Tuesday, May 27, 2014
The first period saw both teams scoring. The Avs drew first blood with Parenteau deflecting a backhanded shot by Hejda past Pavelec. The answer came fairly quick, just 16 minutes later, when Nichushkin, with a strong slap shot, beated Berra to equalize the score.
The Jets dominated the second period, having the best chances and putting the Avalanche against the wall, but the home team couldn't make it past Reto Berra and once again the second was a stalemate.
All the emotions were saved for the last one, and it didn't disappoint the crowd as both teams scored two times. The Avs once again striked first with Tanguay in the same fashion as Parenteau: deflecting a shot by Hejda. 11 minutes later, Stastny deked past Ekman-Larsson to score a powerplay goal and make it a two-goal game, apparently putting it away for Colorado.
But then, Winnipeg's first line woke up.
Just a minute afterwards, Bogosian unleashed a powerful slap shot from the blue line to put the difference in one again. After that, it was a one-team game, with the Jets once again putting a heavy pressure on the Avs goalie. It finally paid off when Jokinen, with just 1:52 on the clock, found Wheeler between 2 opposite defenders. The team's top scorer ripped an one-timer to beat the goalie once again and comeback from a 2-goal hole to tie it all.
"You can't be caught sleeping like that." - said Avs' top forward Matt Duchene - "(Blake) Wheeler knows how to score, we all know this. He's one of the league top goal scorers this season by a reason and we know that. To let him get a clear shot in front of net like that is suicide."
What seemed like a comeback almost turned into a nightmare when Byfuglien took a major penalty for game misconduct, meaning the Jets would have to play the entire overtime with just 3 men on the ice.
However, that wasn't a problem. The Avalanche seemed too tired and obviously shaken by the unlikely comeback mounted by the Jets. The crowd at MTS Centre was nearly insane.
When Barrie took a penalty in the OT to make it a 3-on-3 game, the outcome was almost predictable. And it didn't take too long to happen: Mackinnon tried to carry the puck to the neutral zone after the faceoff, but Redmond, a AHL player not long ago, stole him the puck and shot from the line. Ladd deflected it in front of the net to score the game-winner.
"When I was down with the ankle injury, all I thought was: 'Hell, I wanna be on ice to help them'. I saw the team struggle and to just sit there doing nothing was killing me. Now, I'm glad to be part of it again. Glad to be scoring goals and assists to help the team. We just beated the top team of the conference, one of the top of the league, and this fact by itself shows that our struggle is already on the past. Now we must focus to keep this good job until the playoffs come." Said forward Andrew Ladd
Winnipeg now have two days off before hosting the Carolina Hurricanes on saturday, 22.
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But then James Van Riemsdyk shone again in a clutch situation.
The Jets grabbed the lead early with a lot of luck. Pietrangelo was holding the puck near his own net when Vermette checked him. Elliott never saw it coming, and the loose puck found its own way to the back of the net.
"You know, a championship team have to play well despite the adversities, but after lots of unlucky bounces in the last games, it was nice to see Lady Luck on our side again tonight." Said Vermette after the game.
After a stalemate in the second, the Jets were being severely outplayed by the Blues in the last period. Reimer was making some miracles between the pipes to deny Oshie as the surging Saint Louis' team, winner of 8 of their last 10 games, fought hard to tie the game. When Porter caught the defense sleeping and knocked a rebound in, the Blues launched themselves to the attack hoping that they could win the extra point.
The fact that the Jets were playing so hard that they had 3 penalties called against them in the third period only wasn't doing anything to help the visitors.
However, when the Blues had a penalty of their own heading into the last minute of the game to make it 4-on-4, James Van Riemsdyk had the perfect chance to do what he has been doing all season: rise in clutch situations.
After a scramble for the puck in the offensive zone, Rozsival found Riemsdyk alone with little less then 10 seconds to play. The American forward had a clear shot, a fairly weak one to be honest, and made it count, sending the puck through Elliott's five-hole.
"I'm glad I could help the team." - said Van Riemsdyk in interview - "I feel really comfortable in these situations, you know. I just feel like I'm doing what I have to do. And I'm more than ready to do it when the playoffs come."
No one can say the man doesn't have ice in his veins.
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Friday, May 23, 2014
Now, there's no time to rest as Winnipeg travels to St. Louis to face the much hated Blues in the second night of a back-to-back.
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Andrew Ladd came back from an ankle injury and the offense flowed a lot better, but Cam Talbot had a career game as he stopped all but one shot to help the Rangers stay in the game.
The good news are: Ladd came back. The bad news are: Scheifele left the game in the third period with an injury and didn't come back. His injury is still pending evaluation.
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With Antoine Vermette back from a jaw injury, he was promoted to the second line as Olli Jokinen took the first line spot. Mark Scheifele, who started the season playing really well but now is playing so poorly it almost hurts, was demoted to the third line.
James Van Riemsdyk also got back to the second line, with Devin Setoguchi being upped one. On the defense, Dustin Byfuglien went down to the second pair, giving his spot to Zach Bogosian. Michal Rozsival came back from the third pair to the second, putting Jake Gardiner in the last one alongside Jacob Trouba (who left the game with an injury).
It looked like all theses changes would pay off when Setoguchi opened the score with an early powerplay goal. But it was just a matter of time since all happened again: the defense allowed clear shots, Reimer allowed a cheap goal and even the referees didn't call a blatant interference on Vancouver's second goal. Well, on the bright side, Wheeler finally scored again after Lack pratically gave him the puck with the net wide open.
For the next game, the struggling Jets face the league-best New York Rangers. What should we expect from that?
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Meanwhile for Winnipeg, things are going from bad to worse. The team looked like a lock to the playoffs, but that seems like a decade ago. Since Andrew Ladd's injury, the first line is struggling badly, but the team's main problem has been the defense. The blueliners are allowing lots of clear one-timers and even breakaways (the Avs had 3 this game, 1 of them resulted on the first goal) and the team seems lost on the rink.
Expect lots of changes for this squad if they want to get back on a good form.
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Prior to the game, Winnipeg lost another player to injury. Third line center Antoine Vermette, acquired from the Coyotes earlier in the season, fractured his jaw and will miss action for the next 2 weeks. Halpern was put in the lineup in his place.
The first two periods were a stalemate between both teams, with the Sens striking first only in the third. The Jets seemed to wake up and scored 2 unanswered goals, but they... went back to sleep. Ottawa tied the game and, with just one minute and a half on the clock, Hemsky's one timer went through Reimer's five-hole to hand the Jets their fourth straight loss
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Reimer allowed 3 cheap goals and was lackluster once again. The Jets will look to bounce back against the Ottawa Senators in their third straight game at home.
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Well, and others making it clear that they're willing to wait a little longer.
Both San Jose and New York Rangers made the moves with highest impact (with both sending their first rounder of this year's draft), but the best was saved for the last moment, when the Anaheim Ducks parted ways with veteran forward Teemu Selanne, shipping him to Saint Louis in the last hour of the deadline. Florida and Columbus also did 2 deals with different teams, but those deals had more future implications and not that 'win now' vibe we could get from San Jose and New York.
Perennial contenders Detroit, Chicago and Los Angeles also boosted their rosters. Teams who keep falling short like Boston and Pittsburgh seemed OK with their actual rosters.
The Jets, after doing 4 trades earlier this season, didn't receive or make any offers.
SAN JOSE acquired D Nick Schultz from Columbus
COLUMBUS acquired a 2014 1st round pick (SJ), C C. Lalancette and D D. DeMelo from San Jose
NEW YORK RANGERS acquired LW Matt Moulson and LW Matt Cooke from Minnesota
MINNESOTA acquired LW A. Duclair, a 2014 1st round pick (NYR), and RW J. Fast from New York Rangers
LOS ANGELES acquired RW Cody Bass from Columbus
COLUMBUS LW Dominik Kubalik and D Nick Ebert from Los Angeles
FLORIDA acquired a 2014 1st round pick (CHI) and G Antti Raanta from Chicago
CHICAGO acquired D Ryan Whitney from Florida
FLORIDA acquired RW Teemu Pulkkinen from Detroit
DETROIT acquired D Tom Gilbert from Florida (I wonder who the Panthers will put in their defense)
SAINT LOUIS acquired RW Teemu Selanne from Anaheim
ANAHEIM acquired LW Yannick Veilleux and G François Tremblay from Saint Louis.
Winnipeg once again scored a shorty, but saw the opponent's goalie leave with the first star honor as the team struggled to find the back of the net, losing some really good chances. Meanwhile, the Isles seized their opportunities and claimed the two points away from home.
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Pekka Rinne did an amazing job, saving 40 of the 41 shots he faced. The Preds did exactly what the Canucks did some games ago, as it seems to be a truly effective plan to beat Winnipeg: when the team scored the go ahead goal, they played a defense-heavy style, with little to no offense. This, combined with Rinne's elite performance, was enough to give the win to the home team.
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Wednesday, May 14, 2014
With two goals from Dustin Jeffrey, the Jets defeated the Coyotes in Winnipeg by the score of 3-1. Mike Smith did all he could to slow down the Jets' offense, but it wasn't enough. For the home team, Pavelec also did a job good enough to secure the win and the second star honor.
The Jets will also have to deal with another injury as Tobias Enstrom left in the second period with a concussion and will be out for 3 weeks.
For the next game, Winnipeg travel to the Music City to face the Nashville Predators.
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After being held by Reimer for the entire game, the Blues launched an all-out attack in the closing moments, with Byfuglien making it even more difficult for the Jets by picking an interference penalty with less than 2 minutes on the clock. But Reimer made incredible saves and the Jets held on to beat a central-division foe away from home.
This was the first time this season that Reimer recorded 2 straight shutouts. The league now enters the olympic break.
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After that, Ovechkin even tried to tie the game in every way, but an outstanding play by Reimer held the high-flying russian scoreless.
Six minutes later, Halischuk scored a power play goal to put the game away and earn two more points for the Jets. In the end, Van Riemsdyk (now a first liner as Ladd is down with a broken ankle) put it through the empty net to give final numbers to the game.
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
It was just the second time this season that an opponent managed to outshoot Winnipeg and it happened after 56 games. Andrew Ladd's injury in the first period (the second straight game where a Jets' player left with an injury and didn't come back) didn't help the team and he's now pending evaluation
The olympic break, 5 days from now, couldn't come in a better time for the team.
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