In Winnipeg, the Jets and visiting Nashville Predators traded first period goals and then waited through to an extra session to decide the game.
Mikael Granlund scored 1:11 into the extra frame to give the Predators a 2-1 win.
“I think I missed that shot quite a bit but it still went in,” Granlund said. “Sometimes those pucks go in. But it was a big extra point for us and now we just move on to the next one. And we’ve got to stack up these points.”
Juuse Saros made 33 saves to get the win/
“There wasn’t a lot of free ice out there, but it was nice that we could find a way to win it, get ourselves back up after how we played on Saturday (in a 3-0 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights) and get off to a good start on the road trip,” Predators coach John Hynes said.
Nick Bonino and the Jets’ Mason Appleton traded the first period goals.
“They did a good job blocking shots,” Winnipeg captain Blake Wheeler said. “We didn’t get everything through [and] probably didn’t have as much net-front traffic as we could have. Just couldn’t capitalize.”
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Connor Hellebuyck made 34 saves in the loss.
“I think there’s a ton of pride in our game defensively. That’s why we’ve had so many tight games lately,” Appleton said. “When you defend the right way, that’s when you should generate more offense and score more goals. But they’re tough to come by, and they’ll start falling for us.”
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