After choosing up their tenth win in a row, the Winnipeg Jets had been trying to benefit from an Ottawa Senators franchise caught within the midst of a 4 sport skid. Lets learn the way issues went….
GAME RECAP
The Jets began the sport off slowly, aside from defenseman Logan Stanley shortly fulfilling SaskatoonJet’s pre-game prediction by dropping his gloves after a questionable hit try on Mark Scheifele. Ottawa ended up with a powerplay out of that trade and so they used that to propel them to an early 6-1 lead on the shot counter. One other Senator participant threw one other questionable hit, this time on Mason Appleton, and that led to captain Adam Lowry educating him a fast lesson the onerous approach (he didn’t return to the sport). Shortly after, the Sens didn’t clear their very own zone, permitting Nikolaj Ehlers the prospect to maintain the puck in. The Dane shortly noticed Cole Perfetti proper beside Ottawa’s goalie and despatched a fast wrister that #91 deflected by Linus Ullmark to open the scoring on Winnipeg’s 2nd shot of the sport. WPG 1-0. The Jets have an unimaginable 24-3-2 document when scoring first this season, so the Senators had been already behind the 8 ball. Regardless of Ottawa doing job of making offense within the opening body, it was Winnipeg that struck subsequent when Nino Niederreiter drove onerous to the Sen’s web. Whereas the Swiss ahead didn’t rating, the puck was sitting within the crease for Appleton to poke into the huge open web. WPG 2-0. The Senators examined Connor Hellebuyck a pair extra occasions earlier than the interval ended, out-chancing the Jets within the body (1.65 to 0.91 xG for OTT).
After Winnipeg didn’t capitalize on an early powerplay within the 2nd, the 4th line of Alex Iafallo, David Gustafsson, & Rasmus Kupari had back-to-back offensive zone shifts to assist tilt the momentum for the Jets. Whereas Gus in all probability ought to have added to the True Northers’ lead, it ended up being the highest trio that obtained it achieved. A robust cycle shift noticed Gabe Vilardi arrange Dylan DeMelo for a 1 timer earlier than he recovered the rebound behind the online and introduced the puck again out entrance. A fast move off to Kyle Connor allowed the sniper to step in earlier than ending a uncommon goalless streak. WPG 3-0. The Winnipeg Jets could have been caught congratulating themselves, as a misinterpret on the subsequent shift by Ehlers allowed the Senator’s Thomas Chabot to stroll in and hearth a shot over Hellebuyck’s glove to finish the shutout bid. WPG 3-1. The late a part of the center body ought to have seen the Jets actually draw back, however by some means their vaunted powerplay unit failed to attach over 4 straight minutes of extra-attacker time (together with the primary 2 minutes being 5 on 3). Ottawa gained some vitality with the massive penalty kill and that resulted in Hellebuyck having to make no less than yet another huge save earlier than the horn sounded.
Ah the third interval…..I do know stuff occurred. Most of it wasn’t very thrilling and the feedback on each AIH and JHF completely dried up as us followers tried to remain awake. I do recall Scheifele nearly scoring on a deflection and Connor getting denied on a breakaway. In the long run, the scoring was accomplished when Connor & Scheifele mixed to arrange the franchise’s all-time main purpose scorer for an empty netter.
FINAL SCORE: WINNIPEG 4 OTTAWA 1
FINAL STATS
Photographs: 39-25 WPG / Hits: 29-19 OTT / Face-Offs: 60.0% OTT / x Objectives: 5.32 WPG – 2.36 OTT /
MoneyPuck’s Need to Win: 79.3% WPG / Excessive-Medium Hazard Scoring Possibilities: 11 to 11 tie
SCORING SUMMARY from ESPN
SHOT CHART from MoneyPuck
ADVANCED SKATER STATS from MoneyPuck
GOALIE STATS from ESPN & MoneyPuck
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MoneyPuck: Winnipeg Jets vs. Ottawa Senators – Wednesday February 26 2025 – MoneyPuck.com
NaturalStatTrick: Winnipeg Jets @ Ottawa Senators, 2025-02-26
BOJA’s Observations:
- Yet one more stellar efficiency by Connor Hellebuyck. Received caught just a little deep within the web on the only purpose towards, however in any other case was down-right spectacular. 1.36 Objectives Saved Above Anticipated and a .960 save share. Begin etching his title within the Vezina already.
- The fourth line was actually good tonight, particularly David Gustafsson & Alex Iafallo. Gus continued his current robust play and led Winnipeg with .946 anticipated objectives. And Iafallo was third on the Jets with .799. Good play to get from the underside six.
- Mark Scheifele had certainly one of his higher video games, getting a number of probabilities on web from excessive hazard areas (.837 xG) and his thirty third purpose of the yr into an empty web. Actually prefer to see #55 entering into the soiled areas and a few spectacular hand-eye with a pair deflections that got here shut. Your complete prime line was strong, incomes 78.5% of the anticipated objectives.
- All three defensive pairings had been on the ice for a Winnipeg purpose and solely the highest duo of Josh Morrissey & Dylan DeMelo allowed one by Ottawa. After a nightmare sport towards the Sharks, the Logan Stanley & Colin Miller bounced again with a powerful efficiency (71.4% xG%).
- Down within the minors, the Manitoba Moose beat the Belleville Senators in extra time 3-2 and a pair prospects had been concerned. Brad Lambert picked up his twenty fourth level of the season when he scored a PP purpose, whereas the rookie Elias Salomonsson had a helper on the entire Moose’s objectives. Each gamers are actually averaging 0.60 factors per sport this yr on the low scoring Manitoba workforce. Goalie Thomas Milic was glorious, stopping 32 of 34 pictures for a .941 save share. The AHL workforce probably has figured issues out lastly, as they’ve picked up wins in 6 of their final 9 contests.
Nicely, after extending their franchise document profitable streak to 11 video games, the Winnipeg Jets could have no relaxation as they shortly journey to Tennessee for his or her subsequent problem.
UP NEXT: Winnipeg Jets @ Nashville Predators – Thursday, February twenty seventh @ 7:00 pm CST
