WINNIPEG –
Timo Meier scored a power-play aim in time beyond regulation and the San Jose Sharks overcame the lack of seven gamers and their coach to NHL COVID-19 protocols, beating the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 Saturday night time and snapping a three-game dropping streak.
The Sharks introduced earlier than the sport they might be with out the seven gamers and coach Bob Boughner. The beginning of the sport was delayed half-hour.
“That is what adversity does, proper? It forces you to rely on one another and produce out the perfect in one another,” Sharks goalie James Reimer stated.
Meier scored on a one-timer from the wing that deflected off defenseman Logan Stanley’s stick and sailed over goalie Connor Hellebuyck’s shoulder at 1:07 of the time beyond regulation.
Meier scored his fifth aim after Nikolaj Ehlers was known as for interference.
The Jets’ Kyle Connor tied it with over three minutes left in regulation with a backhander from in entrance of the web off a shot by Dominic Toninato. Toninato’s shot got here off a cross from Pierre-Luc Dubois. Each had been credited with an help.
Connor’s seventh aim prolonged his level streak to 6 video games. He has seven targets and 6 assists within the stretch.
“These guys which can be aim scorers, once they begin coming into their prime, they’ve a excessive expectation to attain targets they usually have an actual nostril for that internet and when to get there,” Jets coach Paul Maurice stated.
“He is aware of find out how to do it.”
Reimer had 34 saves because the Sharks snapped Winnipeg’s four-game successful streak.
Tomas Hertl scored his third aim just below a minute into the second interval. Nick Bonino began the scoring play, bringing the puck up the ice deep into Winnipeg territory and slipping it to Meier, who discovered an open Hertl simply outdoors the crease.
“It was a loopy day however an enormous sport for us. … I am happy with each man within the room proper now,” Hertl stated.
Winnipeg’s Hellebuyck turned again 34 photographs.
The Jets prolonged their level streak to 6 video games (4-0-2) as they wrapped up their California street journey at 2-0-1.
“They inserted some guys that had been chomping on the bit to get within the lineup, and it seemed prefer it was the final sport of a street journey for us,” Jets ahead Blake Wheeler stated.
“No excuse although, we have got to be higher than that by two durations, we anticipate extra out of ourselves. I assumed it was a constructive signal within the third interval, we pushed actually onerous and eventually acquired rewarded there. Typically getting some extent out of down sport like that may be a actual constructive.”
Meier has no less than one level in seven of the crew’s eight video games this season.
San Jose positioned forwards Andrew Cogliano, Jonathan Dahlen and Matt Nieto, defensemen Erik Karlsson, Jake Middleton, Radim Simek and Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Boughner in COVID-19 protocol. Sharks assistant coach John MacLean assumed head teaching duties and growth coach Mike Ricci additionally joined the bench.
“It was an amazing effort,” MacLean stated. “(We) had nice power they usually all knew they needed to play. … The bench was full of life. They had been just about teaching themselves. They had been excited to get on the market and play, in order that’s at all times enjoyable to see.”
