NHL - Edmonton Oilers @ Winnipeg Jets 3-0 - Sunday, October 23, 2016 - Heritage Classic

Edmonton Oilers goaltender Cam Talbot proved to be an unruly guest at the Winnipeg Jets outdoor hockey party. Talbot made 31 saves for the shutout, the third in 19 regular-season outdoor games, when the Oilers defeated the Jets 3-0 in the 2016 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic at Investors Group Field. Talbot made it difficult for the Jets by holding the fort in the first period, making 10 saves, with the Oilers (5-1-0) trying to find their footing. He has been a part of three outdoor games in the NHL, but this was his first time he saw action.

Talbot, who became a first-time father with the birth of twins Landon Thomas and Sloane Colleen on Wednesday, got his 12th career shutout (119 NHL games). Center Mark Letestu, defenseman Darnell Nurse and right wing Zack Kassian scored in a span of 7:52 in the second period. The Jets (2-3-0) are the 15th home team to lose in the 19 regular-season outdoor games played in NHL history. The road team is 14-4-1 and 9-3-0 since the start of the 2013-14 season.

The start of the game was delayed by almost two hours because of the presence of direct sunlight on the ice surface, which presented a potential danger to player safety. The temperature at puck drop was 50.1 degrees. Letestu made it 1-0 on a shorthanded breakaway at 9:24 of the second period. Defenseman Dustin Byfuglien misplayed the puck, allowing Letestu to break in alone on Connor Hellebuyck (29 saves) and beat him with a snap shot for the second shorthanded goal in outdoor game history.

* Letestu intercepted a pass by Winnipeg right wing Blake Wheeler and capitalized on a mistake by Byfuglien to score shorthanded.

* Hellebuyck made a series of three saves in 11 seconds late in the second period, stopping Leon Draisaitl on back-to-back wrist shots to start the sequence with 2:27 left in the second period.

* A poke check by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on rookie Patrik Laine in the Jets defensive zone set up Kassian's goal at 17:16 of the second.

* Nurse gave the Oilers a 2-0 lead at 11:10 of the second, scoring on a pass from Connor McDavid on a 2-on-1 break eight seconds after Nurse was released from the penalty box.

* Miikka Kiprusoff of the Calgary Flames (2011 Heritage Classic) and Jonas Hiller of the Anaheim Ducks (2014 Stadium Series) have the other shutouts in outdoor game history. … After finishing with the second-fewest points in the League last season (71), Edmonton (5-1-0) is the first team to reach 10 points this season. … Winnipeg has led for 17:03 in its first five games.

Jets Quotes

Paul Maurice: "Certainly would have liked to give fans at least one reason to get out of their seats. We couldn't do that for them, unfortunately. It was such a spectacular week here, especially for the city of Winnipeg. The game was a tough one."

Mathieu Perrault: "I thought in the first period we were the better team. We had some great chances. Cam came up with some great saves. We get a power play in the second and think we can go get the lead and then a bad bounce, a guy gets a breakaway and they score and then a guy gets out of the penalty box and all of a sudden you're down 2-0 when you're thinking you're playing an alright game."
Patrick Laine: "I just tried something stupid and they got the puck and scored. It was my mistake and my man. I just want to learn from that mistake and move on."

Oilers Quotes

Mark Letestu: "There wasn't any wow moment when I got the puck; it was more please score."
Cam Talbot: "I was really excited for this one, obviously, to get a chance to play in my first game. The atmosphere was great out there. The ice was in pretty good condition. It was just a heck of a weekend getting to have dinner with the alumni the other night and then have some fun in practice yesterday.
"It's always a lot of fun for the guys coming out here and getting to play in these games. I was just looking forward to taking it all in and hopefully come out with a big two points, which obviously we were able to get."
Zack Kassian: "It's icing on the cake. Going into it you want to enjoy the experience as much as you can, but most importantly, you want to get the two points. When you're playing well as team and things are going well it's a fun game to be a part of, especially when you walk away with two points."

Heritage Classic Alumni Game Jets 6 - Oilers 5

The Finnish Flash was back at in front of his loving Winnipeg Jets fans. Teemu Selanne scored his second goal on a penalty shot with 4 second left to give the Jets a 6-5 victory over Wayne Gretzky and the Edmonton Oilers in the Heritage Classic alumni game at Investors Group Field.
"The whole week has been unbelievable," Selanne said. "First of all, coming back here, coming back here and meeting all the old teammates and guys I haven't seen in 20 years, playing in games against those Edmonton legends. And obviously getting back to the Winnipeg people here, it's something special. And this outdoor game you don't have a chance to do this very often. So far it's been unbelievable."
Selanne, retired for two seasons, beat goalie Curtis Joseph between the pads for the winner.

"The hockey, obviously, wasn't great hockey, but it was competitive," Gretzky said. "And the game ended the way it should end — with the best player on the ice, on the home team, scoring a big goal. And good for him and good for the franchise and great for the city. Tomorrow's the real game, though. Tomorrow is what matters. And this isn't going to change our livelihood. But what a great experience."
Kris King also scored twice for the Jets, tying it in the third. Selanne opened the scoring on another penalty shot on the way to a 4-1 lead in the first period. King, Dale Hawerchuk and Mike Eagles also scored in the first.
"The week's been phenomenal," Hawerchuk said. "I've been out here just about all week. A lot of the guys came in early. And like I said all along, this group, this era, they lived here year-round most of them. And they were part of the Manitoba community here. Not only in Winnipeg. We traveled all through the province, whether it was slow pitch or charity golf events. So, there's a closeness for this group."

Mark Messier, Craig Simpson, Craig MacTavish and B.J. MacDonald scored for Edmonton.
"Getting Gretzky and Messier and those guys here, the lineup for them was unbelievable," Selanne said. "I tried to count the Stanley Cups they have in that team. I lost count about 50 or something. It's unbelievable. And getting them here, you know, playing against us, it was really special."
Messier soaked in the atmosphere.
"Personally, it's just the incredible passion across Canada," Messier said. "And it doesn't matter where you go, where you stop at, where you play. Winnipeg was just another reminder of the incredible passion and the respect and the relationship between the players, past and present."


http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/gretzky-jokes-he-stinks-after-heritage-classic-alumni-game-1.3817855
Jets roster
Dave Ellett; Mike Ford; Jim Kyte; Tim Watters; Dale Hawerchuk (Captain); Morris Lukowich; Doug Smail; Teemu Selanne; Laurie Boschman; Eddie Olczyk; Kris King; Brian Mullen; Andrew McBain; Moe Mantha; Mario Marois; Ron Wilson; Thomas Steen; Teppo Numminen; Daniel Berthiaume; Darrin Shannon; Bob Essensa; Mike Eagles; Dave Babych
Coaches: Ab McDonald; Tom McVie; Serge Savard
Oilers roster
Paul Coffey; Glen Anderson; Esa Tikkanen; Mark Messier; Ken Linseman; BJ MacDonald; Craig MacTavish; Kelly Buchberger; Jari Kurri; Craig Simpson; Dave Lumley*; Randy Gregg; Charlie Huddy; Steve Staios; Mike Krushelnyski; Dave Semenko; Craig Muni; Bill Ranford; Curtis Joseph; Dwayne Roloson; Willy Lindstrom*; Ryan Smyth; Wayne Gretzky (Captain)
* Alternate Player
Coaches: Ron Low; John Muckler; Glen Sather