Winnipeg 5, Seattle 3
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 17, 2022
Where: Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Referees:
Brandon Blandina, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen:
Tyson Baker, Andrew Smith
Attendance:
13071
By Field Level Media
Josh Morrissey scored the tiebreaking goal at 13:50 of the third period as the host Winnipeg Jets rallied from an early two-goal deficit to defeat the Seattle Kraken 5-3 on Thursday night.
Blake Wheeler and Kyle Connor each had a goal and an assist, and Dominic Toninato and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored for Winnipeg. Backup goaltender Eric Comrie, making his first start since Jan. 29, made 20 saves for the Jets, who are 4-1-1 since the All-Star break.
Marcus Johansson and Jordan Eberle each had a goal and an assist, and Vince Dunn also scored for Seattle, which has lost three of four since the break. Philipp Grubauer finished with 24 saves.
Morrissey broke a 3-3 tie after Connor poked the puck down the left-wing boards for Kristian Reichel, then took a return pass. Connor found a wide-open Morrissey in the right faceoff circle, and the defenseman beat Grubauer with a one-timer for his sixth goal of the season.
Connor scored his 28th when he hit the empty net with one second left.
The Kraken had tied it 3-3 on Eberle's 14th of the season, a tap-in at 7:02 of the third off a pass from Johansson.
The Jets trailed 2-0 before Toninato's short-handed goal with 13 seconds remaining in the first period. Adam Lowry fed Toninato on a 2-on-1 break, and he lifted the puck over a sprawling Grubauer for his fourth goal of the season.
The Jets tied the score 1:45 into the second as Wheeler kept the puck in the offensive zone at the blue line and shoveled a pass ahead to Dubois, whose slap shot from the left circle caught the far upper corner for his 21st. Winnipeg took the lead at 11:54 following a Seattle turnover below its own goal line. Paul Stastny collected the puck in the left-wing corner and fed a wide-open Wheeler between the hashmarks. Winnipeg's captain put a low wrist shot just inside the right post for his fifth.
Seattle took a 2-0 lead in the opening 12:15.
Dunn opened the scoring his seventh goal of a season, a power-play blast from the blue line that beat a screened Comrie at 3:21. Johansson extended the lead when he skated the puck down the left wing, went behind the net and came back out to the top of the circles without being challenged before beating Comrie with a wrist shot from between the hashmarks for his sixth.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Seattle |
|
Winnipeg |
|
Jordan Eberle 2 |
Points |
Kyle Connor 2 |
|
Jordan Eberle 1 |
Goals |
Kyle Connor 1 |
|
Jordan Eberle 1 |
Assists |
Dylan Demelo 2 |
|
Vince Dunn 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
Dominic Toninato 1 |
|
Philipp Grubauer .857 |
Save Percentage |
Eric Comrie .870 |
|
Philipp Grubauer 24 |
Saves |
Eric Comrie 20 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Seattle
|
23 |
3 |
1-2 |
3-3 |
8 |
25 |
| Winnipeg
|
29 |
5 |
0-3 |
1-2 |
6 |
25 |
Upcoming Games
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Winnipeg will play their next game at home against Edmonton. The Jets have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .444 after a loss.
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Seattle will play their next game on the road against Calgary. The Kraken have a W/L % of .235 after a win and .364 after a loss.
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