Sharks rally past Jets

In Winnipeg, the visiting San Jose Sharks struck twice in the third period to rally past the Jets for a 3-2 win.

Melker Karlsson tied the the game as 2-2 and Timo Meier scored the game-winner with under seven minutes gone in the period.

“I work well together with my line,” Meier said. “A big credit to them. We’ve been dangerous offensively but also trying to keep it tight defensively. Tonight, a big win for us, and that’s obviously what matters most.”

Aaron Dell made 30 saves in the win, the bulk of them in the third period.

“We needed a big performance by [Dell], and he was our best player tonight by far,” San Jose coach Bob Boughner said. “They had a lot of opportunities, especially in the first period even though they only registered three shots, they missed the net on a few of them, and [Dell] made some saves.”

Kyle Connor and Blake Wheeler were the Jets’ strikers.

“Certainly, we only had three (shots on goal) in the first period, that’s not a high number for us. We’d like to get that number up a little bit,” Wheeler said. “They got a pretty nice bounce on their second goal. Third one, I don’t even remember. Their first goal, I don’t know how that’s not goaltender interference, guy gets pushed right into the net. We’re going to disagree with that call.”

Marcus Sorensen staked the Sharks to an early 1-0 lead

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Connor Hellebuyck made 32 saves in the loss.

“We were definitely battling and playing our hardest, but we were just a little bit off,” Hellebuyck said. “It reflected on the shot clock, but we had the scheme, we just needed to amp it up a gear in the third, and they got some lucky bounces.”