Jets blanked in the Big Apple, drop 3-0 decision to Rangers

Add the Winnipeg Jets to the listing of groups that haven’t been in a position to resolve New York Rangers goaltending of late.

Igor Shesterkin made 31 saves for his seventh shutout of the season within the Rangers 3-0 win over the Winnipeg Jets.

The main Vezina candidate now has back-to-back shutout wins, whereas New York prolonged its group shutout streak to 3 video games, totalling 180:06.

It was meant to be a battle between two of the NHLs high goalies, however Connor Hellebuyck was a late scratch for Winnipeg because of a non COVID sickness.

Eric Comrie allowed two objectives on 33 photographs for the Jets.

“I assumed Eric performed excellent,” stated interim coach Dave Lowry. “He made lots of saves. There wasn’t an entire lot of second and third possibilities”

The Jets are 2-6-2 since March thirty first and stay 10 factors again of a playoff spot. Winnipeg will formally be eradicated with another loss or if the Dallas Stars choose up another level.

Ryan Strome scored two objectives, whereas Artemi Panarin and former Jet Andrew Copp every had a pair of assists.

Copp, who was traded to New York on the commerce deadline for Morgan Barron and two conditional second spherical draft picks and a fifth spherical choose in 2023, now has 15 factors in 14 video games with the Rangers.

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Neither group was in a position to create a lot offence within the first interval with the photographs favouring New York 9-6.

It took an influence play purpose for the Rangers to open the scoring at 15:57 of the second interval on a phenomenal passing play.

Panarin, who earned his 69th and seventieth assists of the season Tuesday, discovered a streaking Mika Zibanejad.  He centred for Strome on the high of the crease for his 18th purpose of the marketing campaign.

Defenceman Adam Fox made it 2-0 off a wrist shot from simply contained in the blue-line at 11:47 of the third body.

Strome’s second purpose of the night time got here on an empty web with 33 seconds remaining to make it 3-0.

Josh Morrissey led all Jets skaters with 24:30 of ice-time.

The Winnipeg Jets conclude their highway journey Thursday night time after they go to Carolina.

Pre-game protection with Kelly Moore and firm will start at 4 p.m. on 680 CJOB with puck drop shortly after 6 p.m.