Winnipeg Jets end Calgary Flames’ three-game win streak with 2-1 win
Mark Scheifele scored his 34th goal of the season, Mathieu Perreault had the winner and the host Winnipeg Jets beat Calgary 2-1 on Saturday night to end the Flames’ winning streak at three games.
“The 2-1 games, you know, this is playoff-type hockey,” Perreault said. “That’s what we want. We’re not looking to score five, six goals and make it like an open game. We like the 2-1 games where we defend hard and bury them when we get a chance.”
Connor Hellebuyck made 27 saves, allowing only Mark Jankowski’s goal.
“We knew it was going to be a good game, and a tight one,” Jankowski said. “Not a lot of space out there, time or space for either team. I thought we played well, thought we played a full 60 (minutes). Had some chances in the third, hit some posts, their goalie made some saves.”
Mike Smith stopped 19 shots for the Flames.
Jankowski tied it with a short-handed goal at 7:16 of the second period. Perreault put the Jets in front at 10:18 on the same power play with Mikael Backlund serving a double-minor for high-sticking Bryan Little.
Lightning 6, Capitals 3: Alex Killorn scored three goals for his first career hat trick, and Tampa Bay beat visiting Washington in the teams’ first meeting since last year’s Eastern Conference finals. Tampa Bay set team records for wins (55) and points (114) in a season, becoming the 12th team in league history to get at least 55 victories in a season.
Wild 5, Rangers 2: Ryan Donato scored two goals and Devan Dubnyk had 26 saves as host Minnesota beat New York to stay in the thick of the playoff race.
Blackhawks 2, Canadiens 0: In Montreal, Corey Crawford stopped all 48 shots he faced and surging Chicago won its fifth straight.
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