When the Winnipeg Jets needed it most, some key players like Pierre-Luc Dubois and Mark Scheifele took the situation in hand to get them out of the mess.
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Having suffered three straight losses, the Manitoba squad bounced back with a 4-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday. She can thank Mark Scheifele, author of a hat trick, and Pierre-Luc Dubois, who hit the target on a penalty shot. The Quebecer scored in a second game in a row and has 39 points, including 17 goals, in 36 games this season.
For Dubois, the ability to adjust at any time during a game is paramount. Collectively, the Jets played a first period deemed unsatisfactory during which they saw the opponent take the lead in the 41st second of play. Corrective measures had to be taken and that is what was accomplished.
“When we started moving our feet on the forecheck, the game was open. It’s still a cliché, but it’s true, he explained to the daily “Winnipeg Sun”. We collect pucks this way. Otherwise, it’s difficult when the other teams press you into your territory and introduce themselves to you. Their defenders are a good distance away and all you can do is clear the puck. And they come back with a fresh and available trio.
In addition, the former Columbus Blue Jackets became the eighth player to score a penalty shot, deceiving goalkeeper Collin Dellia with a wrist shot.
“I was so tired, all I had in mind was to breathe a little. Then I saw the referee pointing to the center of the ice rink, “said the one who was hooked by Ethan Bear on a breakaway just before the official’s verdict.
Scheifele has fun
For his part, Scheifele brought his career National Hockey League hat-tricks to seven. If Winnipeg wants to go far in 2022-23, it will have to bank on its veteran who has threaded the needle 23 times so far.
“His overall game over 200 feet is good. On an evening like this, he looks at me, letting me know he wants to be there. His feelings are there. He stared at me a few times and I told him to get on the ice. When a player feels like this, you have to let him act,” head coach Rick Bowness told the media.
Second in the Central Division with 45 points, the Jets will visit the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.