JNGD 4 / Instant Recap: Jets Sneak a 4-2 Win Over the Canucks
6 years ago
In this battle of Canadian titans, the Jets led a valiant effort against the Canucks. The Canucks would prove to be a worthy opponent to the Jets. Okay, lets be honest, the Canucks are not going to be great this year and the Jets should not have had a problem beating them. Nor were they a worthy opponent.
The Jets beat the Canucks 4-2 in this lackluster game.
The Canucks went up part way through the 1st period to take an early lead on the Jets. However, the Jets were fortunate to have a puck deflect off of Canucks’ defenseman Michael del Zotto and past Jacob Markstrom to tie up the game 1-1.
The game would continue on, lovely as could be, or boring as could be, until the second half of the second period. Patrik Laine would shoot a laser past Markstrom and shortly after that, Tyler Myers would score short handed on a 2 on 1 man advantage.
The 3rd period was interesting. The Jets made the Canucks look good and the game got a lot closer than it should have been. Chris Tanev would score a second goal for the Canucks on a knuckle baller that fooled Hellebuyck. After the goal, Hellebuyck was able to regain composure and hold on for the win as the Canucks poured on some pressure. Ehlers would net an empty net goal to secure the win.
The Jets end up winning the game 4-2.
FIVE THOUGHTS
- The Jets penalty kill was awful tonight. It is way too passive, allowing too many shots. If the Canucks had a more potent powerplay, the score would be considerably different. Thankfully, Hellebuyck was mostly up to the task.
- The Jets are dumping and chasing too much. This stumped the Jets’ offence a little bit and muted the creativity of their forwards.
- Laine was not played enough and not put in a position to succeed. Yet, he still scored a goal. An example of not being put into a position to succeed was during the 4 on 4 at the beginning of the 3rd period, Laine was out with Little. Instead of going to a shooter’s position, the Jets’ 4v4 system had him go straight in front of the net. A player like Laine needs to be able to use his shot when there are more open passing lanes.
- The Jets let the Canucks dictate play. Like I said before, if this was a better team, the Jets would have been down instead of squeaking a win out. Truth of the matter is the Jets have the skill to run around the Canucks, yet they did nit.
- Hellebuyck was solid tonight. On the penalty kill, Hellebuyck was there. 5v5, Hellebuyck was there. Heck, even on the powerplay, Hellebuyck was there.
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