Field Level Media
25 Feb 2025, 09:30 GMT+10
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Mark Scheifele scored at 1:33 of overtime to help the Winnipeg Jets complete the comeback over the visiting San Jose Sharks 2-1 on Monday for their 10th straight win.
Scheifele left the puck for Nikolaj Ehlers in the high slot, went to the net, and knocked in the rebound after Vitek Vanecek made the initial save on Ehlers.
Winnipeg forced overtime during a 6-on-5 play with 26 seconds left in regulation as Josh Morrissey tied the score 1-1 when he got to a loose puck and scored from the top of the left circle.
Connor Hellebuyck made 17 saves for Winnipeg.
William Eklund scored for the Sharks, who have lost six straight and 12 of 13. Vanecek was stellar in defeat, making 33 saves and bidding for his first shutout in nearly two years. The Sharks are 0-2 on to begin their seven-game road trip.
San Jose was 26 seconds away from just their seventh road win of the season.
The Sharks went 1-for-3 on the power play; the Jets were 0-for-2.
Eklund gave the Sharks a 1-0 lead at 15:07 of the first period, scoring on a one-timer from the right circle off a pass from Macklin Celebrini during a 4-on-3 power play.
Vanecek made a diving save on Kyle Connor's point-blank backhand shot to preserve the 1-0 lead early in the second period.
The score remained 1-0 despite a furious final minute of the period. That included Vanecek making a series of saves during a Jets power play, and San Jose's Tyler Toffoli hitting the post on a rebound attempt.
Winnipeg's Colin Miller hit the left post with just under 11 minutes remaining in the third period. Less than six minutes later, Adam Lowry had a chance to even the score, but Vanecek turned him away with a stellar pad save.
Ultimately, though, the Sharks could not keep Winnipeg off the scoreboard, as late-game heroics and the early overtime score lifted the Jets to victory.
The Jets entered Monday averaging 3.60 goals per game - second in the NHL - while San Jose was allowing 3.71 goals per game, which is the most in the NHL.
--Field Level Media
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