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01/20 22:12 CST Scheifele and Morrissey power Jets to a 3-1 victory over the
Blues
Scheifele and Morrissey power Jets to a 3-1 victory over the Blues
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) --- Mark Scheifele had two goals and an assist to lead
the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night.
Josh Morrissey added a goal and two assists as Winnipeg scored three goals on
16 shots. Eric Comrie made 22 saves for Winnipeg (20-23-6), which won for the
fifth time in seven games.
Jordan Kyrou scored for St. Louis. Joel Hofer stopped 13 of 15 shots for St.
Louis (19-23-8), which lost its second straight and for the fifth time in seven
games.
The Jets took advantage of a four-minute high-sticking penalty to the Blues'
Nathan Walker, who clipped Winnipeg defenseman Isaak Phillips, scoring twice in
a 1:33 span midway through the first period.
First, Morrissey beat Hofer on a slap shot from the blue line with Scheifele
and Kyle Connor assisting at 9:52. Then, Scheifele lifted the puck over Hofer
from close range, with Morrissey getting the assist, at 11:25.
The Blues had pulled to within 2-1 late in the second. With Vladislav
Namestnikov serving a four-minute minor for high-sticking Jonathan Berggren,
Kyrou scored past Comrie.
Scheifele put the game away with an empty-net goal with 2:23 left.
Nino Niederreiter saved a goal with about six minutes left in the first. After
a shot by Cam Fowler trickled through Comrie, Niederreiter swept the puck off
the goal line.
Up next Blues: At Dallas on Friday night. Jets: Host Florida on Thursday night. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl |
