it

again.

Jammed

up

the

wall.

Daniel

Sedin

to

the

front

of

the

net.

Couldn't

handle

the

pass.

Henrik

Sedin.

That

pass

was

turned

over,

and

Frolik

was

unable

to

clear

it.

On

the

second

try,

he

will.

Ladd

now

for

Frolik.

And

he'll

spin

and

head

to

the

bench

on

the

change.

A

couple

of

sloppy

plays

again.

Some

of

them

in

the

offensive

zone.

Stroll

League

not

getting

it

out

the

first

time.

The

Jets

have

to

pay

attention

to

details.

The

Jets

have

now

hit

the

shots

on

goal

mark.

The

Canucks

have

hit

the

shots

on

goal

mark.

Here

comes

Stafford.

Stafford

gets

taken

wide

by

Bonino.

Centers

it,

then

cleared

away

by

Sbisa.

Held

in

by

Jacob

Trouba.

Nice

move

around

Bravada.

And

the

shot

blocked

by

Bonino.

He

felt

that

one;

he

may

have

taken

it

in

the

ribs

as

he

makes

his

way

to

the

Vancouver

bench.

Bonino's

hurting

for

sure.

Got

that

on

the

right

side

somehow.

Really

nice

move

by

Jacob

Trouba,

who

does

it

under

pressure

inside

the

offensive

blue

line.

Sometimes

those

plays

can

be

a

little

dicey

at

the

top

of

your

screen.

That

was

after

the

move.

It

got

him

probably

in

the

ribs,

the

back

of

the

ribs

on

the

right

side.

Or

got

him

in

the

hand.

I

think

I

can

see

him

putting

an

ice

bag

on

his

hand

right

now.

And

then

there's

the

outnumbered

attack

there

for

Vancouver.

The

Jets

were

able

to

stave

it

off.

It's

that

time

of

year

when

players

do

what

is

necessary.

Kenneth

takes

it

in

behind

his

own

net.

Vancouver

is

sitting

second

in

the

Pacific

Division.

Sven

Baertschi.

Two

for

Hanson.

Away

from

him.

Bo

Horvat.

After

it

along

with

Stempniak.

Set

around

the

boards.

Baertschi

is

there.

And

now

the

loose

puck

taken

by

Adam

Pardy.

Pardy

getting

pressured.

Gets

it

ahead

for

Lowry.

Lowry

through

for

Stempniak

inside

the

Vancouver

line,

No

further.

Bo

Horvat

right

back.

Horvat

outside

in.

Backhand

shot.

Pavelec

loves

it

and

hangs

on.

Good

move

there

by

the

youngster

Horvat.

He's

got

ten

goals

this

season.

First

rookie

for

Vancouver

to

do

it

since

Daniel

Sedin.

Ten

goals

or

more,

that

is.

That's

a

gap.

Harrison

has

a

stick

to

the

outside,

making

himself

vulnerable

to

the

inside.

Horvat

pulls

that

one

across

and

gets

a

good,

dangerous

scoring

chance

on

the

one-on-one.

Winnipeg

Jets

with

points

out

at

center

ice.

Thorburn

chips

this

through.

Back

to

the

point

for

Toby

Enstrom.

Enstrom

looking

to

tee

it

up.

Round

for

Thorburn.

Thorburn

down

to

Slater.

Slater

for

Jiri

Tlusty.

Tlusty

comes

to

Enstrom

at

the

left

point.

Thorburn

hits

to

the

net.

Enstrom

put

it

there,

but

it

got

cleared

away.

And

back

for

Sean

Mathias.

In

with

Dorsett.

Mathias

pulls

up

against

Myers.

Slap

shot

from

the

line

by

Bieksa.

And

now

for

the

third

time

this

year,

the

Winnipeg

Jets

have

been

shorthanded.

Myers

to

the

box.

Tyler

Myers

had

one

of

those

bad

breaks

that

happen

to

defensemen.

Sometimes

you

come

across

and

make

a

play

and

the

guy

you're

playing

against

steps

on

your

stick.

Mathias

cuts

back

into

the

middle,

Myers

makes

a

play

and

is

just

trying

to

recover;

Mathias

steps

on

the

stick

and

goes

down.

You

see,

sometimes

you

get

away

with

that

if

you're

a

defenseman,

and

sometimes

you

don't.

This

time

you

didn't.

And

this

power

play

now

has

eight

goals

in

the

last

nine

games

for

Vancouver.

And,

including

one

tonight,

it

gets

a

chance

to

roll

on

here.

Third

power

play

of

the

game

for

Vancouver.

Jets

now

with

shorthanded

situations

this

season

that

leads

the

NHL.

Last

year

Ottawa

led

the

league

at

when

all

was

said

and

done.

So

power

play

for

Vancouver.

Edler.

For

Radim

Vrbata.

Shot

wide

to

the

short

side.

Henrik

Sedin.

For

Daniel

Sedin.

Back

for

Henrik.

Being

watched

by

Jacob

Trouba.

Cross

ice.

Pass

in

front

of

him.

Dishes

off

for

Daniel.

Slap

shot.

He

had

to

reach

along

the

way.

I

don't

know

if

the

puck's

out

flat

for

Edler

or

not.

He

chips

this

out

of

his

own

end

and

then

turns

and

hits

the

bench

on

the

change.

Vrbata.

Back

for

the

Canucks.

Plays

give-and-go

with

Henrik

Sedin.

Sedin

trying

to

hold

it

in,

turned

it

over.

They

take

it

away

and

settle

it

down

in

their

own

zone

through

center

ice.

Bonino

with

seconds

left

in

the

penalty.

Good

puck

movement

by

Vancouver.

Terrific

save

here

by

Pavelec.

Edler's

trying

to

go

backdoor

to

Daniel

Sedin.

If

Pavelec

doesn't

make

that

save,

then

it

goes

to

Daniel

and

it

is

in

the

net.

It

looks

like

Pavelec

did

get

a

glove

on

this

one.

I

thought

maybe

it

just

went

cleanly

right

over

the

net.

You

can

see

how

late

Pavelec

was

getting

across.

Outstanding

save

there

because

it

got

bumped

into

by

Mark

Stuart.

and

he

couldn't

get

across

in

time.

He

did.

Got

the

glove

up

on

that

sharp-angle

chance

from

Edler.

Higgins,

Cardi,

Burrows.

They

all

fight

their

way

in

the

corner.

Puck

comes

loose,

and

the

Jets

will

clear

it

down

the

ice,

and

that'll

Do

it.

One

power

play

shot.

Short

sides.

Two

saves

there.

The

second

one

he

didn't

really

want

to

have

to

make.

Higgins

coming

off

the

wing.

He

makes

the

first

save.

Can't

control

it,

and

then

it

goes

off

Myers

and

right

back

into

the

pads

of

Ondrej

Pavelec.

Watch

the

shot

here.

But

then

watch

afterwards.

Pavelec

makes

the

save.

He

fights

it

off.

But

then

it

goes

off

Myers.

And

that

would

have

gone

in.

Pavelec

is

down.

He's

careful.

He

makes

sure

he

knows

where

the

puck

is.

He

sees

it

get

knocked

down.

That's

a

terrific

reaction.

Sometimes

it's

the

crazy

little

plays

that

make

a

difference

in

a

game.

And

Ondrej

Pavelec

was

sharp

on

that

one.

Slater

up

for

the

draw

that

comes

into

the

crease

area.

Pavelec

steers

it

away.

Yuri

Tlusty

sends

it

back

out

to

center

ice.

Gaines

to

watch

tonight.

Good

measure.

He

knocked

Mathias

down

for

a

second

time.

Cleared

out.

Slater

has

goals

into

back

Gaines

and

now

he

got

tied

up

with

Dorsett.

Bieksa

with

Thorburn

after

him

and

Bieksa

turned

it

over.

Thorburn

in

a

battle

with

Sean

Mathias.

Icing

as

it

comes

off

the

back

wall,

and

Myers

plays

it

up.

Thorburn

in

a

battle

right

in

front

of

the

bench

area

with

Mathias.

Well,

Thorburn

ended

up

in

the

middle

of

that

one

two

willing

combatants;

any

time

Stuart

got

good

leverage

on

him

there,

he

just

pushed

him

right

over

backwards.

Four

hits

in

this

game

for

Mark

Stuart

and

a

huge

blocked

shot

late

in

that

second

period.

Kobe

Enstrom

trying

to

hold

the

line

and

chipped

out

by

Bieksa.

And

this

deflection

comes

off

Enstrom's

stick

and

out

of

play.

The

crowd

thought

for

a

moment

there

might

be

a

delay

of

game

penalty.

It's

not

as

wide

open

and

reckless

as

it

was

for

at

least

the

first

half

of

the

game;

understandable

under

the

circumstances

in

a

one-goal

game

the

Jets

are

trying

to

pay

attention

to

detail.

But

they

don't

want

to

sacrifice,

and

that's

a

deflection

also.

We'll

just

have

a

faceoff

at

center;

you

don't

want

to

get

caught

in

too

much

of

a

defensive

mode

because

if

you

happen

to

give

up

a

goal...

It's

tough

to

step

on

the

gas

and

all

of

a

sudden

get

your

offense

going

again.

Jets

need

that

push

in

the

offensive

zone.

Puck

possession.

And

cycling.

Back

to

Perreault.

The

low

shot

that

just

missed.

Perreault

with

a

couple

of

assists

in

this

game.

Sitting

at

goals.

That

matches

a

career

high

that

he

had

last

year

with

Anaheim.

Sent

around

by

Adam

Pardy.

He

should

know

better

than

that.

It's

a

hook.

The

evidence

is

hanging

right

off

the

arm

of

Jacob

Trouba.

So

the

fourth

pass.

In

this

game

there

were

four

power-play

shots.

So

it's

back

to

a

two-goal

lead.

They

were

up

Tremendous

energy

in

the

building.

You

can

hear

that.

But

the

players

are...

The

third

and

fourth

line

scoring

of

the

Winnipeg

Jets

has

really

become

a

story

for

them

over

the

last

handful

of

games

in

particular.

When

you

start

getting

lots

of

goal

production

from

third

and

fourth

lines,

That

makes

a

huge

difference

and

takes

a

lot

of

pressure

off

the

top

guys.

Ten

seconds

shy

of

minutes

after

two

periods

for

Tyler

Myers.

Around

for

Stempniak.

Down

for

Drew

Stafford.

Away

from

him.

Stafford

trying

to

bat

it

out

front

of

the

net.

Can't.

And

picked

up

by

Tanev.

Cleared

but

not

out.

Kept

in

at

the

line.

Stafford

with

Tanev

after

him.

Stafford

trying

to

skate

away.

Edler

picks

up

the

chase

and

wraps

up

Stafford.

And

the

puck

cleared

to

the

line.

Trouba

did

not

hold

it

in.

Jacob

Trouba

is

always

aggressive.

He

was

pulling

back

because

Burrows

was

pushing

him

out

of

the

zone.

Then

he

saw

a

chance

to

possibly

keep

the

puck

inside

the

zone.

He

reaches

up

high

at

the

top

of

your

screen.

That

one

is

definitely

out

over

the

blue

line.

You

can

see

how

he

had

backed

out

because

Burrows

was

pushing

him.

Faceoff

outside

the

line.

Colorado

in

Los

Angeles

tonight.

Calgary

in

Edmonton

tonight.

Higgins.

The

shot,

That

got

blocked.

Stafford

gets

it

for

Jacob

Trouba.

Trouba

with

seconds

on

the

power

play.

Snapped

in

by

Drew

Stafford.

Hamhuis

is

after

it,

and

he

tried

to

glove

it

down.

He

did.

But

Wheeler

had

it

for

a

split

second.

Now

Hamhuis

gets

it

back.

He'll

send

it

all

the

way

around.

Trouba

slowly

ups

it.

Ladd

goes

in

after

it,

trying

to

get

it

in

from

the

line,

but

Enstrom

backs

it

out.

The

puck

slides

down.

This

will

be

an

icing

call.

Lee

Stempniak

had

a

big

game

again.

His

production

level

has

been

terrific

since

being

acquired

at

the

trade

deadline.

He's

got

great

hands.

He's

got

a

ton

of

experience.

He's

the

most

experienced

player

on

the

Winnipeg

Jets.

He's

past

the

mark.

Bieksa

now

knocks

Mathieu

Perreault

down

as

this

one

continues

to

reach

a

boiling

point.

It's

just

a

bit

of

a

chop.

Players

do

that

a

lot

to

see

if

they

can

cause

a

broken

stick

maybe

later

on

in

the

play.

A

chop

on

the

stick.

A

chop

on

the

back

of

the

legs.

And

all

is

even.

We

keep

playing.

Perreault.

His

stick

knocked

out

of

his

hand.

But

Lowry

goes

in

and

gives

Bieksa

a

bump.

By

the

way,

Lee

Stempniak's

second

two-goal

game

this

season.

Here

comes

Lowry.

And

a

good

defensive

play

by

Bieksa

to

bat

that

away

from

Lowry.

Kept

in

by

Enstrom.

Lowry

chases

this

down

on

the

far

side.

Stempniak

back

in

for

Lowry.

Perreault

got

dumped

in

the

high

slot.

He

gets

up

and

goes

to

the

front

of

the

net.

Back

to

Stapniak.

They

send

this

down

the

ice.

and

Van

Perrault

will

now

make

the

change,

Will

Willie

Desjardins

call

his

timeout

here?

This

will

be

a

big

shift

for

the

Jets.

Adam

Lowry

with

another

strong

shift

along

with

his

linemates.

What

a

huge

step

forward

he

has

taken

this

year.

When

Bryan

Little

was

out,

he

moved

up

to

the

number

one

line.

And

he

talked

about

playing

against

the

Sedins

and

the

Thorntons

and

the

Bacchases.

Playing

against

the

top

level

guys

on

a

regular

basis.

And

he's

learned

quickly.

Jets

win

the

faceoff.

Slater

down

low.

In

front

for

Tlusty.

Saved

by

Lack.

Harrison

is

after

it.

Slater

to

the

front

of

it

and

loses!

Bezos

on

and

gets

this

back

into

the

Jets

zone,

and

both

teams

will

get

a

change.

What

they

do

with

the

puck

in

the

offensive

zone

is

really

important

for

the

Jets.

Another

goal

is

not

as

important,

it

would

be

nice,

but

steals

and

puck

placement

are

more

important.

Scheifele

trying

to

get

it

back

for

Wheeler.

Bo

Horvat

breaks

it

up

at

the

right

point

for

Myers.

Myers

skates

it

low,

chips

it

for

Wheeler.

Back

for

Myers!

And

it

was

just

out

of

his

reach

as

he

was

tied

up

in

front

with

Edler.

Yannick

Hansen

back

for

Vancouver.

Scheifele

covering

up

for

Myers.

It

came

to

the

side

and

Scheifele

is

on

it.

Scheifele

chips

it

up

the

wall.

Kept

in

by

Edler.

And

it

does

come

outside

to

the

left.

Shots

career

multi-goal

game.

Six

games

in

particular

that

was

a

tough

situation:

puck

in

his

feet,

he

controls

it,

tries

to

make

a

play

and

hangs

on

to

it;

there

are

all

the

right

things,

it

doesn't

go

in,

but

it's

good

stuff

from

Tlusty

Tlusty

is

tough

to

handle,

pounds,

he

brings

some

size

into

the

lineup

even

if

he's

not

scoring.

He

doesn't

leave

you

wanting.

He's

responsible.

Steered

away

by

Tyler

Myers.

Battle

in

the

corner.

Bay

takes

it

away.

Kicked

back

to

the

slot

for

Wheeler.

Toby

Enstrom

was

down.

The

Jets

were

pounding

on

the

bench.

You

couldn't

see

it;

I

know

it's

on

the

short

side

for

you,

right

in

the

corner.

Toby

very

slow

to

get

up,

rolling

around

on

the

ice;

still

hasn't

straightened

up

and

seems

to

be

holding

that

right

arm

very

close

to

him

this

doesn't

look

good.

We'll

get

a

close-up

look

at

it;

it's

perhaps

a

blow

to

the

back

of

the

arm

here.

Let's

see

what

happens

afterwards.

Maybe

when

he

went

down.

Difficult

to

tell

from

such

a

close-in

look.

But

he

was

down

like

that.

The

play

was

going

on

in

front

of

the

net

and

all

around.

And

the

Jets

were

basically

playing

four

against

five.

Tied

up

in

the

corner

with

Derek

Dorsett.

Dorsett

took

him

down

and...

He

was

bent

over.

He

seemed

to

be

holding

that

left

arm

as

Toby

came

off

the

ice;

Rob

Malek

had

a

quick

message

there

for

Paul

Maurice.

Jets

already

minus

Dustin

Byfuglien.

Ahead

for

Blake

Wheeler,

and

Wheeler

will

send

it

in;

grabbed

off

by

Stafford.

Stafford

being

watched

by

Bieksa.

That

last

shift

for

Bieksa

was

minutes

and

seconds.

Stafford

leaves

for

Scheifele.

Tried

to

walk

it

to

the

front

of

the

net;

Adam

Pardy

with

the

blast

and

a

save

made

by

Lack.

Rebound

for

Stafford.

Down

for

Scheifele.

Twists

away

from

Bonino.

Feed

to

the

line

for

Myers.

Save

made

for

the

Jets.

Up

by

a

couple.

Paul

Maurice

came

into

this

game

with

no

Dustin

Byfuglien.

Now

he

has

no

Toby

Enstrom

on

defense

for

the

immediate

future.

He

was...

Great

difficulty

when

he

left.

We

have

no

idea

if

you'll

be

back

or

not.

Right

side

of

your

screen

along

the

wall.

That's

Toby

Enstrom

being

pushed

in.

But

the

camera

pans

away.

He

seemed

to

be

still

okay.

I

think

it

happened

right

after

that.

He

ended

up

down

on

the

ice.

He

was

down

on

the

ice

for

quite

some

time.

Here's

the

close-up

look

again.

See,

He

doesn't

look

in

distress

there.

But

as

soon

as

he

hits

the

ice,

He's

in

big-time

distress.

He's

stayed

down

there

for

quite

some

time.

And

that

was

the

look

of

Toby

coming

off

the

ice

and

right

to

the

locker

room.

Enstrom

second

in

ice

time

in

this

game

for

the

Jets

among

defensemen.

Myers

over

and

a

half.

And

Enstrom

over

Shot

stopped

by

Ondrej

Pavelec.

Jacob

Trouba

looks

one

way.

He

looks

the

other

way.

And

now

Andrew

Ladd

is

on

it.

Trouba

and

Stewart,

The

defensive

pair.

And

we'll

see

who

gets

paired

up

with

Tyler

Myers.

Probably

Adam

Pardy.

At

the

line,

Kept

in

by

Ladd.

As

the

Jets

start

a

change,

Eddie

Lack

makes

the

save;

it

drops

down

between

his

pads

and

now

Lack

is

in

the

middle

of

it

in

front

of

the

Vancouver

net.

That's

a

smart

shot

by

Andrew

Ladd.

He

was

in

there

alone.

It

was

a

line

change

for

the

Winnipeg

Jets.

So

either

he's

got

to

eat

it

and

try

to

do

a

cycle

by

himself,

In

which

case

he

might

get

stripped

of

the

puck

and

cause

a

rush

the

other

way.

From

a

bad

angle,

He

just

throws

it

right

into

the

breadbasket

of

Eddie

Lack.

Now,

Eddie

Lack,

Every

goaltender

makes

the

save

just

like

that.

So

unless

he

wants

to

play

the

puck

quickly,

He

is

going

to

get

a

faceoff

in

his

own

zone.

Smart

play

by

Ladd.

Adam

Pardy

and

Tyler

Myers,

Now

the

defensive

pair.

For

the

Winnipeg

Jets,

We

saw

Paul

Maurice

go

over

and

say

something

to

Charlie

Huddy.

It

may

have

been

with

regard

to

the

defensive

situation.

Three

minutes

to

go

and

Eddie

Lack

has

gone

to

the

bench.

Six

attackers

for

the

Vancouver

Canucks.

Stafford,

to

center

ice

for

Wheeler.

And

the

backhand

got

stopped.

Wheeler

now

trying

to

get

it

to

Stafford.

Canucks

down

by

two.

Weber

throws

it

back

for

Dan

Hamhuis.

What

a

little

reaction

from

the

crowd.

Down

the

left

wing,

Daniel

Sedin,

The

shot

blocked

by

Myers.

And

it's

up

into

the

netting.

Daniel

Sedin

with

an

okay

scoring

chance

there.

I

thought

he

was

going

to

try

to

toe-drag

that

one

around

Tyler

Myers.

Daniel

Sedin's...

Goal

production,

not

what

it

used

to

be,

but

he's

still

at

the

top

of

the

chart

when

it

comes

to

total

point

production.

goals

this

year.

He

had

six

straight

years

of

goals

or

more.

So

his

game

has

adjusted

over

the

years,

But

you

still

get

points

from

him.

And

Patrick

Walsh

started

last

year

by

pulling

his

netbinder

early.

Snapped

around

the

boards.

Jets

have

been

good

in

the

face-off

department.

Bradham

Brabada.

Plays

it

back

for

Kevin

Bieksa,

watched

by

Michael

Frolik.

Back

around,

Stewart

tied

up

in

front

with

Burrows.

Center

to

the

short

side,

batted

away.

Grabbed

off

by

Daniel

Sedin.

For

Edler

at

the

line!

That

went

wide.

That

pass

was

from

Daniel

Sedin.

Henrik

to

Daniel

to

Burrows.

A

cycle

pattern

with

Burrows

on

the

move.

There's

Burrows,

there's

Daniel

to

Henrik,

Henrik

to

Daniel,

and

he

one-touches

it

right

back

to

Burrows.

Really

well

done

there.

The

Sedins

always

are

on

the

move.

They

know

how

to

move

to

open

ice,

and

that's

really

what

caused

it

there.

Henrik

gets

to

Daniel.

Daniel

just

moved

a

few

feet

into

open

ice.

And

then

Burrows

slipped

down

to

the

back

door

and

nothing

Pavelec

could

do.

So

Eddie

Lack

back

into

his

net.

Here

comes

Stafford.

Stafford

with

Wheeler

headed

to

the

front

of

the

goal

with

a

pass

off

a

stick.

Under

two

to

go

in

regulation.

Snap

back

in

by

Adam

Pardy.

Lack

stops

it

behind

the

net.

We'll

keep

an

eye

on

him.

Hamhuis

up

for

Hansen

goes

cross

ice.

And

to

the

finish.

Makes

a

tremendous

save

here.

Net

front

presence

by

Vancouver.

They're

swarming

everywhere.

The

net

was

empty

again.

Higgins

was

the

man

in

close.

But

cycling

and

controlling

it

in

the

corners

with

the

extra

man

is

what

happens.

And

Pavelec,

It

hits

the

post.

You

had

it

right.

I

saw

Pavelec's

toe

come

out.

I

thought

he

had

made

the

toe

save

there.

But

either

way,

Terrific

work

there

by

the

netminder

after

that

to

get

the

puck

when

it

comes

back

into

his

crease

and

get

a

hold

of

the

situation

and

get

a

whistle.

Scheifele

wins

the

faceoff.

Cleared

ahead

for

Wheeler

and

this

ends

up

in

behind

the

Winnipeg

Jets

bench.

The

faceoff

will

be

outside

the

line

with

left

to

go.

And

what

has

been

an

absolute

thriller

here

at

the

MTS

Center.

When

you

get

nine

goals

in

a

hockey

game,

It

is

outstanding.

And

especially

when

we've

had

a

couple

of

occasions

where

one

team

scores

and

the

other

one

comes

right

back

and

gets

themselves

back

into

it.

Very

creative

stuff.

Certainly

some

loose

defense

has

been

part

of

the

reason

for

both

teams.

goals

on

the

year

now

for

Alex

Burrows.

Ladd

sends

this

in.

Scheifele

now

between

Wheeler

and

Ladd.

Out

to

center

ice.

He's

locked

at

the

line

by

Adam

Pardy

but

put

in

deep.

Tyler

Myers

around

the

boards

for

Blake

Wheeler.

In

from

the

line

is

Alex

Edler.

Adam

Pardy

is

on

it.

Pardy

banks

it

off

the

boards.

Kept

in

by

Weber.

In

behind

for

Sedin.

Henrik

Sedin

looking

out

front

for

Burrows.

Wheeler

breaks

it

up.

The

puck

is

bouncing

around.

And

Scheifele

will

stuff

it

out

to

center

ice.

Scheifele's

after

it.

Canucks

control,

though.

Daniel

Sedin

across

the

line.

And

that

got

stuck.

Scheifele

brought

it

back

into

his

own

zone.

Battle

in

front

of

the

net.

Cleared

to

the

corner.

Stafford

is

after

it.

Stafford

chips

it

out

to

center

ice.

Daniel

Sedin

stopped

by

Henrik.

Scheifele

down

the

ice.

This

will

be

a

nice

faceoff

with

seconds.

Good

play

by

Scheifele.

Presence

of

mind.

To

know

that

there's

not

much

time

left

he

was

gassed

out

there;

he

knew

there

wasn't

enough

time

to

get

to

the

bench.

Unfortunate

situations,

including

ones

where

Scheifele

is

coming

back

into

the

zone

and

inadvertently

kept

it

inside,

it

ping-ponged

off

about

eight

sets

of

feet

and

then

they

finally

get

it

out

of

the

zone

he

is

so

tired;

yes,

he's

going

for

the

empty-net

goal

but

he

knows

that

he

has

to

get

a

break.

And

now

timeout

here,

So

that'll

give

them

extra

rest.

The

Canucks

call

their

timeout.

I

didn't

think

Paul

Maurice

was

going

to

call

it

to

allow

the

Sedins

to

rest.

But

Willie

Desjardins

does

make

the

timeout

call.

That

allows

Paul

Maurice

to

call

his

people

over

to

the

bench

as

well.

This

is

all

about

the

faceoff.

Everybody

on

the

Jets,

make

sure

you

know

who

you

have.

You

can

see

the

Vancouver

coaching

staff

trying

to

create

some

plays.

Bryan

Little

his

second

game

back

from

injury.

This

would

normally

be

where

we

would

see

Bryan

Little.

But

that

is

not

the

case

in

this

game.

So

you

do

wonder

whether

Bryan

Little,

just

getting

back

from

injury,

will

play

and

whether

it's

going

to

be

Mark

Scheifele.

They

have

to

stay

out

there

for

the

icing

call.

Yes,

That's

true.

The

icing

call.

They

have

to

stay

out

there

so

they

don't

get

a

second

chance

here.

But

it's

not

just

Scheifele

here.

It's

got

to

be

all

the

Jets.

They

have

to

get

to

their

appointed

guys

and

get

the

puck

to

the

corner.

It

was

Scheifele

with

Ladd

and

Wheeler

who

started

that

last

sequence

prior

to

the

first

chance.

Scheifele

against

Sedin.

That

total

for

the

franchise

puts

them

into

the

playoff

picture,

into

the

number

two

wild-card

spot

in

the

Western

Conference.

The

fans

got

more

than

their

money's

worth

in

this

game.

A

hard-fought

game.

Sloppy

at

times.

But

the

tension

in

this

situation

sometimes

does

that.

Breakneck

speed.

Especially

early

on

in

the

game.

Typical

Jets

as

they

break

out

Out

of

the

gate

to

begin

with.

Got

up

on

the

scoreboard.

A

clean

win

was

needed.

And

a

clean

win

they

got.

A

win

was

needed

before

they

head

out

on

a

three-game

road

trip.

And

they

got

it,

as

Chris

Thorburn,

in

his

NHL

game,

is

the

number-one

cheerleader

right

now

for

the

Winnipeg

Jets.

shots

for

the

Canucks

in

the

third

period.

Jets

with

The

final

shots

on

goal.

A

couple

goals

for

Burrows,

A

couple

goals

for

Lee

Stempniak.

And

the

Jets

now

head

on

the

road

to

Minnesota

Monday.

In

St.

Louis

Tuesday.

In

Colorado

for

Paul

Maurice's

team

on

Thursday.

A

week

from

today,

an

afternoon

game

here

against

the

Calgary

Flames

that

might

mean

everything.

The

Winnipeg

Jets

defeat

the

Vancouver

Canucks

here

at

the

MTS

Center.