Winnipeg 5, Dallas 2
When: 8:30 PM ET, Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Referees:
Tim Peel, Dean Morton
Linesmen:
Lonnie Cameron, Darren Gibbs
Attendance:
15987
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Jets 5, Stars 2: Rookie Adam Lowry scored twice in a span of just over two minutes to snap a second-period tie as visiting Winnipeg extended its point streak to seven games.
Blake Wheeler and Michael Frolik each recorded a goal and an assist while Mathieu Perreault scored a power-play tally as the Jets improved to 5-0-2 in their last seven. Dustin Byfuglien collected a pair of assists and Michael Hutchinson turned aside 26 shots to boost his record to 6-1-2.
Tyler Seguin scored his league-leading 22nd goal during a power play and Antoine Roussel also tallied for Dallas, which remained winless against Central Division rivals (0-7-3). Kari Lehtonen gave up three goals on 17 shots before Jussi Rynnas came on and made 13 saves.
Roussel tied it at 2-2 while falling to the ice 3 1/2 minutes into the second, but Lowry put Winnipeg ahead to stay at 7:22 as his shot from the bottom of the right faceoff circle sneaked between the skates of Lehtonen, ending the netminder's night. Lowry doubled the lead - and his season goal total - 2:19 later, backhanding a rebound past Rynnas, before Frolik scored on a short-handed breakaway with 40 seconds left in the session.
Perreault opened the scoring at 5:23 with a one-timer off a circle-to-circle pass from Bryan Little, but Seguin answered at 9:09, one-timing a shot from the bottom of the left circle past the lunging glove of Hutchinson. The Jets forged ahead with 5:59 left in the period, when captain Andrew Ladd left a drop pass for Wheeler, who blasted a shot past Lehtonen from the top of the right circle.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Wheeler halted his 10-game goalless drought, although he has eight assists in his last eight contests. ... Lehtonen suffered his first regulation loss in six decisions versus Winnipeg (4-1-1). ... Jets RW Evander Kane served the first contest of his two-game suspension for boarding Anaheim's Clayton Stoner in Sunday's game.
Top Game Performances
Winnipeg |
|
Dallas |
Adam Lowry 2 |
Points |
Antoine Roussel 1 |
Adam Lowry 2 |
Goals |
Antoine Roussel 1 |
Dustin Byfuglien 2 |
Assists |
Jamie Benn 1 |
Mathieu Perreault 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Tyler Seguin 1 |
Michael Frolik 1 |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Michael Hutchinson .929 |
Save Percentage |
Jussi Rynnas .867 |
Michael Hutchinson 26 |
Saves |
Kari Lehtonen 14 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Winnipeg
|
32 |
5 |
1-4 |
4-5 |
12 |
30 |
Dallas
|
28 |
2 |
1-5 |
3-4 |
10 |
31 |
Upcoming Games
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Dallas will play their next game at home against New Jersey. The Stars have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .278 after a loss.
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Winnipeg will play their next game on the road against Colorado. The Jets have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .643 after a loss.