Toronto 2, Winnipeg 1
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, April 2, 2021
Where: Bell MTS Place, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Referees:
Eric Furlatt, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen:
Michel Cormier, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance:
N/A
By Field Level Media
Jack Campbell made 31 saves and Jason Spezza scored the only goal of a shootout to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 2-1 road victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Friday.
With two wins over the Jets in the past three days, first-place Toronto has opened up a five-point gap over Winnipeg in the North Division standings.
The Maple Leafs are 5-0-1 in their past six games.
Toronto's Travis Dermott and Winnipeg's Andrew Copp scored the only goals in regulation.
Campbell improved his record to a perfect 8-0-0 this season. The goalie stopped 31 of 32 shots, coming up particularly big during a flurry from the Jets midway through the third period.
Playing in his 300th NHL game, Connor Hellebuyck was just as impressive at the other end of the ice, stopping 37 of 38 shots.
Hellebuyck's only miscue came during one of Toronto's more innocuous scoring chances, when Dermott sent a shot from the blue line toward net at 5:16 of the second period. The point shot found its way through traffic and past Hellebuyck for Dermott's second goal of the season.
Copp responded for the Jets at the 11:50 mark of the middle period. A two-on-one rush between Copp and Adam Lowry resulted in Copp's seventh goal in his last eight games, his 12th of the season overall.
Spezza earned the 960th point of his NHL career with an assist on Dermott's goal to tie Henrik Zetterberg for 100th place on the all-time points list.
The Maple Leafs were 0-for-3 on power plays, including a man-advantage chance in overtime that saw Hellebuyck make four saves. Toronto has gone more than 10 full games without a power-play goal, going scoreless in 27 consecutive opportunities with the extra attacker.
Toronto is 4-2-0 in six games against Winnipeg this season.
The Jets are 6-3 in games decided beyond regulation time this season. Two of those losses were to Toronto, as the Maple Leafs collected a 4-3 overtime victory over the visiting Jets on March 11.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Toronto |
|
Winnipeg |
Travis Dermott 1 |
Points |
Andrew Copp 1 |
Travis Dermott 1 |
Goals |
Andrew Copp 1 |
Zach Bogosian 1 |
Assists |
Mason Appleton 1 |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Jack Campbell .969 |
Save Percentage |
Connor Hellebuyck .974 |
Jack Campbell 31 |
Saves |
Connor Hellebuyck 37 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Toronto
|
38 |
2 |
0-3 |
2-2 |
4 |
30 |
Winnipeg
|
32 |
1 |
0-2 |
3-3 |
6 |
22 |
Upcoming Games
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Winnipeg will play their next game at home against Vancouver. The Jets have a W/L % of .409 after a win and .800 after a loss.
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Toronto will play their next game on the road against Calgary. The Maple Leafs have a W/L % of .652 after a win and .615 after a loss.