In Chicago Sunday, the Winnipeg Jets clawed their way back to .500 hockey with a 2-1 win over the Blackhawks.
Connor Hellebuyck made 25 saves for the Jets win.
Andrew Copp scored with just under five minutes left in regulation to give the Jets a 2-1 lead and Hellebuyck made it stand up.
“That’s the sign of a good team is responding to a little bit of adversity,” Copp said. “They had a little bit of momentum in the third, and we came back and got that lead right back … and then killing off that four-minute power play at the end was huge.”
Earlier in the third, Copp had hit a crossbar with a shot that would have given the Jets a 2-0 lead.
Off the rebound of that missed chance, the Blackhawks tied the game when they converted a break out on a goal from Artemi Panarin..
Scott Darling was in net again for the sidelined Corey Crawford and made 30 saves in the loss.
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“I still think we’re playing the same style,” Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane said. “The onus is on offensive guys to try and produce and take control and create a little bit more out there. It’s all across the board, but I think myself, personally, I want to do a little bit better as far as creating and getting chances. That stems from hard work and getting the puck back.”
Chicago did press the issue late with a barrage of shots byt Hellebuyck stopped all of them.
“[It’s] just desperation mode. I learned the hard way never to give up. You’ve got to use your mind at that point. You get fatigued, you can’t lose your mind. That’s the first thing you need to focus on, just tracking the puck and making sure you’re ahead of it,” Hellebuyck said.
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