Vegas Golden Knights at Winnipeg Jets
· National Hockey League
Tomas Hertl scores in OT as Golden Knights win 4-3, hand Jets their 10th straight loss
Reilly Smith had a goal and an assist, Mitch Marner also had a power-play goal, and Brett Howden also scored for the Golden Knights, who snapped a five-game skid (0-3-2). Carter Hart had 17 saves.
Cole Perfetti, Luke Schenn and Kyle Connor scored for Winnipeg, and Gabriel Vilardi had two assists. Connor Hellebuyck had 27 saves as the Jets fell to 0-6-4 during their losing streak.
With Winnipeg's Dylan Samberg off for tripping late in the extra period, Mitch Marner fired the puck and it bounced off Hertl and in as he was battling in front of Hellebuyck.
Perfetti beat Hart with a backhand 5:16 into the game to snap a 16-game goal drought. He skated by the boards and banged the glass in celebration.
The crowd was silenced after Jets defenseman Haydn Fleury was taken off the ice on a stretcher with just under seven minutes remaining in the first. Fleury was shoved by Vegas forward Keegan Kolesar near the bottom of the circle while clearing the puck and slid hard back-first into the end boards..
Schenn, playing in his 1,100th career game, fired a ploint shot through traffic and past Hart with 7:56 remaining in the first to push the Jets' lead to 2-0.
Stone got the Jets on the board with 51 seconds remaining in the second as he flipped a loose puck into the net 12 seconds into a man advantage for his 13th goal of the season. It extended his career-best goal streak to five games.
Howden took a pass across the front of the net from Noah Hanifin and tied the game 2-2 at 8:13 of the third. It gave him a goal in three straight games.
Connor gave the Jets the lead back with 5:04 remaining, but Smith scored 59 seconds later to tie it 3-3.
Jets: Host Edmonton on Thursday night.
Regular Season SeriesVGK leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 5:16 | Cole Perfetti Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Jonathan Toews (10), Josh Morrissey (27) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 12:04 | Luke Schenn Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Gabriel Vilardi (19), Adam Lowry (6) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 19:09 | Mark Stone Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Pavel Dorofeyev (14), Mitch Marner (32) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 8:13 | Brett Howden Goal (8) Slap Shot, assists: Noah Hanifin (14), Tomas Hertl (16) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 14:56 | Kyle Connor Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Gabriel Vilardi (20) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 15:55 | Reilly Smith Goal (6) Backhand, assists: Brandon Saad (5), Ben Hutton (6) |
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Goal | 4th Period 4:47 | Tomas Hertl Goal (16) Tip-In, assists: Mitch Marner (33), Jack Eichel (31) |
Statistics
 VGK |
 WPG |
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|---|---|---|
| 10 | Blocked Shots | 18 |
| 27 | Hits | 25 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 3 |
| 31 | Shots | 20 |
| 2 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 4 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 50.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 25 | Faceoffs Won | 32 |
| 43.9 | Faceoff Win Percent | 56.1 |
| 13 | Giveaways | 14 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 5 |
| 9 | Penalty Minutes | 13 |
Winnipeg Jets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Colin Miller, D | Injured Reserve | Jan 17 |
| Neal Pionk, D | Injured Reserve | Jan 14 |
| Haydn Fleury, D | Injured Reserve | Jan 14 |
Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Andersson, D | Injured Reserve | Jan 22 |
| Brett Howden, C | Injured Reserve | Jan 20 |
| Colton Sissons, C | Out | Jan 19 |
Game Information
Canada Life Centre
Location: Winnipeg, MB
Attendance: 13,951 | Capacity:
Location: Winnipeg, MB
Attendance: 13,951 | Capacity:
