Winnipeg 5, Arizona 3
When: 4:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 27, 2022
Where: Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona
Referees:
Dean Morton, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen:
Bryan Pancich, Vaughan Rody
Attendance:
10152
By Field Level Media
Kyle Connor scored two third-period goals to help the visiting Winnipeg Jets rally for a 5-3 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Sunday.
Evgeny Svechnikov had a goal and an assist for the Jets, who had lost four straight and trailed 3-2 entering the third period. Eric Comrie made 26 saves.
Jakob Chychrun, Barrett Hayton and Nick Ritchie each had a goal and an assist for the Coyotes, who had won two of three. Scott Wedgewood made 33 saves.
Winnipeg's Blake Wheeler entered the zone 2-on-1 with Mark Scheifele, kept the puck and scored on a wrist shot from the right circle to tie the score 3-3 at 3:17 of the third period.
Then, moments after Comrie robbed Phil Kessel, Svechnikov completed a pretty sequence when he passed across the slot to Connor for the go-ahead goal at 5:34.
Scheifele was awarded a penalty shot after he was pulled down by Vladislav Kolyachonok on a breakaway at 7:37, but Wedgewood made the glove save.
Connor scored into an empty net with 1:08 remaining for the 5-3 final. It was his 32nd goal of the season.
Adam Lowry scored in his second consecutive game when he deflected Nathan Beaulieu's wrist shot over Wedgewood's shoulder to give the Jets a 1-0 lead at 7:39 of the first period.
Chychrun tied the score when his one-timer from the point off a pass from Vladislav Kolyachonok got through the five hole at 10:16.
Svechnikov knocked in a loose puck 43 seconds later to put the Jets up 2-1.
Hayton tied the score at 16:40 with a great individual effort. He entered the zone on the rush, deked around a defender in the slot, then faked Comrie out of position and slid the puck home to make it 2-2.
Ritchie gave the Coyotes the lead at 13:56 of the second period. With Arizona's Loui Erikson behind the net, Comrie looked to his left. Erikson passed to Ritchie on Comrie's right and Ritchie banked the puck home off Comrie from a sharp angle.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Winnipeg |
|
Arizona |
Kyle Connor 2 |
Points |
Jakob Chychrun 2 |
Kyle Connor 2 |
Goals |
Jakob Chychrun 1 |
Nathan Beaulieu 2 |
Assists |
Loui Eriksson 2 |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Eric Comrie .897 |
Save Percentage |
Scott Wedgewood .892 |
Eric Comrie 26 |
Saves |
Scott Wedgewood 33 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Winnipeg
|
38 |
5 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
2 |
25 |
Arizona
|
29 |
3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
2 |
26 |
Upcoming Games
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Arizona will play their next game at home against Colorado. The Coyotes have a W/L % of .133 after a win and .316 after a loss.
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Winnipeg will play their next game at home against Montreal. The Jets have a W/L % of .455 after a win and .419 after a loss.