Schmidt Breaks Tie, Jets Beat Short-handed Sharks 4-1

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Nate Schmidt broke a second-period necktie with his archetypal extremity for Winnipeg and the Jets went connected to bushed the short-handed San Jose Sharks 4-1 connected Thursday night.

Seven San Jose players and manager Bob Boughner missed the crippled due to the fact that they are successful the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. John MacLean ran the squad successful Boughner’s absence.

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Schmidt, the defenseman acquired successful an offseason commercialized with Vancouver, blasted a one-timer from the constituent past a screened James Reimer successful the 2nd play to marque it 2-1.

“Mom and dada were present tonight, too,” Schmidt said. “It was their archetypal crippled successful Winnipeg and I could perceive my ma whistling. Seriously, from erstwhile you were a kid. It’s wild, that was cool.”

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Pierre-Luc Dubois had a extremity and assistance and Kyle Connor and Jansen Harkins besides scored for Winnipeg. Connor Hellebuyck made 27 saves.

“We did get the puck in, we did get our chances,” San Jose guardant Nick Bonino said. “We had immoderate looks determination to adjacent it up. We had a three-on-one some successful the 2nd and successful the third. Hellebuyck again, too, is simply a bully goalie and we conscionable couldn’t get him.”

Andrew Cogliano scored for San Jose, and Reimer stopped 30 shots.

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“I thought we had a mates opportunities and we conscionable weren’t capable to hide it,” MacLean said. “We ne'er truly got immoderate powerfulness plays truthful it’s conscionable 1 of those things. Guys tried and it conscionable didn’t come.”