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Jets start fast, defeat Golden Knights in Game 1
Score three goals in 7:35 span in first period; Scheifele has goal, assist
by Scott Billeck / NHL.com Correspondent
WINNIPEG -- The Winnipeg Jets scored three goals in the first 7:35 in a 4-2 win against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 1 of the Western Conference Final at Bell MTS Place on Saturday.
Dustin Byfuglien and Mark Scheifele each had a goal and an assist, Blake Wheeler had three assists, and Connor Hellebuyck made 19 saves for Winnipeg.
Brayden McNabb and William Karlsson scored, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 22 saves for Vegas.
Game 2 of the best-of-7 series is here Monday (8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS).
Byfuglien gave the Jets a 1-0 lead 1:05 into the first period, scoring on a slap shot from the point after receiving a drop pass from Scheifele.
Patrik Laine made it 2-0 at 6:49, scoring a power-play goal on a one-timer off a cross-ice pass from Wheeler.
Joel Armia extended the lead to 3-0 at 7:35 after Ben Chiarot's backhand pass deflected in off his skate. Initially ruled no goal because of goaltender interference, Jets coach Paul Maurice challenged the play and the call was reversed after a video review.
McNabb scored 35 seconds later on a wrist shot that deflected off Kyle Connor's stick under Hellebuyck's glove to make it 3-1.
Scheifele scored his NHL-leading 12th goal of the Stanley Cup Playoffs at 9:54 at of the second period to make it 4-1, redirecting Byfuglien's shot from the point on the power play.
Karlsson cut it to 4-2 at 15:55, redirecting a pass from Jonathan Marchessault in front of the crease.
Score three goals in 7:35 span in first period; Scheifele has goal, assist
by Scott Billeck / NHL.com Correspondent
WINNIPEG -- The Winnipeg Jets scored three goals in the first 7:35 in a 4-2 win against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 1 of the Western Conference Final at Bell MTS Place on Saturday.
Dustin Byfuglien and Mark Scheifele each had a goal and an assist, Blake Wheeler had three assists, and Connor Hellebuyck made 19 saves for Winnipeg.
Brayden McNabb and William Karlsson scored, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 22 saves for Vegas.
Game 2 of the best-of-7 series is here Monday (8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS).
Byfuglien gave the Jets a 1-0 lead 1:05 into the first period, scoring on a slap shot from the point after receiving a drop pass from Scheifele.
Patrik Laine made it 2-0 at 6:49, scoring a power-play goal on a one-timer off a cross-ice pass from Wheeler.
Joel Armia extended the lead to 3-0 at 7:35 after Ben Chiarot's backhand pass deflected in off his skate. Initially ruled no goal because of goaltender interference, Jets coach Paul Maurice challenged the play and the call was reversed after a video review.
McNabb scored 35 seconds later on a wrist shot that deflected off Kyle Connor's stick under Hellebuyck's glove to make it 3-1.
Scheifele scored his NHL-leading 12th goal of the Stanley Cup Playoffs at 9:54 at of the second period to make it 4-1, redirecting Byfuglien's shot from the point on the power play.
Karlsson cut it to 4-2 at 15:55, redirecting a pass from Jonathan Marchessault in front of the crease.
