Carolina Hurricanes at Winnipeg Jets

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Carolina Hurricanes

32-18-4

Final
0 - 3

Winnipeg Jets

38-14-3

Comrie nets shutout, Jets beat Hurricanes 3-0 for seventh straight win

Rasmus Kupari tallies goal vs. Hurricanes

It was the longtime backup goalie’s first shutout of the season and third of his career.

Nino Niederreiter and Neal Pionk both scored with the man advantage, giving the Jets an NHL-best 51 power-play goals this season. Rasmus Kupari also scored and Niederreiter added an assist for Winnipeg.

Winnipeg is one game shy of tying its season-best win streak of eight games that kicked off the season.

Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 27 shots for Carolina.

Jets forward Vladislav Namestnikov had a goal disallowed for kicking the puck into the net with six minutes left.

Kupari’s goal was ruled no good because of goaltender interference, but a coach’s challenge overturned the decision to make it 3-0 at 16:17.

Takeaways Jets: Winnipeg played a well-rounded game, going 2 for 4 on the power play and killing off Carolina’s two man-advantage opportunities.

Hurricanes: Carolina went into the match with the league’s best penalty kill, and were on a run of seven straight games without giving up a power-play goal.

Key moment Carolina had the game’s first power play late in the opening period and Jackson Blake scored, but a successful Winnipeg coach’s challenge wiped it off the board for goaltender interference.

Key stat With a pair of power-play goals, the Jets have gone 8 for 16 in the past six games.

Up Next The Hurricanes play at Minnesota on Thursday, and the Jets host the New York Islanders on Friday.

Regular Season Series

WPG leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 19:18	Nino Niederreiter Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Alex Iafallo (11), Vladislav Namestnikov (18)
Goal	2nd Period 3:13	Neal Pionk Goal (8) Slap Shot, assists: Cole Perfetti (22), Nino Niederreiter (15)
Goal	3rd Period 16:17	Rasmus Kupari Goal (5) Poke, assists: Mason Appleton (10), David Gustafsson (4)

Statistics

CAR		WPG
10	Blocked Shots	22
13	Hits	24
15	Takeaways	5
29	Shots	30
0	Power Play Goals	2
2	Power Play Opportunities	4
0.0	Power Play Percentage	50.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
40	Faceoffs Won	22
64.5	Faceoff Win Percent	35.5
16	Giveaways	14
4	Total Penalties	2
8	Penalty Minutes	4

Winnipeg Jets Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Colin Miller, D	Out	Apr 7
Nikolaj Ehlers, LW	Out	Apr 7
Neal Pionk, D	Out	Apr 7
Gabriel Vilardi, C	Out	Apr 7
Rasmus Kupari, C	Out	Apr 7

Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Andrei Svechnikov, RW	Day-To-Day	Apr 7
William Carrier, LW	Day-To-Day	Apr 7
Jordan Staal, C	Day-To-Day	Apr 7
Jesperi Kotkaniemi, C	Day-To-Day	Apr 5
Jesper Fast, RW	Injured Reserve	Oct 9