Winnipeg 5, Vancouver 1
When: 10:30 PM ET, Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Where: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia
Referees:
Chris Schlenker, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen:
Steve Barton, Kiel Murchison
Attendance:
N/A
By Field Level Media
Andrew Copp recorded the first four-goal game of his career and Connor Hellebuyck made 38 saves as the Winnipeg Jets continued their road dominance of the Vancouver Canucks with a 5-1 win on Wednesday night.
It was the first four-goal game of the NHL season. Six players had four-goal games last season, and Mika Zibanejad tallied five in one contest.
After stopping 22 shots in Winnipeg's 4-0 win at Vancouver on Monday night, Hellebuyck was in position to post back-to-back shutouts of the Canucks until Nils Hoglander scored with 1:25 left in the game.
Copp, who entered the game with six goals for the season and had never scored a hat trick, scored twice in the second period and twice more in the third.
The Jets have won eight straight road games over the Canucks and outscored them 15-4 in going 4-0-0 at Vancouver this season.
Mark Scheifele followed Copp's two second-period goals with his 13th of the season later in the frame as Winnipeg won back-to-back games for the first time since March 2 and 4.
Vancouver, meanwhile, lost consecutive games in regulation for the first time since Feb. 23 and 25. The Canucks are 8-4-1 in March but 0-2-1 following a four-game winning streak.
After the two teams combined for 23 shots on goal with none finding the net in the first period, Winnipeg opened the scoring at the 5:53 mark of the second. On a power play, Copp redirected Neal Pionk's slap shot past Thatcher Demko (31 saves).
Copp struck again a little less than five minutes later. Again with the man advantage for the same type of penalty -- a second straight Vancouver bench minor for too-many men on the ice -- Copp was waiting in the slot and knocked in a rebound of Nikolaj Ehlers' shot to make it 2-0.
The Jets took control when Scheifele flipped the puck from the crease into the top of the net with 1:47 left in the middle frame.
Copp completed his first career hat trick via an empty-netter with 4:10 to go in the third and scored his fourth off another rebound with 2:26 to play.
Hoglander converted amid a scrum in front of the Winnipeg net to spoil Hellebuyck's shutout bid.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Winnipeg |
|
Vancouver |
Andrew Copp 4 |
Points |
Nils Hoglander 1 |
Andrew Copp 4 |
Goals |
Nils Hoglander 1 |
Mason Appleton 1 |
Assists |
Brock Boeser 1 |
Andrew Copp 2 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Connor Hellebuyck .974 |
Save Percentage |
Thatcher Demko .886 |
Connor Hellebuyck 38 |
Saves |
Thatcher Demko 31 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Winnipeg
|
36 |
5 |
2-3 |
2-2 |
9 |
31 |
Vancouver
|
39 |
1 |
0-2 |
1-3 |
11 |
36 |
Upcoming Games
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Vancouver will play their next game at home against Calgary. The Canucks have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .350 after a loss.
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Winnipeg will play their next game on the road against Calgary. The Jets have a W/L % of .421 after a win and .846 after a loss.