The Winnipeg Jets dominate the game against the Arizona Coyotes with a 4-3 overtime win. Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele, and Gabriel Vilardi shine, contributing to the Jets' lead. Connor Hellebuyck makes 29 saves as the Jets improve to 36-15-5 on the season.
#NHLJets facing a 3-0 deficit to Stars after one period. SOG 12-10 for Winnipeg.
#NHLJets D Neal Pionk activates on the rush and after a give and go with Alex Iafallo, he rattles a shot off the mask of Jake Oettinger. 6:10 to go in first period.
#NHLJets give up the first goal. 1-0 Stars at 6:52 of the first period. Cole Perfetti with an errant pass up the left wing boards and Jason Robertson scores.
#NHLJets heading to the power play as Torey Krug is called for hooking Nikolaj Ehlers 2:10 into the second period.
First period comes to a close. #NHLJets 3 (Monahan, Dillon, Connor) #stlblues 1 (Buchnevich). SOG 13-12 for Winnipeg.
#NHLJets lead 3-1 after one period. Goals by Monahan, Dillon and Connor for Winnipeg. Buchnevich for St. Louis. Shots 13-12 WPG.
Sean Monahan snipes a one-timer set up by Nikolaj Ehlers, Brenden Dillon fires a rocket teed up by Mark Scheifele, and Kyle Connor scores on a partial breakaway set up by Josh Morrissey. It's 3-1 #NHLJets after one period of play at Canada Life Centre.
Lets try that again: Kyle Connor scores on the rush to make it 3-1 #NHLJets at 15:33 of the first period. Josh Morrissey got the play going in transition and that's 11 assists in the past five games for Morrissey.
Kyle Connor scores on the rush to make it 3-0 #NHLJets at 15:33 of the first period. Josh Morrissey got the play going in transition and that's 11 assists in the past five games for Morrissey.
Kyle Connor capitalizes on a Blues change and beats Joel Hofer on a goal he'd probably want back. 3-1, Jets.
Kyle Connor. 3-1 #NHLJets on a rush up the left wing. The Blues were gone, changing, giving Connor a ton of space up the wing.
Brenden Dillon puts the Jets up 2-0 but Pavel Buchnevich gets St. Louis on the board just 30 seconds later. 2-1 #NHLJets in the first.
Pavel Buchnevich scores on the rebound and it's a one-goal game. Marco Scandella with the point shot. 2-1 #NHLJets at 10:50 of the first period. Laurent Brossoit stopped Robert Thomas on a wraparound earlier in the sequence.
Brenden Dillon has a career-high in goals (7) after his shot through traffic from the point changed direction and beat Joel Hofer. 2-0 #NHLJets at 10:20 of the first period. Mark Scheifele won the draw in the offensive zone.
There's that chemistry growing between Nikolaj Ehlers and Sean Monahan on display as Ehlers makes a perfect pass to Monahan in the high slot. That's the 10th point in 5 games for Josh Morrissey. 1-0 #NHLJets at 8:53 of the first period.
Winnipeg jumps out to an early lead, with Sean Monahan one-timing a Nikolaj Ehlers pass past Joel Hofer from the centre slot. Ehlers' speed was too much and so was Monahan's shot. 1-0 #NHLJets
#NHLJets 3-on-1 rush and Kyle Connor rips home a one-timer to finish it off. Josh Morrissey and Mark Scheifele with the assists in the 4-3 OT win 33 seconds into the fourth period. 29 saves for Connor Hellebuyck. Jets improve to 36-15-5 on the season and host #stlblues on Tuesday
2nd period is in the books here. Lone goal scored by Matias Maccelli, which cut the #NHLJets lead to 3-2. SOG 25-20 for Winnipeg so far.
Good chance off the rush for #NHLJets F Gabriel Vilardi, Connor Ingram makes the save. Neal Pionk tries to find the rebound. #Coyotes F Nick Schmaltz was called for cross-checking Pionk, but Pionk was already falling to the ice before any contact was made. Jets to the power play.
End to end action as the Coyotes counter on a Kyle Connor giveaway, then fumble it on their rush, and Winnipeg races up ice with four skaters. Jets draw a penalty, head to the power play where they've already scored twice today.
#NHLJets up 3-1 after one. Goals from Scheifele, Connor and Vilardi, with the latter two coming on the PP, which is 2-for-2 so far. Shots 14-10 WPG.
First period comes to a close. #NHLJets lead #Coyotes 3-1, thanks in part to a pair of power play goals from Kyle Connor and Gabriel Vilardi and an even-strength marker from Mark Scheifele, who was in on all three Jets goals (1G, 2A). SOG 14-10 for Winnipeg.
#NHLJets RW Mason Appleton is called for holding Nick Schmaltz. #Coyotes to the power play with 2:24 to go in first period.
The #NHLJets power play runs through Mark Scheifele but Gabriel Vilardi is its quarterback. The Scheifele pass to Vilardi starts the play and Vilardi almost always picks the right one. And now he's scored, 3-1, on an absolutely stunning play.
Jason Zucker called for interference and #NHLJets are going right back on the power play with 4:18 to go in the first period. With Sean Monahan out with an illness, Alex Iafallo is bumped up onto the top PP unit.
Goals in three straight games for Kyle Connor, who has a team-leading 22 now. #NHLJets
Gabriel Vilardi with a perfect pass to Kyle Connor and he rips home a one-timer. 22nd of the season for Connor. Mark Schiefele also draws an assist. 2-1 #NHLJets with 5:15 to go in first period.
Kyle Connor wires home the 2-1 #NHLJets goal after a one-touch, cross-slot pass from Gabriel Vilardi.
1-0 #NHLJets. Mark Scheifele neatly tucks a backhander past Connor Ingram after a clever bank pass from Josh Morrissey.