Winnipeg 2, Minnesota 1
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Where: MTS Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Referees:
Kelly Sutherland, Trevor Hanson
Linesmen:
Shane Heyer, Kiel Murchison
Attendance:
15016
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Jets 2, Wild 1 (OT): All-Star Dustin Byfuglien scored at the four-minute mark of overtime as host Winnipeg extended its point streak to four games (2-0-2).
Defenseman Tobias Enstrom also tallied for the Jets, who improved to 2-1-1 in the five-game season series between the Central Division rivals. Rookie Michael Hutchinson turned aside 29 shots, including all 21 he faced over the first two periods.
Jason Pominville netted the lone goal for the Wild, who saw their six-game winning streak come to an end. Devan Dubnyk made 24 of his 32 saves in the first 40 minutes as Minnesota dropped to 2-0-2 versus Winnipeg but extended its point streak to eight contests (6-0-2).
With Dubnyk and Hutchinson locked in a duel, the Jets finally broke through less than eight minutes into the third period. Enstrom received a pass from Mathieu Perreault and unleashed a shot from the left point that Minnesota's Nino Niederreiter inadvertently tipped past Dubnyk at 7:53.
The Wild answered 2:29 later as Winnipeg's Jim Slater coughed up the puck while being checked by Zach Parise and Pominville fired it past Hutchinson low on the glove side from the slot. Byfuglien ended things late in the extra session with his eighth career overtime goal, chasing down a loose puck and rushing down the right wing on a 2-on-1 before firing it into the top left corner of the net from low in the right faceoff circle.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Pominville has collected two goals and five assists in four meetings with the Jets this season. ... Dubnyk is 8-1-1 since being acquired from Arizona. ... Minnesota learned earlier in the day that it will be without LW Jason Zucker for approximately three months as he is slated to undergo surgery for a broken clavicle on Thursday and C Ryan Carter for a minimum of one month due to an upper-body injury. Both players were injured in Monday's triumph over Vancouver.
Top Game Performances
| Minnesota |
|
Winnipeg |
|
Jason Pominville 1 |
Points |
Dustin Byfuglien 1 |
|
Jason Pominville 1 |
Goals |
Dustin Byfuglien 1 |
|
Jason Pominville 0 |
Assists |
Mathieu Perreault 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Devan Dubnyk .941 |
Save Percentage |
Michael Hutchinson .967 |
|
Devan Dubnyk 32 |
Saves |
Michael Hutchinson 29 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Minnesota
|
30 |
1 |
0-3 |
4-4 |
8 |
32 |
| Winnipeg
|
34 |
2 |
0-4 |
3-3 |
6 |
35 |
Upcoming Games
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Winnipeg will play their next game on the road against Nashville. The Jets have a W/L % of .464 after a win and .536 after a loss.
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Minnesota will play their next game at home against Florida. The Wild have a W/L % of .519 after a win and .462 after a loss.