As was the trend on Wednesday, the Winnipeg Jets gave up an early goal to the Sharks in San Jose and then reeled off five unanswered markers in a 5-1 win.
Connor Hellebuyck made 32 saves despite the early goal.
“It was a track meet for the first 10 minutes with a lot of breakaways and odd-man rushes,” Jets coach Paul Maurice said. “We were pretty good after that.”
Patrik Laine tied the game for the Jets and added two assists.
Melker Karlsson gave the Sharks the early lead.
“Lifeless is the best word across the board — 5-on-5, power play, penalty kill,” Sharks coach Peter DeBoer said. “We didn’t have a response.”
San Jose was scoreless n six power play chances.
“Maybe if we started the game a little simpler and got the momentum with the first couple of power plays, maybe it would have been a different story,” Erik Karlsson said.
After Laine tied the game, David Gustafsson got his first NHL goal for a 2-1 lead.
“I didn’t see it go in the net, so I was really surprised,” Gustafsson, said. “I just heard the guys started cheering, so it’s a good feeling.”
Mark Scheifele and Jack Roslovic scored for the Jets to make it 4-1
“It was just a good penalty kill,” Roslovic said. “I was lucky to come out when I did, to see them get the job done and for me to score on the other end.”
Kyle Connor added an empty-net goal for the final strike.
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Aaron Dell made 21 saves in the loss.
“I don’t know what the answer is,” DeBoer said. “We’ve got a lot of hockey left to play here in the next two to three weeks. I hope it’s not fatigue, but if it is, we’ve got to rebound. You get what you earn in this league usually, and we didn’t do enough to win a game tonight.”
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