Calvin Pickard made 41 saves as the Edmonton Oilers defeated host Winnipeg 3-1 on Monday night to hand the Jets their sixth straight loss and ninth in their last 10.
Max Jones and Jack Roslovic beat Jets’ netminder Connor Hellebuyck for goals, while Zach Hyman added one into the empty net.
Adam Lowry picked up the lone goal for Winnipeg, while Hellebuyck made 18 stops.
Neither team scored in the opening period, although the Jets outshot the Oilers 15-9 during the first 20 minutes. The highlight of the period happened when two unlikely fighters, Edmonton’s Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Winnipeg’s Neal Pionk, both received fighting majors for a scrap that took place 11:18 into the frame.
The Oilers took the lead with 12:00 remaining in the second period. Logan Stanley turned it over behind the Winnipeg net, allowing Max Jones to tap it in for a 1-0 advantage.
Edmonton added to its lead on the power play at the 12:49 mark of the period. A rush up ice led to a shot from Adam Henrique that rebounded off Hellebuyck and went directly to Roslovic, who buried his shot to make it 2-0.
Through two periods, Winnipeg held a 26-13 advantage in shots but was unable to capitalize on its chances as Pickard turned aside every attempt.
The Jets would get on the board in the third period when captain Lowry cleaned up a loose puck with a backhand shot to cut Winnipeg’s deficit to 2-1 with 14:14 remaining. The goal came from the Jets’ 31st shot on net.
That would be as close as Winnipeg would get, as Hyman popped the puck into the empty net with 1:23 remaining in regulation to seal the 3-1 win for the Oilers.
–Field Level Media
