The Minnesota Wild looked to redeem themselves after last night’s loss to Seattle but they had to do it without two big players in F Joel Eriksson Ek (broken nose) & D Jared Spurgeon (lower-body injury) who coach John Hynes labeled as day-to-day.
2024-25 Minnesota Wild Schedule and Results
1-0-1 (W-L-OTL) (3 points)
2024-25 Winnipeg Jets Schedule and Results
2-0-0 (W-L-OTL) (4 points)
The Winnipeg Jets opened the season with a 6-0 blowout in Edmonton then needed Overtime to beat the Chicago Blackhawks at home so… how do you read them? For the Minnesota Wild, it’s about their team, not the Jets!
Alright. Enough words. Let’s…
Drop the ClutterPuck!!!
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Here’s how the teams lined up:
Winnipeg Jets & Minnesota Wild Lineups
Status Report
Eriksson Ek is questionable after the forward took an elbow from Kraken defenseman Adam Larsson at 7:07 of the second period. … Minnesota added Travis Boyd, a forward, to the roster on emergency recall and reassigned goalie Jesper Wallstedt to Iowa of the American Hockey League. … Liam Ohgren is expected to enter the lineup and make his season debut.
The Jets did not skate Sunday and will likely use the same lineup from a 2-1 overtime win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.
Game Recap
1st Period
The Minnesota Wild got the scoring underway with a point shot from D Jake Middleton.
15:54 – Goal – Minnesota – Jake Middleton (1) from Marco Rossi (3)
Did this shot get deflected or was Jets G Connor Hellebuyck screened? There are 3 players between the shooter and the goalie so he must not have seen it well.
Minnesota Wild 1 | 0 Winnipeg Jets
19:58 – Goal – Winnipeg Jets – Mark Scheifele (4) from Adam Lowry (2)
The Jets pulled their goalie to have the extra man since there were only 2.9 seconds left in the period. The Wild lost the faceoff and nobody blocked the shot. That’s kind of disappointing.
Minnesota Wild 1 | 1 Winnipeg Jets
2nd Period
Late in the period, Wild F Freddy Gaudreau got a score chance while driving to the net and he was tripped at the net but there was no call. It’s at 6:40 of the highlight video at the bottom of the article.
Shots were 14-10 Winnipeg in the period, total shots = 23-17 Winnipeg.
3rd Period
Ryan Hartman is hit with a high stick with 5:39 remaining in regulation and for some reason, the official blew the whistle even though the Wild had possession of the puck! Why? Injury?
No dice on the power play for the Wild and they were still tied at 1!
With 45 seconds left, Wild F Ryan Hartman collides with a Jets player when he turns but there’s no call which is exactly the same play that was called a penalty earlier. Officially BAD!!!
Wild D Zach Bogosian is called for holding with 5.7 seconds remaining in regulation but it’s called by the official at center ice, not the official who was 5 feet away from the play.
OVERTIME
FREE HOCKEY for 2 straight games!!!
and they score on the power play in OT to end it!
Geez! A buzzer-beater with 1.5 seconds in the 1st period and a late penalty in regulation with 5.7 seconds remaining so what do you tell your goalie after that? We needed you for 2 more saves? No! You don’t say anything! Take the point & move on!
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Final-OT
Minnesota Wild 1 | 2 Winnipeg Jets
Goals
MN:
Jake Middleton (1)
WPG:
Mark Scheifele (4), Kyle Connor-PPG (2)
Assists
MN:
Marco Rossi (3)
WPG:
Adam Lowry (2); Mark Scheifele (2), Josh Morrissey (4)
Goalies
MN:
Filip Gustavsson: 33 Saves on 35 Shots, .943 Save %, 1.99 GAA*, 1-0-1 (W-L-OTL)
WPG:
Connor Hellebuyck: 26 Saves on 27 Shots, .963 Save %, 0.66 GAA*, 3-0-0
*GAA-Goals Against Average
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Next up:
at the St. Louis Blues on ESPN on Tuesday, October 15th at 6:30 pm!
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