Brandon Tanev will never forget his first two NHL goals. He scored twice in the third period to give the Winnipeg Jets a 5-3 win against the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena. Tanev tied the game 3-3 with 7:36 left in the third period, and then made it 4-3 on a breakaway with 1:16 to go. Tanev, 24, was an undrafted free agent the Jets signed out of Providence College on March 30. He had one assist in 14 NHL games. The Jets trailed 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 against the Red Wings, a day after coming back from trailing 3-0 and earning one point in a 4-3 overtime loss at the Washington Capitals. Winnipeg was trailing entering the third period for the 10th time in 12 games and won for the third time. The Jets did it Friday missing seven regulars from the lineup because of injuries. Patrik Laine, Mark Scheifele and Nikolaj Ehlers scored for the Jets (5-6-1), who won for the first time in four games. Connor Hellebuyck made 30 saves. Luke Glendening, Henrik Zetterberg and Justin Abdelkader scored for the Red Wings (6-5-1), who are 0-3-1 in their past four games. Glendening gave the Red Wings a 1-0 lead 3:04 into the first period. Laine tied it 1-1 at 15:30. Zetterberg gave the Red Wings a 2-1 lead 9:40 into the second period when he hit a puck out of midair with his stick blade. The call on the ice was no goal, but after the officials huddled, it was changed to a goal. Video review supported the call that Zetterberg's stick made contact with the puck at or below the level of the crossbar. The Jets tied it 2-2 after a video review 2:01 into the third period. Scheifele shot the puck off the left post and then jammed at the rebound. Mrazek fell backward and covered the puck, and video showed the puck peeking out under Mrazek's back completely across the goal line. Abdelkader gave the Red Wings a 3-2 lead 10:48 into the third.
* Hellebuyck used his blocker to stop Darren Helm on a breakaway about five minutes into the first period, keeping the Red Wings from taking a 2-0 lead.
* Tanev's first goal came so quickly the officials didn't realize it went in. The puck came off the end boards, Ehlers passed it in front, and Tanev shot it past the left shoulder of goaltender Petr Mrazek. It went under the crossbar and out. Play continued, but NHL Hockey Operations saw the goal on video and sounded the horn.
* Jets forward Kyle Connor tied up the stick of Red Wings forward Tomas Tatar in front of the Winnipeg net with about 2:30 to go in the third period, preventing a shot and scoring chance with the game tied 3-3.
* Laine scored his seventh goal of the season. He leads NHL rookies and is tied for the League lead with Artem Anisimov of the Chicago Blackhawks and Steven Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning. … Ehlers had an NHL career-high four points (one goal, three assists). … Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall returned from a knee injury and made his season debut. He was minus-1 with two shots and a blocked shot in 18:14.
Jets Quotes
"He's more excited than I am. I don't know how it's possible." Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, who grew up in the Detroit area and won in his first game at Joe Louis Arena, on teammate Brandon Tanev"I think if we get in that situation we know it's not over until it's over. We've got the character and the heart in this room that we can pull a comeback." Scheifele said.
"The atmosphere here in the building, first time playing in Joe Louis and obviously scoring my first goal, was something incredible, something I'll remember for a long time," Tanev said.
"To get two and to have them be the difference in such an important game, it's a good payoff for him. I hope he takes all the confidence in the world from it that he can make those plays, and that'll be the key for Brandon. If he can play that game and have a bit of finish to his game, I mean, that was a great signing for us."
"Just watching the way those guys played with each other, that's as much fun as I've had behind the bench in a long time. It was a great win, a great, great win." Paul Maurice said.
Jets @ NY Rangers 2-5 - Sunday, November 06, 2016
The New York Rangers won their fifth straight game when five different players scored and goaltender Henrik Lundqvist made 24 saves in a 5-2 win against the Winnipeg Jets at Madison Square Garden. Kevin Hayes, Mats Zuccarello, J.T. Miller, Jesper Fast and Pavel Buchnevich scored, and Brandon Pirri and defenseman Kevin Klein each had two assists for the Rangers (10-3-0). The Jets outshot the Rangers 26-19. Patrik Laine and Mark Scheifele scored for the Jets (5-7-1). Connor Hellebuyck allowed four goals on 16 shots before being pulled late in the second period for Michael Hutchinson, who allowed one goal on two shots. New York scored four goals in the second to open a 5-2 lead, marking the fifth straight game the Rangers have scored at least five goals. The Rangers, who have outscored opponents 25-7 in the second, lead the NHL with 55 goals and a plus-26 goal differential in 13 games. Zuccarello gave the Rangers a 2-1 lead 10:02 into the second off a 3-on-1 break. Scheifele scored his seventh of the season off a scramble in the crease to tie it 2-2 at 12:02. The Rangers then got goals from Miller, Fast and Buchnevich in a span of 4:04 to go up 5-2.
Buchnevich scored his second goal of the season when he controlled the puck in the right circle and worked his way to the front of the net before lifting a shot over Hutchinson at 17:05. Laine scored his team-leading eighth of the season 10:45 into the first to tie it 1-1. The Rangers took a 1-0 lead when Hayes scored off a slap shot from the right point on a delayed penalty at 2:12.
"He does a lot more and he'll continue to do a lot more than just shoot the puck [hard]," Jets coach Paul Maurice said.
* Lundqvist made certain the Jets didn't generate any momentum late in the second when he stopped Nikolaj Ehlers on a breakaway with 1:45 left, one of his eight saves in the period.
"Our goaltending is like our defense and forwards; we'll have some real good performances and every once in a while we'll have a rough one. The [goaltenders] have to wake up and come back to work [Monday]." Paul Maurice
* Buchnevich scored his second NHL goal and first at Madison Square Garden on a spectacular move and wrist shot in the slot.
* Hellebuyck stretched his right leg and denied Chris Kreider with the tip of his right skate when the game was tied 1-1 with 1:19 left in the first.
* Laine demonstrated a delicate touch on a deflection from the slot 10:45 into the first to tie the game 1-1.
* Lundqvist made certain the Jets didn't generate any momentum late in the second when he stopped Nikolaj Ehlers on a breakaway with 1:45 left, one of his eight saves in the period.
* Rangers defenseman Adam Clendening replaced Dan Girardi in the lineup. Rangers coach Alain Vigneault did not want Girardi playing back-to-back games at the start of the season. New York has scored at least five goals in each of the last five games for the first time since Dec. 26, 1978-Jan. 14, 1979 (nine consecutive games). The line of Miller, Hayes and Michael Grabner has scored 12 goals and has 23 points during the five-game win streak. … Laine's eighth goal of the season ties him with Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby for most in the NHL.
"It wasn't the result that we came for. I think we played a strong first period but knew they were going to come hard in the second. They are maybe the best team in the League. We just didn't play our game in the second and I think we lost because of that." Laine said."Our goaltending is like our defense and forwards; we'll have some real good performances and every once in a while we'll have a rough one. The [goaltenders] have to wake up and come back to work [Monday]." Paul Maurice
Patrik Laine scored his second NHL hat trick to help the Winnipeg Jets defeat the Dallas Stars 8-2 at MTS Centre. Laine, the No. 2 pick of the 2016 NHL Draft, leads the NHL with 11 goals in 14 games played. Laine gave the Jets a 2-0 lead at 8:46 of the first period, redirecting Ben Chiarot's point shot past Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen. His second goal gave the Jets a 3-1 lead at 6:51 of the second period. His initial tip was saved by Lehtonen, who couldn't save Laine's second attempt on the power play. Laine's hat trick came at 10:07 of the second period. Nikolaj Ehlers sprung Mark Scheifele on a 2-on-1, and Scheifele made a cross-ice pass to Laine, who finished to make it 4-1. Scheifele scored twice, making it 1-0 at 3:06 of the first period and then scoring on the power play at 19:20 of the second period for a 6-1 lead. He assisted on two goals and took over the NHL scoring lead with 18 points (nine goals, nine assists).
* Hellebuyck made two saves on Antoine Roussel at about the five-minute mark of the third period.
* Laine scored his second goal on a second effort. He was able to get his rebound and put it past Lehtonen.
Stars Quotes
"Pretty much embarrassing from start to finish. We came in here and played a terrible game and that's what you get. It's pretty much rock bottom, I think. I don't think you can get any worse than that. We've all got to look in the mirror and figure out what we have to do to get better." Jamie Benn said."You can't spend any time on this. This was teamwide. I think our young guys who have been pretty well carrying the team, some of them struggled tonight. Our top couple of guys got caught in couple tough defensive situations, but it was teamwide. You've got to trash this and move on." Lindy Ruff
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