Patrik Laine’s goal proved to be just enough to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night.
Laine received the puck in front of the net off a pass from Blake Wheeler with 8:20 to play in the first period. He then sent a wrist shot past Vancouver goalie Anders Nilsson and into the bottom left corner to give Winnipeg an early lead. Neither team scored again as the Jets held on for a 1-0 win. The goal was Laine’s 21st of the season.
Good vibes coming out of that @BiggieFunke ➡ @PatrikLaine29 connection. #VANvsWPG pic.twitter.com/Jk1xFX9RDR
— NHL (@NHL) January 22, 2018
Winnipeg goalie Connor Hellebuyck stopped all 29 Vancouver shots he faced to record the shut out. Hellebuyck also registered 30 saves in the Jets’ 2-1 shootout victory over Calgary on Saturday. Anders Nilsson made 35 saves for Vancouver in the losing effort.
Aggressive Hellebuyck = perfect Hellebuyck.
— NHL (@NHL) January 22, 2018
That's shutout #4 for the @NHLJets tendy. pic.twitter.com/lSapH4RkFc
Winnipeg’s Kyle Connor was called for a hooking penalty with just 1:30 left in the game. Vancouver managed four shots in that time, but all missed the mark as the Jets held on for the win.
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The victory moves Winnipeg’s record in 2017-18 to 28-13-7 while Vancouver fell to 18-23-6.