Winnipeg 4, Chicago 2
When: 8:30 PM ET, Friday, January 16, 2015
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Referees:
Tom Kowal, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen:
Shane Heyer, Scott Cherrey
Attendance:
22051
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Jets 4, Blackhawks 2: Bryan Little and Chris Thorburn tallied 28 seconds apart near the midway point of the third period as Winnipeg defeated Chicago at the United Center for the third time in as many meetings this season.
Defenseman Zach Bogosian and captain Andrew Ladd joined Little with a goal and an assist for the Jets, who improved to 4-0-1 despite playing all five contests in a seven-day stretch. Blue-liner Dustin Byfuglien and Blake Wheeler each notched two assists while Michael Hutchinson (31 saves) has turned aside 102-of-105 shots versus the Blackhawks this season.
Brandon Saad scored his third goal in three games and Teuvo Teravainen netted his first career tally for Chicago, which has dropped four of its last seven contests. All-Star captain Jonathan Toews notched his sixth assist in four games and Marian Hossa also set up a goal to extend his point streak to three contests.
With Andrew Shaw serving a holding penalty, Bogosian wristed a slick feed from the right circle to the left doorstep for an easy conversion for Little to give Winnipeg a 2-1 lead at 9:31 of the third period. Thorburn deflected Adam Lowry's shot past Corey Crawford (31 saves) before Teravainen trimmed the gap by cleaning up a loose puck in the slot under three minutes later, but Ladd sealed the win by scoring into an empty net with 29 seconds remaining.
Saad skated into the offensive zone before unleashing a backhand shot from the right faceoff crcle that sailed over the right shoulder of Hutchinson to open the scoring 53 seconds into the contest. Winnipeg answered midway into the first period as Ladd patiently skated out from behind the net and into the right circle before setting up Bogosian's blast from the point.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Three of the Blackhawks' six regulation losses at home have come at the hands of the Jets. ... Winnipeg C Mathieu Perreault exited the contest late in the second period favoring his left arm after being cross-checked by Chicago LW Daniel Carcillo. Perreault did not return and saw his five-game point streak come to an end (six goals, three assists). ... Jets RW Michael Frolik was held off the scoresheet and saw his four-game point streak halted. He collected one goal and four assists in that stretch.
Top Game Performances
Winnipeg |
|
Chicago |
Zach Bogosian 2 |
Points |
Brandon Saad 1 |
Zach Bogosian 1 |
Goals |
Brandon Saad 1 |
Dustin Byfuglien 2 |
Assists |
Marian Hossa 1 |
Bryan Little 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Michael Hutchinson .939 |
Save Percentage |
Corey Crawford .912 |
Michael Hutchinson 31 |
Saves |
Corey Crawford 31 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Winnipeg
|
35 |
4 |
1-3 |
2-2 |
28 |
25 |
Chicago
|
33 |
2 |
0-2 |
2-3 |
20 |
31 |
Upcoming Games
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Chicago will play their next game at home against Dallas. The Blackhawks have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .875 after a loss.
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Winnipeg will play their next game at home against Arizona. The Jets have a W/L % of .417 after a win and .636 after a loss.