The NHL’s greatest group within the month of October acquired November began on the correct foot Friday night time in Columbus.
Contemporary off a powerful win in Detroit, the Winnipeg Jets knocked off the Blue Jackets 6-2 to enhance to 10-1 on the season.
Nikolaj Ehlers acquired the scoring began on the 5:28 mark of the primary when he wheeled into the Columbus finish and beat Elvin Merzlikins with a long-range slap shot.
Sean Kuraly answered for the Jackets simply over 11 minutes into the interval. James van Riemsdyk received a puck battle behind the Jets’ internet and fed Kuraly in entrance, who potted it previous Eric Comrie to stage the rating.
However simply over 4 minutes later, Ehlers restored the Jets’ lead. Columbus had possibilities to clear the puck however failed to take action thanks partly to some good stick work by Dylan Samberg on the blue line. After a scramble close to the blue line, the puck ultimately discovered its solution to Ehlers in some open ice and he buried a tough wrister to make it 2-1.
It stayed that means till the two:20 mark of the second interval when the Jets make it 3-1 because of some good puck motion within the offensive finish. Adam Lowry dropped it off to Neal Pionk as he drove down the wall earlier than Pionk fed Mason Appleton within the slot. He one-timed it house for his fourth of the 12 months.
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Winnipeg saved the strain on as they looked for extra objectives and Kyle Connor got here very shut when he rang one off the crossbar however Merzlikins saved his group within the sport.
Columbus discovered some life late within the interval after Mark Scheifele was referred to as for tripping and simply eight seconds later, Sean Monahan tipped some extent shot previous Comrie to make it 3-2.
Earlier than the interval ran out, although, Winnipeg regained its two-goal cushion. After a scramble in entrance of Merzlikins, the puck escaped and landed on the stick of Ehlers who had a wide-open internet to attain into for his fifth profession hat trick and first since Dec. 2018.
The Jets took the 4-2 lead into the third interval after outshooting Columbus 19-8 within the second and 31-16 over the primary two intervals.
It stayed a two-goal sport till the 11:39 mark of the third when Josh Morrissey blasted one house from the purpose on the facility play to make it 5-2.
Gabriel Vilardi made it 6-2 with simply over 5 minutes left, ending off an excellent play from Connor who made a pleasant toe drag round a defender earlier than sending it to Vilardi in entrance of the crease.
For Connor, who was named the NHL’s second star of the month of October earlier within the day, it prolonged his season-opening level streak to 11 video games.
Comrie solely needed to make 20 saves to enhance to 3-0 on the season whereas Merzlikins turned apart 38 photographs in defeat.
The Jets will return house to face the Tampa Bay Lightning Sunday afternoon. It’s a 2 p.m. puck drop with pregame protection on 680 CJOB starting at midday.
