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Still without Patrik Laine and star center Mark Scheifel, the Winnipeg Jets drifted to the brink of summer vacation in the NHL hockey league on Tuesday. Calgary Flames rolled Winnipeg 6-2.
Calgary now leads the NHL playoff qualifier round 2-1. You can advance with three wins. The teams will meet next Thursday.
Nikolaj Ehlers, who scored the winning goal in the previous match and at the same time the first playoff hit of his career, took Winnipeg to the 1-0 lead. However, Calgary Elias Lindholm equalized with superiority just 18 seconds later.
Calgary escaped the 3-1 lead in the first half with Mikael Backlund and Sean Monahan hitting just over every two minutes and Flames no longer relinquished their lead. Winnipeg was destined for the cold. Calgary took advantage of three of its four overwhelming opportunities.
In addition to Laine and Scheifele, striker Mason Appleton was missing from Winnipeg’s lineup. On top of all that, striker Mathieu Perreault was injured in the middle of Tuesday’s fight.
WINNIPEG – CALGARY 2-6 (1-1,1-3.0-2)
1-0 Nikolai Ehlers (Dmitri Kulikov, Nathan Beaulieu) 10:04
1-1 Elias Lindholm (Erik Gustafsson, Sean Monahan) yv 10:22
1-2 Mikael Backlund (Andrew Mangiapane) 25:37
1-3 Sean Monahan (Elias Lindholm, Johnny Gaudreau) yv 27:49
2-3 Andrew Copp (Blake Wheeler, Neal Pionk) yv 28:09
2-4 Matthew Tkachuk (Andrew Mangiapane, Mikael Backlund) 32:48
2-5 Milan Lucic (Dillon Dube, Mark Giordano) yv 48:28
2-6 Johnny Gaudreau (Sean Monahan) tm 57:41
Goalkeepers
WPG: Connor Hellebuyck 31 shots / 26 fights
CGY: Cam Talbot 35/33
Patrik Laine, Winnipeg injured
Sami Niku, Winnipeg not in lineup
Juuso Välimäki, Calgary not in lineup
Calgary leads the match with 2-1 victories
Still without Patrik Wain, Winnipeg now played back against the wall