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Morrissey, Scheifele rally Jets to 2-1 overtime win over Sharks for 10th straight

Jets get late tying goal, then score OT winner to avoid upset

Connor Hellebuyck finished with 17 saves for the Jets.

William Eklund scored for San Jose, and Vitek Vanecek had 33 saves.

Morrissey tied it with a slap shot from the top of the circle with 26 seconds left after Hellebuyck was pulled for his eighth of the season.

In the extra period, Scheifele scored on a backhand shot for his 32nd. It was also the 329th of his career to become the Jets' franchise leader, passing Ilya Kovalchuk’s mark set when the team was the Atlanta Thrashers.

Eklund’s high one-timer on the blocker side during a San Jose 4-on-3 power play beat Hellebuyck with 4:53 left in the first period.

The Sharks had two more power plays in the second period before Winnipeg got its first of the game. The Jets put four shots at Vanecek, but he denied a tying goal.

Winnipeg also came up empty on an early third-period man advantage, putting one shot at Vanecek. Colin Miller later hit the post midway through the frame.

Some fans at the Canada Life Center loudly booed at the start of the American anthem.

Takeaways Sharks: San Jose went into the game with the league’s 26th-ranked power play (17.6%) but scored with 6 seconds left on a first-period 4-on-3 man advantage. They finished 1 for 3.

Jets: Vanecek turned aside a number of dangerous Winnipeg chances, including three shots during the Jets’ first power play. Hellebuyck twice stonewalled Macklin Celebrini during a second-period power play.

Key moment Morrissey sent the game to overtime with his tying goal with 26 seconds left in regulation.

Key stat The Jets improved to 2-8-1 when trailing after two periods, while the Sharks fell to 9-6-3 when ahead after two.

Up next Sharks visit Montreal on Thursday, and Jets play at Ottawa on Wednesday.

Regular Season Series

WPG wins series 3-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 15:07 William Eklund Goal (12) Slap Shot, assists: Macklin Celebrini (24), Will Smith (16)
Goal 3rd Period 19:34 Josh Morrissey Goal (8) Slap Shot, assists: none
Goal 4th Period 1:33 Mark Scheifele Goal (32) Backhand, assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (32), Kyle Connor (41)

Statistics

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21 Blocked Shots 9
22 Hits 19
3 Takeaways 3
18 Shots 35
1 Power Play Goals 0
3 Power Play Opportunities 2
33.3 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
28 Faceoffs Won 30
48.3 Faceoff Win Percent 51.7
7 Giveaways 7
3 Total Penalties 4
6 Penalty Minutes 8

Game Information

Canada Life Centre

Location: Winnipeg, MB
Attendance: 13,801 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 38 18 82 6
Edmonton 37 22 78 4
Los Angeles 32 20 73 9
Calgary 30 23 70 10
Vancouver 29 22 69 11
Anaheim 27 28 61 7
Seattle 27 33 58 4
San Jose 17 39 43 9

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 44 16 92 4
Dallas 41 20 84 2
Colorado 38 24 78 2
Minnesota 36 23 76 4
St. Louis 31 27 69 7
Utah 28 25 66 10
Nashville 24 32 55 7
Chicago 20 35 49 9
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