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Winnipeg Free Press https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/hockey/jets/scheifele-sparks-heroic-comeback-to- give-jets-4-3-ot-win-over-caps-473999463.html

Scheifele takes control as Jets snap skid

By: Jason Bell

Mark Scheifele is back in business — and just in the nick of time.

The scored short-handed with just 14 seconds left in regulation time, then orchestrated Tyler Myers’ winner as the Jets rallied for a 4-3 triumph over the visiting .

Officially, Scheifele returned to the lineup Friday after being sidelined for 16 games with a suspected shoulder injury. Unspectacular would best describe his performance against the St. Louis Blues — although he wasn’t alone in that regard. On Sunday, he showed steady improvement and spurts of genius against the .

But he showcased his inestimable worth to the Central Division club in his third game back as the Jets (33-15-9) grabbed victory from the jaws of almost certain defeat to halt a two-game losing skid.

"I was just really pumped for (Scheifele). No matter how self-confident you are (and you try to) block out the noise, he’s human," said Jets . "We win a bunch of games when he’s out, he comes back, we lose two. He probably feels that a little bit.

"I felt so happy for him that he was able to not just play well but make a huge impact on the game and score a shorty to tie the game with 15 seconds left. Man, that’s big-time stuff."

The Kitchener, Ont., product, who also opened the scoring, said his game is starting to round into form after that six-week stretch of not playing.

"Obviously every game I’m feeling better, every shift I’m feeling better," said Scheifele.

"When you’re playing with a guy like (Wheeler) he makes it easy for you, he’s pretty consistent in making the right reads and the right plays over and over and it makes it easy for me to get my timing back. I thought () did a good job, and (Kyle Connor) did a good job as well. It’s obviously nice to have linemates like that."

Scheifele, a month shy of his 25th birthday, flashed his scoring ability, ripping his 16th and 17th tallies of the season past Caps’ goalie Braden Holtby, and setting up numerous opportunities for his teammates, including a nifty pass to in OT that was kicked out at the last minute and a perfect feed to Myers for his sixth of the season at 2:35 of the extra session.

He was a force in the Washington end all night long, hounding defenders for loose pucks, crashing the net and taking a beating in the process while playing alongside Wheeler and Perreault to begin the game, and late with the captain and Connor.

"It’s not like (Scheifele) coming back had a negative impact on the team. It was just we weren’t playing great as a whole the last two games," said centre , whose 12th goal of the season with 8:30 left in the third period after a give-and-go with rookie Jack Roslovic trimmed Washington’s lead to 3-2.

"How can you complain now? He was great tonight and he was a big reason we won that game."

The Jets racked up an impressive 11-2-3 record without the organization’s first-ever draft choice. Wheeler did yeoman’s work after being moved up the middle in Scheifele’s absence.

But Winnipeg’s reliance on Scheifele, who has 42 points in 41 games, can’t be understated.

"It was awesome... hasn’t taken him long to get back to his normal self," said Myers.

"I thought he really led the way with guys like Blake Wheeler and Matty Perreault."

Scheifele’s game-opening tally in the first period was the byproduct of a slick move by , who spun to escape the check of Andre Burakovsky and then tossed the puck to the net.

His tying goal was considered a short-handed effort as Byfuglien was serving two minutes for a wicked slash on Jay Beagle. Head coach pulled netminder in favour of an extra skater to create a five-on-five situation.

Scheifele credited Myers for making a heads-up play on the winning goal.

"(Myers) made a good play, beat the first guy, (Alex Ovechkin) looked a little flat-footed, so I thought I’d try him, and he’s a big dude so trying to get around him is tough, so looked to my right and saw (Myers) driving down the seam, great awareness by him," said Scheifele.

Burakovsky, Nicklas Backstrom and John Carlson scored for the Capitals (32-18-6).

Holtby finished with 40 saves, while Hellebuyck stopped 24 shots.

Jets centre Matt Hendricks took a high hit without the puck from Capitals rookie defenceman and Winnipeg product Madison Bowey and slumped to the ice about seven minutes into the second period. The veteran was ushered down the tunnel for some time in the quiet room as part of the NHL’s protocol, and did not return.

Maurice had to improvise with his combinations, not only because of the injury to Hendricks but more to light a fire under his club after a lacklustre second period.

"(Roslovic) was really good and strong. That (Little) goal changes everything for us, just the hope and the belief. Just a hard play along the wall, made the play and then Bryan’s quick and he caught up to him, so that speed, a real nice set of hands for him. He was good all night," said Maurice.

"We had Perreault and Scheif and Wheeler driving, but I had to break them up because there was just nothing else going. I thought Bryan was going pretty good and Jack was going well, so I put those two guys together."

Maurice said Roslovic will stick with Little and Perreault for the time being.

Winnipeg is 4-2-1 on its protracted 10-game homestand, which continues Friday when the Jets host the .

Maurice said the gutsy, come-from-behind triumph came as a huge relief.

"We got to a real good emotional level in that game, kind of built to it. We needed a game like that, where you just didn’t take it, you fought back and had a good result on that. So the emotional part was good," he said.

"The guys that made it happen were the guys that were driving all night. So they get some payback for that, too." https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/snipers-at-different-stages-of-career-474000313.html

Snipers at different stages of career Laine, Ovechkin taking notice of each other's on-ice talent

By: Mike McIntyre

One is a no-doubt Hall of Famer, the most feared pure goal scorer of his generation. The other is a budding young sniper who shares many of the same traits as the player he’s grown up idolizing.

And there they were Tuesday night at Bell MTS Place, going head to head for just the third time.

"It’s always exciting to play against one of the best players in the league. It’s always fun," wide- eyed Jets Patrik Laine said following the morning skate about lining up against the Washngton Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin.

Heading into the game, Ovechkin, 32, was in his typical spot on top of the NHL goal-scoring race with 33 in 55 games. He’s already matched his total from last season and is on pace for his eighth 50-goal campaign. And he was only nine goals away from hitting 600 for his career.

Laine, 19, was up to 25 this season after putting up 36 in his rookie campaign, which included two games against the Capitals last season where he was held off the scoreboard. The flashy Finn admits he continues to study tape of Ovechkin, just as he did as a kid growing up dreaming of playing in the NHL.

Meither player scored Tuesday, though Ovechkin had an assist.

"I’ve watched a lot of games. He’s doing well, it’s nice to see that he’s scoring so many goals," Laine said. "For me, I’m trying to still learn what I can do better, how I can be better, especially on the power play."

Ovechkin made it clear Tuesday there is mutual admiration between the two players.

"I think he’s got a pretty good ," Ovechkin said with a pause, followed by a wry smile. "Obviously. Especially on the power play. Everybody knows he’s a good player, a good talent."

Ovechkin had a humorous take on hearing Laine grew up studying him.

"I was the guy who was watching video of different players and wanted to be like (Mario) Lemieux and (Jarome) Iginla. It’s pretty cool when you hear from young guys who come in the league. But it kinda sucks because you get old. But it’s life," Ovechkin said.

Many of Laine’s goals have come from the so-called Ovechkin spot on the left side of the ice, where the right-shooting winger sets up for the one-timer. In that sense, Jets head coach Paul Maurice admits there are similarities between the two.

"Over Ovechkin’s time in the league, there are a of times where you wonder how he made that shot. And that’s the same with Patrik, right? How does he beat a guy from there when it’s clean, he sees it coming?" Maurice asked. "So its an undefinable release, you’re not sure when it’s coming off, you can’t understand how it comes off that hard, and it’s so darn accurate. Very similar in the results and how they shoot the puck."

It’s that trait that makes players such as Ovechkin as rare as they are and difficult to contain.

"We wouldn’t have the answer to that, certainly as a coachable skill, because we’d all be doing that," Maurice said of how to try to shut down Ovechkin. "He’s just that good. You can cover him, you can get in that shooting lane, but the number of goals that he scores where there’s somebody in the lane just as often as there isn’t and he’s by it and just inside the bar. He’s that kind of player. You’ve got to stay out of the box against Washington to take away a weapon."

Laine said he’s always been impressed by how physical Ovechkin plays, which is something he’s also trying to emulate in addition to lighting the lamp with frequency.

"If I have a chance to hit, I’m gonna hit. I don’t have to think about it, I think that’s part of my game and I think that’s a good way to get inside the game," he said.

Ovechkin says he doesn’t get to see much of Laine in action, especially with the clubs only playing twice a year, but believes he’ll be a force for years to come.

"I don’t watch lots of hockey when I have free time. But I know he has that skill, he can use his shot, he’s big, strong guy, obviously when you’re big and strong and you have skill, it’s pretty cool," Ovechkin said.

INJURY UPDATE: Winnipeg’s lengthy injury list could soon be getting shorter. Maurice said forward Brendan Lemieux is good to go after taking part in Tuesday’s morning skate. Forwards Brandon Tanev and Shawn Matthias, along with goalie Michael Hutchinson, all skated on their own Tuesday. Tanev and Hutchinson are the closest to returning, with Matthias just behind them, Maurice said. Goalie Steve Mason is currently skating on alternate days, on his own, as he attempts to recover from his second concussion of the season. Centre has not resumed skating following his latest injury and no timetable for a return is set. Defenceman is still several weeks away from skating after suffering an ankle injury late last month.

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Jets rally for OT win: Scheifele stars with two goals, one assist

By Ken Wiebe

It turns out the sky is not falling after all.

Although it took a monumental late rally with the goalie pulled in favour of an while shorthanded, the found a way to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat on Tuesday night, earning a 4-3 overtime triumph over the Washington Capitals.

After losing consecutive games on home ice for the first time this season, the Jets were in jeopardy of falling to 3-3-1 on the homestand but instead improved to 33-15-9 on the season – winning for just the second time in nine overtime games.

And instead of talking about the second three-game losing streak of the season, the Jets can take a deep breath as they prepare to host the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night.

“At the end of the day, it was two losses. It wasn’t like the world was ending,” said Jets centre Bryan Little, whose goal with 8:30 to go in regulation made it a one-goal game. “We knew we had to play better between periods and we came out for the third with a new attitude. We realize that’s how you have to play to get wins. You have to claw your way through games. It’s a big win, confidence-wise for the team. Hopefully, we can get rolling now.”

Speaking of rolling, after working hard to shake off the rust after missing six weeks with a suspected shoulder injury in his first two games, Jets centre was in the middle of almost everything on Tuesday.

Scheifele had two goals in the contest, including the tying goal with 14.4 seconds to go in regulation, and set up the overtime winner by Tyler Myers 2:25 into the extra period.

“It was awesome,” said Myers. “Hasn’t taken him long to get back to his normal self.”

That’s for sure.

After playing 23:32 and being held off the score sheet in Friday’s 5-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues, Scheifele chipped in an assist in Sunday’s 3-1 defeat to the New York Rangers.

On Tuesday, he had a bit more spring in his step and was back in his offensive rhythm – making an abundance of plays and showing good finish in tight.

Scheifele drove hard to the net and banged in loose puck at 14:41 of the first period, but it was his late goal that forced overtime.

Jets captain Blake Wheeler unloaded a shot from the that was blocked, but ended up on the stick of Scheifele – who showed patience and beat Braden Holtby through the five-hole rather than just firing away.

“Obviously every game I’m feeling better, every shift I’m feeling better,” said Scheifele.

It’s not like the Jets have abandoned their defensive principles, but it seems like the mistakes they’re making are being converted into goals right now.

With 27.7 seconds left in the first period, the Jets failed to clear the defensive zone and Nicklas Backstrom evened the score.

Andre Burakovsky and John Carlson had the other goals for the Caps.

Jets centre Matt Hendricks left the game at 7:11 of the second period after taking a blindside hit from Capitals defenceman Madison Bowey, who received a minor for interference.

Jets head coach Paul Maurice said it was too early to tell if Hendricks had suffered a concussion.

“He’s getting checked out. It’s not diagnosed,” said Maurice. “You saw the hit, but we don’t have it as a concussion yet, He doesn’t believe he is, he’s feeling pretty good right now, so we’ll re- assess in the morning.”

Wheeler was emotional when he met with the media after the game.

“It wasn’t a matter of effort. We were just in a bit of a rut, pretty banged up team we are. We’re not the team that we were a month and a half ago,” said Wheeler. “We’re banged up. So we’re trying to hang on here and figure it out how we’re going to win games with the group we have now. It wasn’t pretty at any point in time in the game,” said Wheeler. “I just think that we’ve got to pump the brakes here a little bit. We’re talking contender, we haven’t even made the (expletive) playoffs. We’re building this up a bit bigger than it is. We’re just trying to get better every single game…But this is an organization that has never won a playoff game. So we’re working on changing that culture every single day. That’s a really hard thing to do. We have a really young team that’s working on that every single day. I just think that, you know, the expectations should be high, because I think we have an exciting team to watch. But we have a ways to go before we reach the goal we’ve set in this too.

“It almost felt like the ground was going to fall underneath us from losing two games. We’ve got to make the playoffs. I think we should all be excited about our team and where we’re at right now, but it’s going to be tough. We’re in a dogfight to make the playoffs right now. At no point should we expect to go out and blow out a team like the Washington Capitals. It was an even- fought hockey game, we were able to gut one out. I mean, shorthanded, score a goal to tie the game, that should tell you everything you need to know about our group.” http://winnipegsun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/winnipeg-jets/laine-still-excited-to-face-childhood-idol

Laine still excited to face childhood idol

By Ken Wiebe

Patrik Laine still watches Alex Ovechkin closely, looking for tips to apply to his own game.

The Winnipeg Jets sniper has always had an appreciation for the way the Washington Capitals captain plays and he’s not surprised to see Ovechkin leading the NHL in goals this season.

“I’ve watched a lot of games again this year and he’s doing well,” said Laine. “It’s nice to see that he’s scoring so many goals. For me, I’m trying to still learn what I can do better and how I can be better, especially on the power play and five-on-five.

“(Ovechkin) is not maybe as physical as he used to be when he was younger, but he’s playing a simple game. That’s the key about his game. To play a simple game and shoot as many pucks as he can.”

Ovechkin has been impressed by what Laine has been able to do in his young career so far.

“I think he’s got a pretty good shot, especially on the power play,” said Ovechkin, who knows a little something about the subject. “To be honest, I don’t watch lots of hockey in my free time. But he’s got skill, he can use his shot and he’s a big, strong guy.”

Jets head coach Paul Maurice says it’s natural to compare the shots of the two snipers.

“Over Ovechkin’s time in the league, there would be many times when you’ve wondered how he’s made that shot and that’s the same with (Laine),” said Maurice. “How does he beat a (goalie) from there when it’s clean and he sees it coming? It’s an undefinable release. You don’t know when it’s coming off (the stick) and you can’t understand how it’s coming off that hard. It’s so darn accurate and they’re very similar in the results of how they shoot the puck.”

As for playing against his childhood idol, Laine is still excited to face the Great 8.

“No, it’s not old. I’ve only played against him a couple of times, so it’s always exciting to play against one of the best players in the league,” said Laine. “It’s so much fun.”

Ovechkin is flattered that players like Laine look up to him, since it wasn’t that long ago he was the guy dreaming about playing in the NHL.

“I was the guy who watched video of different players – I want to be like (Mario) Lemieux or (Jarome) Iginla. It’s pretty cool when you hear that from young guys who come into the league,” said Ovechkin. “But it kind of sucks because you get old, you know. It’s life.”

Injury update After Jets centre Matt Hendricks returned to the lineup in Sunday’s game against the New York Rangers, Maurice was asked for an update on those in the infirmary.

On Tuesday, goalie Michael Hutchinson (concussion) and forwards Brandon Tanev (upper body) and Shawn Matthias (upper body) were on the ice prior to the morning skate.

Maurice said Hutchinson and Tanev were closest to returning to action, though no time line was given.

Jets left-winger Brendan Lemieux was back on the ice with his teammates after missing several days with a lower-body issue, but he was scratched for a third consecutive game.

Jets goalie Steve Mason (concussion) has been skating every other day, while centre Adam Lowry (upper body) hasn’t been on the ice since suffering the injury on Feb. 1 against the .

Although Lowry started out being listed as day-to-day it’s safe to say he’s been downgraded to out indefinitely.

Bowey settling in Capitals defenceman Madison Bowey played his 47th NHL game on Tuesday and it was his first professional game in his hometown.

Bowey, who was chosen in the second round (52nd overall) in the 2013 NHL Draft, spent two full seasons in the with the before getting recalled by the Capitals on Oct. 14 and made his debut against the .

“It’s been awesome, I think it’s been a huge step in the right direction for my career so far,” said Bowey. “Obviously my goal was to make the team out of camp, and that didn’t happen, but the opportunity came for me and I just kind of ran with it.

“It’s been a very big improvement here and a really good year for my development here. I’ve come a long way since that first game in Philadelphia, and I think I get a really great chance to work with some great people.”

It didn’t take Bowey long to have a welcome-to-the-NHL moment.

“My first game I got nicely dangled by Jakub Voracek,” said Bowey, who helped the win a title in 2015 and was part of a gold-medal winning Team the same year. “I think I’ll take that moment my first game and not have it happen again later.”

What area of Bowey’s game has improved the most?

“I think my complete two-way game and bringing that game on a consistent basis,” said Bowey, who had 12 assists in 47 games going into Tuesday’s contest. “I think my defensive zoning since the draft has come a long way. I think that’s one of my best aspects, being solid in the defensive zone, and it’s one of the biggest knocks I had going into the draft. I’ve improved and I excel at it now. I’m still working at it every day to get that offence going, and with our team that we have its pretty easy, so I’m just going to keep on improving and finding those quiet areas in the offensive zone – that’s what makes my game complete.”

Capitals head coach has seen dramatic improvement in Bowey’s game.

“Growth would probably be the best word to describe it,” said Trotz. “(Bowey) has made a lot of gains in his game. He’s got a good skill set, he’s got size and he’s pretty mobile. The growth for him is more (about) the game. What is a good puck decision? What is a good time to join the rush? What is a good time to just be patient? He’s learned that and his trust in his own game has grown. He’s still got a lot to learn but he’s made substantial strides during the last two years, for sure.”

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Tyler Myers Scores in Overtime as Winnipeg Jets Rally Past Washington Capitals 4-3

By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press

WINNIPEG – Tyler Myers could sense his Winnipeg Jets teammates struggling to fight after getting down by two goals to the Washington Capitals on Tuesday.

Then came the pushback: Bryan Little scored to make it a one-goal game midway through the third period and Mark Scheifele supplied his second of the night with 15 seconds left to send it into overtime.

Myers fired the final shot, with the veteran defenceman taking a backhand pass from Scheifele and putting the puck over Braden Holtby’s glove 2:35 into overtime for the 4-3 victory that had the crowd at Bell MTS Place roaring.

“We had moments where we didn’t have much life on the bench, but we managed to flip that switch, get it back going again and I thought it was a great team win,” said Myers, who scored his sixth goal of the season.

Scheifele’s 17th goal with 15 seconds left was scored shorthanded and through traffic. Defenceman Dustin Byfuglien had been called for slashing Jay Beagle with 1:17 left.

“It just shows that we battled so hard,” Scheifele said. “We battled right to the end. That was top to bottom, first line to fourth line. It was an awesome feeling.”

Bryan Little scored his 12th for Winnipeg (33-15-9). Byfuglien added two assists.

Connor Hellebuyck stopped 24 shots for the Jets, who were playing the seventh of a 10-game homestand (4-2-1).

Niklas Backstrom, Andre Burakovsky and John Carlson scored for the Capitals (32-17-7), who still extended their point streak to four games (2-0-2).

Holtby made 40 saves and became the second goalie in franchise history to play 20,000 minutes. Olaf Kolzig played 41,260 minutes.

“They created their chances but it shouldn’t matter,” Holtby said. “A 3-1 lead and a goal lead with 1:17 on the power play, doesn’t matter what happened in the game before that.

“I know we had a couple opportunities to put it into the empty net. Just move it around on the power play killing time. We just got a little arrogant, in a way, and tried to make fancy plays. It burned us. We deserved that.”

Byfuglien set up the game’s first goal when he spun around Burakovsky in Washington’s end and sent the puck toward the net. Scheifele poked it in after it bounced off Holtby’s pad at 14:41.

Backstrom tied it up with 23 seconds left in the period off a rebound from an Alex Ovechkin shot.

Burakovsky made up for being outplayed by Byfuglien when he scored the go-ahead goat at 11:22 of the second off a sharp-angled rebound of a Lars Eller shot.

Jets centre Matt Hendricks left the game in the second after he was crushed to the ice by a check from Washington defenceman, and Winnipeg native, Madison Bowey.

Carlson scored his 10th goal of the season at 7:01 of the third. picked up an assist, extending his team-high point streak to eight games with two goals and nine assists. Little closed the gap at 11:30.

“It’s a hard lesson to learn,” Washington coach Barry Trotz said. “I thought in this building, this is a pretty hostile building. For 54 minutes we played a really good road game.”

Winnipeg’s season-long homestand continues Friday against Colorado. Washington plays Minnesota Thursday.

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Myers lifts Jets past Capitals in overtime Defenseman scores at 2:35 after Scheifele ties it shorthanded with 15 seconds left in third by Scott Billeck / NHL.com Correspondent

WINNIPEG -- Tyler Myers scored 2:35 into overtime, and Mark Scheifele had two goals and one assist to help the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-3 win against the Washington Capitals at Bell MTS Place on Tuesday.

"It feels awesome," Scheifele said. "It just shows that we battled so hard. We battled right to the end, that was top to bottom, first line to fourth line. It was an awesome feeling."

The Capitals led 3-1 with 12:59 remaining in the third period.

Bryan Little cut the lead to 3-2 at 11:30, and with the Jets shorthanded and their net empty, Scheifele scored with 15 seconds left to tie the game 3-3.

Scheifele also set up Myers for the game-winner.

"A 3-1 lead and a goal lead with 1:17 on the power play ... we just got a little arrogant, in a way, and tried to make fancy plays. It burned us. We deserved that," Capitals goalie Braden Holtby said.

Connor Hellebuyck made 24 saves for Winnipeg (33-15-9), which is two points behind the for first place in the Central Division.

"When you take a look at tonight, it's a huge team win," Myers said. "To come from behind like that late and then get the two points in overtime, it was a huge character win for us."

Nicklas Backstrom, Andre Burakovsky and John Carlson scored for the Capitals (32-17-7), who are in first place in the Metropolitan Division, three points ahead of the . Holtby made 40 saves.

Scheifele made it 1-0 with his 16th at 14:41 of the first period. It was his first goal in three games since missing 16 with an upper-body injury.

Backstrom tied it 1-1 with 23 seconds remaining, picking up a rebound in front and putting it behind Hellebuyck.

Burakovsky gave the Capitals a 2-1 lead at 11:22 of the second period, converting on a rebound after Lars Eller's shot was saved by Hellebuyck.

Carlson made it 3-1 at 7:01 of the third period.

"It's really just a mentality," Capitals forward T.J. Oshie said. "There's no X's and O's, I don't think, that's going to say when you get out on the ice with the lead your mentality has to be [that], no matter what, they're not getting a scoring chance. No matter what, this puck's getting out or this guy's not winning this battle.

"Hard lesson we learned tonight. Hopefully we can learn from it."

Goal of the game Myers' goal at 2:35 of overtime.

Save of the game Hellebuyck's glove save on Nicklas Backstrom 32 seconds into overtime.

Highlight of the game Scheifele's goal at 19:45 of the third period.

They said it "Well, you know, it's a hard lesson to learn. I thought in this building, this is a pretty hostile building. For 54 minutes we played a really good road game. Obviously, they scored the second goal and the crowd got into it and we got on our heels a little bit." -- Capitals coach Barry Trotz

"I just think that we've got to pump the brakes here a little bit. We're talking Stanley Cup contender, we haven't even made the playoffs. We're building this up a bit bigger than it is. We're just trying to get better every single game. … I think the city, the media, we should all be excited about our team and where we're at right now, but it's going to be tough, we're in a dogfight to make the playoffs right now. At no point should we expect to go out and blow out a team like the Washington Capitals. It was an even-fought hockey game. We were able to gut one out." -- Jets forward Blake Wheeler

Need to know Capitals forward Jay Beagle was injured on a slash from Dustin Byfuglien in the third period. Trotz said he will be re-evaluated on Wednesday. … Jets forward Matt Hendricks left in the second period after getting hit by Capitals defenseman Madison Bowey. … Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov had an assist to push his point streak to eight games (two goals, nine assists).

What's next Capitals: At the on Thursday (8 p.m. ET; FS-N, NBCSWA, NHL.TV) Jets: Host the Colorado Avalanche on Friday (8 p.m. ET; TSN3, ALT, NHL.TV)

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Winnipeg Jets battle back to beat Washington Capitals in overtime

By Russ Hobson Sports Anchor/Reporter

WINNIPEG – After dropping back to back games on home ice the Winnipeg Jets overcame a two goal third period deficit to beat the Washington Capitals on Tuesday.

Trailing 3-1 in the third period the Jets scored a pair of goals in the final nine minutes of regulation and then completed the comeback in overtime for a 4-3 victory to end the two game slide at Bell MTS Place.

“We just gutted it out you know.” Jets captain Blake Wheeler said.

“It wasn’t pretty at any point in time in the game. I don’t feel like at any point in time they were dominating us. I think at the beginning of the second period we were a little bit slow.”

Mark Scheifele scored twice and added an assist in the win while Mathieu Perreault and Dustin Byfuglien each had two assists. Bryan Little started the comeback in the third period on a nice give-and-go and Tyler Myers scored the overtime winner.

“It’s huge.” Scheifele said. “We had a lot of parts of that game that we didn’t like and to show that resiliency to fight until the buzzer, it shows a lot about this group.”

The Jets appeared to be on their way to a third straight defeat and the Capitals came within a hair of scoring into the empty net to seal the victory. But once again the Jets proved to be resilient with Scheifele tying the game shorthanded with just 15 seconds left.

“We got to a real good emotional level in that game.” head coach Paul Maurice said. “We needed a game like that. That you just didn’t take it, you fought back and then had a good result.”

The Capitals had goals from Nicklas Backstrom, Andre Burakovsky and John Carlson as they picked up at least a point in their fourth consecutive contest.

Connor Hellebuyck stopped 24 of the 27 shots he faced while Caps goalie Braden Holtby made 40 stops.

With 5:19 remaining in the first period the Jets opened the scoring. Byfuglien sent the puck in front for Scheifele. The pass was partially blocked but Scheifele was right there to whack the loose puck past Holtby. It was Scheiefle’s first goal since returning from injury and 16th of the season. Toby Enstrom also had an assist and the Jets had a one goal lead.

With just 22.7 seconds left in the period, Backstrom, from the front of the net, swiped the puck past Hellebuyck to tie the game at one apiece. Alex Ovechkin and had the assists on Backstrom’s 14th. The shots were 13 aside in the opening 20 minutes.

Just past the 11 minute mark of the middle frame the Capitals took their first lead. Hellebuyck gave up a big rebound and Brakovsky buried the rebound for his fifth goal of the season and the Caps had a 2-1 lead.

The Caps added an insurance marker midway through the third period. Tyler Myers turned the puck over in his own end. Shortly afterwards Evgeny Kuznetsov spotted Carlson and he lifted it past Hellebuyck to put Washington ahead by a pair. Brett Connolly also picked up an assist on Carlson’s 10th goal of the season.

Less than five minutes later Little and Jack Roslovic worked the perfect give and go as Little sent the shot past Holtby for his 12th goal of the campaign. Byfuglien earned his second assist of the night and the Jets were down by only a single goal.

The Jets’ second goal gave them all the momentum and brought the building back to life. With just 15 seconds left on the clock and the Jets shorthanded Scheifele fired in the rebound for the equalizer to send the game to overtime.

Both teams had their chances to win it in the extra frame but midway through the extra period Scheifele set up Myers and he sent the one-timer past Holtby for the game winner.

Capitals defenceman and Winnipeg product Madison Bowey played in his first NHL game in his hometown. He had three shots, one hit and a blocked shot in just under 15 minutes of icetime. Bowey was assessed a two minute minor penalty for interference for a high hit on Matt Hendricks. Hendricks left the game and did not return.

“We don’t have it as a concussion yet.” Maurice said.

The Jets played without injured forwards Adam Lowry, Shawn Matthias and Brandon Tanev. Jacob Trouba, Steve Mason, and Michael Hutchinson also missed the game with injuries. , Brendan Lemieux, and Marko Dano were also scratched.

The Jets will hold their skills competition on Wednesday before continuing their 10 game homestand on Friday against the Colorado Avalanche.

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‘That was not a hockey play’: Barry Trotz reacts to Dustin Byfuglien’s slash of Capitals’ Jay Beagle

By Isabelle Khurshudyan February 14 at 1:45 AM Email the author

WINNIPEG — Late in Tuesday’s game at Bell MTS Place, Capitals center Jay Beagle was carrying the puck up the ice when Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien took two whacks at him, catching him on the ribs with the second slash.

Byfuglien was called for slashing and sent to the box for two minutes. Beagle had to be helped to the bench, where he was still in obvious distress. He didn’t play for the rest of the game, though there wasn’t much time left in the 4-3 overtime loss. After the game, Coach Barry Trotz took issue with how Byfuglien’s slash was penalized, and he also didn’t have an update on Beagle’s health.

[Braden Holtby can only do so much as Capitals squander lead against Jets]

“I thought we should’ve been on the power play the whole time in overtime,” Trotz said. “I thought the penalty was warranted on the first slash for two minutes. The referee’s arm went up, and the second slash on Beagle, that was not a hockey play. That was not a hockey play. There was no intention of getting the puck or trying to get the puck. He was already by him.”

Here’s the second slash Trotz referenced:

The slash ultimately cost the Capitals dearly. Beagle wasn’t able to shoot the puck into the empty net or get it over to T.J. Oshie. Washington then had a power play with 1:17 left in the game, but the team allowed the shorthanded goal to Mark Scheifele with less than 15 seconds left. The goal tied it before the Jets won in overtime.

“He obviously didn’t come back and he was in a lot of pain,” Trotz said of Beagle. “We’ll probably have [an update] in the morning for you.”

The NHL Department of Player Safety has been cracking down on slashing this season, and a league source said that stick penalties to the body that aren’t sufficiently penalized during a game typically lead to a fine. The question is if the league will consider the two-minute minor as a “sufficient” penalty, or if it will agree with Trotz that it warranted more. Beagle centers Washington’s fourth line, and he has six goals and 13 assists through 56 games.

Earlier in the game, Capitals defenseman Madison Bowey was penalized for interference on Winnipeg forward Matt Hendricks, who didn’t return to the game. Jets Coach Paul Maurice said Hendricks hasn’t been diagnosed with a concussion yet, though the team intends to re-evaluate him again Wednesday.

That hit is also being reviewed by the Department of Player Safety, a process all hits go through. The league will look to determine if it was an accidental collision or an intentional hit. If it’s deemed accidental, then Bowey will be in the clear. But if it’s ruled intentional, then Player Safety will analyze if it was high enough and/or forceful enough to merit supplemental discipline for interference. https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/braden-holtby-can-only-do-so-much-as-capitals- squander-lead-against-jets/2018/02/13/6e9b7b44-10f5-11e8-9065- e55346f6de81_story.html?utm_term=.e205631bfbf5

Braden Holtby can only do so much as Capitals squander lead against Jets

By Isabelle Khurshudyan

WINNIPEG, — From the overhead camera angle, it looked like Mark Scheifele’s shot went through Braden Holtby, the falling forward onto his stomach in agony as the puck appeared from in between his legs and hit the back of the net. There were 14.4 seconds left in the third period, and that goal erased what had once been the Washington Capitals’ two- goal cushion, forcing overtime. As the Capitals and Winnipeg Jets waited for the extra frame to start, opposing fans cheered “Holt-by.”

As Washington returned to a losing locker room after Winnipeg’s Tyler Myers scored the game- winning goal for a 4-3 Jets win, the Capitals lamented the seconds preceding Scheifele’s equalizer, a power play that went wrong and the vicious slash that led to that man-advantage. No matter how the game unraveled for Washington, squandering a 3-1 lead with less than 13 minutes left in the game for a second straight loss left the team with yet another bitter, disappointed feeling.

The Capitals continue to lead the Metropolitan Division, but they are now 4-3-3 in their last 10 games.

“It’s really just a mentality,” forward T.J. Oshie said. “There’s no X’s and O’s, I don’t think, that’s going to save it. When you go onto the ice in the last couple of minutes with a lead, your mentality has to be, ‘No matter what, they’re not getting a scoring chance,’ or, ‘No matter what, this puck is getting out,’ or, ‘This guy is not beating me in this battle.’ Hard lesson we learned tonight.”

With Winnipeg goaltender Connor Hellebuyck on the bench in the last two minutes of regulation, Washington had an opportunity to seal the result when Jay Beagle and Oshie had a two-on-one on an open net. But Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien slashed Beagle on the ribs, impeding the pass from Beagle to Oshie for a likely empty-net goal. Byfuglien was penalized, and Beagle hobbled to the bench in distress. Coach Barry Trotz said he didn’t have an update on Beagle’s health yet immediately after the game.

“The second slash on Beagle, that was not a hockey play,” Trotz said. “There was no intention of getting the puck or trying to get the puck. He was already by him. At that point, we probably should’ve put it in an empty net.”

Washington got a power play with 1:17 left, but it couldn’t maintain possession of the puck. Nicklas Backstrom had a giveaway in the defensive zone, and then he blocked Blake Wheeler’s shot. But Scheifele scored on the rebound to tie the game.

“I thought in this building — this is a pretty hostile building — for 54 minutes we played a pretty good road game,” Trotz said.

“A 3-1 lead and then a one-goal lead with 1:17, the power play, it doesn’t matter what happened in the game before that,” Holtby said. “We have a couple opportunities to put it in the empty net and just move it around the power play to kill the time. We got a little arrogant, I guess, and tried to make fancy plays. It burned us. We deserve that.”

It was Holtby’s voice that had confronted the Capitals during their last game. He is typically a reserved locker room leader, respected as one of the best in the NHL, so often covering for his teammates’ mistakes. But after being peppered with puck after puck, abandoned in net against the during the second period Sunday, Holtby had reason to be upset, and he was the critical, vocal one at intermission. Washington had managed just two shots on goal as the Red Wings scored three goals in the period. The result was an eventual overtime loss, same as Tuesday.

Just two days after Detroit’s target practice, Holtby was once again sprawling all over his blue crease to stop waves of prime Winnipeg scoring chances. Washington led 2-1 at second intermission after goals from Backstrom and Andre Burakovsky, but the Winnipeg barrage was fiercest in the third period, when the Capitals were outshot 15-4. After Washington extended its lead to two goals with a snipe from John Carlson, Holtby allowed one goal to Bryan Little and got lucky with one puck hitting the post. He finished with 40 saves and still lost.

“In terms of the [defensive] zone, we’re a little too backed off sometimes,” Carlson said. “We’re kind of in follow-mode versus attack-mode. It’s tough. We’re giving teams a lot of time in the zone. When you do that, you try to at least keep them to the outside and not give them the middle of the ice, if you’re going to be doing that. We haven’t done really either of those, so that’s why it hasn’t been great.”

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LeBrun: Identifying the Western Conference's buyers and sellers at the trade deadline

By Pierre LeBrun

The trade deadline before the salary cap era was such a simpler time, the buyers and sellers more clearly defined and the true contenders adding without inhibition.

Now the cap limits the flexibility in adding and the era’s true parity has clogged up the standings so that some teams, less than two weeks out, still don’t know if they’re truly buyers or sellers, or well, perhaps neither.

Still, we shall attempt to identify as best we can here for all 31 teams. Today, we begin with the Western Conference. On Wednesday, we’ll delve into the East:

CENTRAL DIVISION Nashville Predators: Buyers GM David Poile has already made two significant additions in centers Kyle Turris and Mike Fisher, but he might not be done. No question if it all possible he’d like to add a scoring winger. I personally love pending UFA winger Rick Nash as a fit, but there are lots of winger options on the market for the Preds to look at. And they are doing just that. The Preds are “all-in,” as they say, more so than any team in the West, in my mind, as it comes to the what they’re willing to do ahead of the deadline.

Winnipeg Jets: Buyers GM Kevin Cheveldayoff is actively making his calls around the league looking at both forward and defencemen options, including, I believe, a phone call with Ottawa regarding Derick Brassard, although I get the sense that was just tire kicking. Still, a top-nine forward with playoff experience would be of interest, generally speaking. Would Jack Johnson be a fit on the blueline? I think the Jets have thrown his name around internally, but he may not be the fit. But adding a defenceman is on the list. Cheveldayoff has patiently built a wonderfully balanced team. The Jets’ window to win has opened. He’s ready to add to the mix, and he’s got young assets to trade. But he’s also got a deep team already. The fit has to make sense.

St. Louis Blues: Buyers GM Doug Armstrong has said he’d prefer to not get a rental but rather make a hockey deal. The season-ending injury to Robby Fabbri in camp has forever signaled a need for a top-six forward. Could Mike Hoffman or Max Pacioretty be a fit since they’re not rentals? Armstrong is careful, I think, to also look long term and make sure the Blues are in good shape past this season. This is why it will be interesting to see what kind of future assets he’s actually willing to divest himself of if he adds before Feb. 26.

Dallas Stars: (Moderate) buyers I think GM Jim Nill wants to be careful how he proceeds one year after his team missed the playoffs. I don’t sense a huge appetite to pay big assets for a rental player. If there’s a chance to add a forward for a moderate price, I think he’d look at that. The Stars have been mentioned as a potential Nash destination because of the Ken Hitchcock connection, but unless I’m reading the tea leaves wrong here, I don’t believe there’s a big desire from the Stars to pay that kind of price for a high-end rental. The health of Marc Methot will also dictate whether or not the Stars feels they need a depth piece on the blueline.

Minnesota Wild: (Moderate) buyers GM Chuck Fletcher spent huge on rental Martin Hanzal a year ago, so he’s got to be careful this time around, which means I highly doubt they’d move their first-round pick again. They don’t have a second-round pick, although they’ve got three third-round choices. A hockey deal makes the most sense here, a player-for-player transaction that perhaps gives them a different fit in terms of a top-nine forward. There’s also been lots of talk that the Wild could move veteran center Matt Cullen, with a return to Pittsburgh the rumored destination.

Colorado Avalanche: TBD The Avs have hung in the playoff race despite losing Nathan MacKinnon, which is a testament to their turnaround season. In a perfect world, if there was a hockey deal for a top-nine winger, I think the Avs would look at that. Where they are in the standings closer to Feb. 26 will dictate what they do.

Chicago Blackhawks: Sellers (kind of) The Hawks don’t really have any obvious parts to sell off but any kind of move will obviously have a big-picture feel to it as GM Stan Bowman tries to re-position the team to be competitive next season. Honestly, even if the Hawks were sitting in a playoff spot right now, my sense all along was that Chicago would likely be careful with its future assets.

PACIFIC DIVISION Vegas Golden Knights: TBD The incredible story of the expansion team continues, yet that doesn’t mean they can afford to be buyers, the long-term picture still matters. GM George McPhee wants to wait as close to the deadline as possible to firm up his plan. But I certainly think he already wants to make sure he doesn’t take away anything from the chemistry this team has built, so if that means pending UFAs James Neal and David Perron stay put for the playoff run and walk out the door July 1 for nothing, I think they can live with that. I also think if a hockey deal was out there that made sense for a player who could help them past this season, Vegas would be open to that under the right circumstances. But trading away draft picks or prospects for a rental player doesn’t make any sense despite the first-place standing of the team. Just keeping the current team together is their way of being a buyer in many ways given that the original plan before the season was to flip a guy like Neal.

San Jose Sharks: (Moderate) buyers We’re so used to GM being as aggressive as they come at this time of year and it’s certainly possible he makes a deal before Feb. 26, but it’s also a reality that the Sharks have committed to this “transition” year, giving their younger players bigger roles and letting them grow, while building up a war chest for the summer at which point, I believe, the Sharks will be aggressive and target UFAs like , , etc., or make trades that take advantage of their cap space. But for now, especially with Joe Thornton’s timeline for a recovery unclear, I just don’t sense they are eager to get into the bidding on some of the high- end rentals that are out there. They could still make a moderate move for a forward, but I think Wilson will be careful. That massive cap space he has is pegged for the summer.

Calgary Flames: Buyers The Flames don’t have a first- or second-round pick in this year’s draft, which complicates things when you’re trying to get into the market for a scoring winger — which they would like to do. It’s why, as I reported last week, they would listen on prospect goalie Jon Gillies as part of that kind of deal or some of their other prospects in the right deal. Hoffman would be a great fit in but not at the current price tag the Senators are citing. The injury to standout netminder Mike Smith also bears watching, although the early word is that they avoided the worst, which is good news.

Los Angeles Kings: (Moderate) buyers Hockey deals, not rentals are the name of the game for a Kings team that isn’t guaranteed to make the playoffs. GM ’s wish list is two-fold: a No. 4/5 type defenseman and a mid- level skilled/scoring winger.

UPDATE: The Kings acquired (with the Senators retaining 25 percent of his salary) and , sending Marian Gaborik and to Ottawa.

Anaheim Ducks: TBD I think GM Bob Murray wishes he had a better idea of his team’s playoff standing by now in terms of figuring out his trade deadline plans. More speed in his lineup is one thing I believe he might look at, which is why I love Michael Grabner as a potential fit, but then again, Anaheim can’t really add a pending UFA if it isn’t sure of making the post-season. Tough call for the Ducks right now.

Edmonton Oilers: Sellers Pending UFAs Patrick Maroon and Mark Letestu are dangling right now. Letestu will move for sure, while Maroon remains undetermined. GM Peter Chiarelli has to decide if the best trade offer he gets on Maroon (and there’s lots of interest from teams) outweighs the option of re- signing him and at what price.

Vancouver Canucks: Sellers Pending UFA winger Thomas Vanek is up for grabs, while a decision still looms on defenseman Erik Gudbranson, also UFA July 1, but as of Tuesday he was still a player the Canucks wanted to re-sign if the right deal is there. If they can’t re-sign him, he’ll be dealt and there should be a healthy rental market for a rugged, top-four RHD.

Arizona Coyotes: Sellers There aren’t any notable UFAs to sell off, so it’s really about beginning the off-season work if you’re GM John Chayka. My understanding is that, aside from untouchables Oliver Ekman- Larsson and rookie Clayton Keller, he’d listen on anyone if it made sense. Max Domi’s name has come up in rumors. I don’t think the Coyotes are shopping him, but as stated above, they would listen if a team made a serious offer that made sense.

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Scheifele finds his timing against Capitals

After missing 16 games with injury, Mark Scheifele found his timing Tuesday night, as he scored twice to help the Jets get by the Capitals. Sara Orlesky and Darren Dreger discuss the impact Scheifele had on the game. https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/video/dreger-jets-would-like-to-add-a-bit-more-grit-defensive- depth~1325232 (VIDEO LINK)

Dreger: Jets would like to add a bit more grit, defensive depth

Will the Jets be active prior to the February 26th trade deadline? If so, who would they be willing to part with? Is there an urgency for Winnipeg to 'win now'? Hockey Insider Darren Dreger shares his thoughts.

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LeBrun: Moving a first round pick would make sense for Jets

TSN's Pierre LeBrun discusses the trade market with the deadline two weeks away, the Winnipeg Jets needs and the Rangers announcing a move to rebuild. www.winnipegjets.com https://www.nhl.com/jets/news/myers-scores-the-winner-in-jets-comeback-overtime-win-over- capitals/c-295951582

Myers scores the winner in Jets comeback overtime win over Capitals Scheifele scores twice and adds assist in Jets win by Mitchell Clinton @MitchellClinton / WinnipegJets.com

WINNIPEG - Trailing the Washington Capitals 3-1 in the third period, and staring a third straight loss on home ice in the face, the Winnipeg Jets (33-15-9) flipped the script.

Bryan Little got the Jets within one with 8:30 left in the third, and with his team shorthanded, Mark Scheifele notched his second of the game with 14.4 seconds to go in regulation, sending Bell MTS Place into a frenzy.

But the Jets weren't done.

In overtime, Scheifele drove wide on , and threaded a pass to Tyler Myers driving the middle of the ice. Myers made no mistake, beating Braden Holtby for the 4-3 come- from-behind win.

Comeback complete.

"Myers made a good play to beat the first guy. Ovi looked a little flat-footed so I thought I'd try him," said Scheifele. "He's a big dude, so trying to get around him is tough. I looked to my right and saw Myers driving down the seam. It was great awareness by him."

The loss to the New York Rangers on Sunday was the first time the Jets had lost in regulation when opening the scoring on home ice. With the Central Division getting tighter, and significant injuries up front and on the blue line, the win meant that much more to captain Blake Wheeler.

"We're banged up. We're missing some really key pieces. The last two games have been pretty dead in here, understandably," said Wheeler. "We have a young team that now has almost an equal amount of guys that have spent a lot of time in the minor leagues as NHL guys it feels like. Somebody has to up the enthusiasm a little bit.

"We lose (Matt Hendricks), he's a guy that does it every game. I thought Scheif brought it. Buff brings it. I had to up that part of it a little bit tonight to try to rally the guys. Score a shorthanded goal to tie the game, no matter if it's November or June, it feels pretty good. We're excited about the fact we were able to come back there."

Scheifele's first goal since returning from his upper-body injury opened the scoring for the Jets, but it was made possible by a nifty play at the blue line from Dustin Byfuglien.

Pinching to keep the offensive pressure on, Byfuglien backhanded a loose puck off the boards, then spun around to avoid a check from Andre Burakovsky. The move created some open ice, which Byfuglien used to send a backhand pass in front, where Scheifele was waiting to swat home a rebound.

"Obviously every game I'm feeling better and every shift I'm feeling better," said Scheifele, who now has two goals and four points since his return three days ago. "When you're playing with a guy like Wheels, it's pretty easy. He's pretty consistent for you. He's making the right reads, and the right plays over and over. It makes it easy for me to get my timing back.

"I'm definitely very happy with that one."

But for the second straight game, a late goal in the first period would kill the Jets momentum. After Kyle Connor's clearing attempt didn't get over the blue line, Ovechkin sent the puck in front, and Nick Backstrom found the rebound, spinning and tucking a forehand shot just inside the right post.

The two teams would trade chances in the second period, but it would be Washington that would grab the lead.

Off the rush, Lars Eller sent a wrist shot on Hellebuyck from the top of the circle, but the Jets goaltender couldn't corral the rebound. Burakovsky - following the play down the left win - was in the right spot at the right time, and was able to slide the rebound past Hellebuyck before he could get across.

John Carlson would extend the lead to 3-1 just over seven minutes into the third. The veteran defenceman's 10th of the season came as he pinched and one-timed a corner pass from Evgeny Kuznetsov.

"We had a lot of parts of that game that we didn't like," said Scheifele. "To show that resiliency to fight to the buzzer, shows a lot about this group.

"We needed that one."

Late in the second period, Maurice switched up his forward lines, putting Jack Roslovic alongside Little and Perreault.

The move paid off in the third.

Little and his new winger Roslovic drove up the ice, and Roslovic fed Little in the slot, and before Holtby could get set, Little had whipped it by him on the stick side. The Jets were down by one with 8:30 to go.

"He set me up for a goal, so I can't complain. He's a fast player, and he has a lot of skill. It didn't take me long to realize out there tonight that it's pretty easy playing with him," said Little. "He's on the puck hard, he forechecks, that's when you get pucks back. That allowed us to play in their end a little bit. He has the skill to make those plays."

Then, with time winding down and Byfuglien in the box for slashing, the Jets were able to get the puck down the ice. Hellebuyck left his net for the extra skater, and after a furious forecheck, Mathieu Perreault got the puck to Wheeler at the point.

Wheeler's shot hit some skates in front, ended up on Scheifele's stick, and with a bit of patience, he was able to slide it through Holtby to tie the game.

"That was a lot of hard work," said Scheifele. "Wheels gets on the forecheck, and makes sure Carlson doesn't get a clean pass. I get on it. (Perreault) gets on the puck and gets a shot.

"From there, I was happy to be the one to put it in."

Scheifele was second only to Wheeler in ice time for forwards - Scheifele finished at 23:40, while Wheeler had 24:07. On the back end, Byfuglien (27:57) and Myers (23:58) did the heavy lifting.

Head coach Paul Maurice was happy to see "drivers" like them, and others, get the pay off for their work.

"They just drove it. Good leadership won us that game," said Maurice.

"We got to a real good emotional level in that game. We kind of built to it. We needed a game like that, where you didn't just take it, you fought back and then had a good result on that. It was good that the guys who made it happen were the guys that were driving all night."

ICE CHIPS Matt Hendricks left the game in the second period after taking a hit from Madison Bowey (who was called for interference on the play).

Maurice said the forward is getting checked out, and the team would know more tomorrow. https://www.nhl.com/jets/video/postgame--tyler-myers/t-277437442/c-57736803

POSTGAME | Tyler Myers

Tyler Myers talks about his OT winner, and how emotional Tuesday's victory was for this team https://www.nhl.com/jets/video/postgame--mark-scheifele/t-277437442/c-57736603

POSTGAME | Mark Scheifele

Mark Scheifele comments following his three-point night in a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over the Capitals