It seems as though the Winnipeg Jets used up all their goals on Tuesday.
Coming off a heavily lopsided 8-1 victory over the Boston Bruins, the Jets managed just two goals on Thursday night, coming up just short in a 3-2 overtime loss to the visiting Vegas Golden Knights.
Ivan Barbashev scored with 1:13 left in overtime as the Golden Knights continued their dominance of the Jets in a come-from-behind effort on Thursday.
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Nikita Chibrikov continued his offensive brilliance with his third goal in three NHL games, while Josh Morrissey got Winnipeg’s other goal on the night. Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck turned aside 33 of the 36 pucks he faced, but failed to earn his league-leading 19th win of the season.
It was Chibrikov who opened the scoring midway through the first period, as he picked up a rebound off the pad of Adin Hill. Cole Perfetti got the puck to Vlad Namestnikov, who fired it perfectly low, off the far pad, to which the puck bounced right to Chibrikov who got his second goal in as many periods.
“We should probably lock him up now before he does that for the rest of the year,” Morrissey joked about the youngster. “He’s just a really smart player. He’s not the tallest guy but he’s strong on his skates. Strong on pucks and on his stick. You see a lot of little plays that he’s making out there.
“It’s not an easy transition either coming up from the minors and not playing from the start of the season with our team. I felt he looked really good and has done what you expect of him and what he’s known for. Making some plays out of the corner, being hard on pucks and going to the net. He’s got a great shot. Hopefully he keeps that pace up.”
Other than the lone goal, the opening frame belonged to Vegas, which held a 12-4 shot advantage through 20 minutes. Hellebuyck bailed his mates out on more than one occasion.
There wasn’t much for excitement in the second period, as it took until the 13-minute mark for Winnipeg to even get a single shot on net.
Mind you, Vegas wasn’t much better, as the Knights held a 3-2 shot advantage in the middle stanza through the 15-minute mark. Both teams managed to wake up a tad in the final few minutes, but neither were able to find the twine.
Winnipeg remained ahead 1-0, while trailing 22-10 on the shot chart through 40 minutes of play.
It took four-and-a-half minutes of third period action for the Golden Knights to tie the game. A bad pass from Logan Stanley handcuffed…