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After profitable their first sport this previous Tuesday, Jan. seventh, in 4 video games, the Jets started a home-and-home set of back-to-back video games this night, dealing with the Los Angeles Kings at Canada Life Centre.
Previous to puck drop tonight, there was a ceremony celebrating Connor Hellebuyck for a number of outstanding milestones: his five hundredth profession sport, his fortieth shutout, and, after all, his three hundredth NHL win in opposition to the Predators on Tuesday. As a part of the celebration, Hellebuyck was introduced with the primary silver goalie stick in Winnipeg Jets franchise historical past in honor of his five hundredth sport. He additionally obtained a golden goalie stick from the NHL for his three hundredth win. A tribute video on the jumbotron featured appearances from a number of former Jets, together with Andrew Copp, Laurent Brossoit, and the legendary Dustin Byfuglien. The group erupted when Buff appeared on display.
See you on the water 🎣 pic.twitter.com/eg2KC88l0k
— Winnipeg Jets (@NHLJets) January 11, 2025
1st Interval
Oh man, was this a gradual interval. Each groups had been locked down defensively all through the body. The one notable motion got here when the Kings had a aim disallowed on account of former Jet Trevor Lewis being offside. Had the aim counted, it might’ve been Jordan Spence’s third of the season. He fired a shot via a maze of our bodies that went previous Eric Comrie.
Comrie needed to come up massive after Logan Stanley turned the puck over whereas trying a go, stopping Phillip Danault on a good probability.
With 4:06 remaining within the first interval, the Kings went to the ability play after Dylan DeMelo was referred to as for hooking. The penalty got here after Nikolaj Ehlers gave the puck away, which led to a rush alternative for the Kings and the next infraction. The Jets efficiently killed off the penalty, thanks partly to an enormous shot block by Dylan Samberg—his first block in 21 video games.
The shortage of motion within the opening body wrapped up with a modest variety of pictures from each groups. The Kings led 6-4 in pictures.
2nd Interval
The Kings opened the scoring at 15:21 when Alex Turcotte tipped in a shot from Adrian Kempe on the level, fooling Eric Comrie. Turcotte registered his fifth aim of the season, with Kempe and Jacob Moverare incomes the assists.
Turc will get issues began in Winnipeg! pic.twitter.com/GjDf3d7xPp
— LA Kings (@LAKings) January 11, 2025
There was a questionable penalty referred to as in opposition to Mark Scheifele for supposedly tripping Quinton Byfield. To me, it didn’t look even near a visit—Scheifele barely touched Byfield’s skate. Provided that Byfield is 220 kilos, it’s arduous to consider he would go down that simply.
LA remained with a 1-0 lead after 40 minutes because the Jets killed off three penalties and had been outshot 15-9. The Jets probably not being a risk on this sport but.
third Interval
Mikey Anderson took Gabriel Vilardi down, drawing an interference penalty as Vilardi tried to get by him. The Jets had been awarded their first energy play alternative of the sport, however sadly, they couldn’t convert on it. The Kings would take one other penalty shortly after, this time with Alex Laferriere referred to as for hooking Nikolaj Ehlers.
On the following energy play, the Jets tied issues up at 1-1 with a fantastic passing play from Kyle Connor to Vilardi, then to Scheifele. Connor labored the puck alongside the boards earlier than feeding it to Vilardi, who made an ideal backdoor go to Scheifele, who made no mistake placing it into the empty web.
UHHH WE HAVE NO WORDS FOR THAT 😱 pic.twitter.com/tBp0fyHPgb
— Winnipeg Jets (@NHLJets) January 11, 2025
The sport opened up a bit for each groups, with loads of good probabilities at each ends. Nevertheless, 60 minutes of hockey solved nothing, so it was off to time beyond regulation.
Pictures had been tied at 22-17 in favour of the Kings heading into time beyond regulation.
Extra time
The Los Angeles Kings wasted no time. At 3:46, Adrian Kempe picked the highest proper nook on Comrie, then skated to the glass to silence the Winnipeg crowd after their most up-to-date “Go Jets Go” chant. Kempe reached the 20-goal mark for the fourth time in his profession, with Brandt Clarke and Anze Kopitar accumulating the assists.
JUICE! CALLS! GAME! pic.twitter.com/Zii55Rfunv
— LA Kings (@LAKings) January 11, 2025
The Jets now have dropped to a 1-2-2 document of their previous 5 video games. They’re now 1-1-2 up to now on this eight-game homestand.
Last Ideas
This sport jogged my memory of the final time these two groups met—there was merely no room to make performs. The Kings are so stable defensively and structurally sound of their defensive core. Within the final matchup in opposition to the Kings, the Jets solely registered 14 pictures on aim. Tonight, they solely managed a five-shot enchancment, ending with 19. Finally, they misplaced once more, dropping each conferences with the Kings up to now this season.
The sport was very gradual, as I discussed earlier—there wasn’t a lot house to make performs. It virtually felt like a playoff sport in January. Though the Jets broke via late, it wasn’t sufficient, as LA generated extra probabilities and capitalized on them.
General, it was a good sport, and whatever the end result, it was at all times going to be shut. Happily, the Jets earned themselves some extent. They might want to have their skating legs tomorrow in opposition to the Colorado Avalanche.
Up Subsequent:
The Jets will full this set of back-back video games tomorrow night time at Canada Life Centre in opposition to the Colorado Avalanche. Puck drop is at 6:00 p.m. CT and the sport is out there to look at on SN1.
Be sure that to test again right here for the pre-game article and the post-game article.
