Neal Pionk scored the game-winning goal 17 seconds into overtime and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Wednesday night. Pionk’s shot from inside the left face-off circle zipped over the right shoulder of Mackenzie Blackwood, before pinging off the crossbar. The goal was Pionk’s seventh of the season.
With the Western Conference’s best team in town, Wednesday presented a test for the streaky Avalanche. Colorado flunked.
Pionk scored a goal on two shots and added two hits in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Avalanche.
There was certainly nothing embarrassing about this one. The Winnipeg Jets limped into Denver licking their wounds after an ugly Monday night loss in Utah that had their head coach, Scott
Neal Pionk scored 17 seconds into overtime and Connor Hellebuyck made 25 saves as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 in Denver on Wednesday night.
The Jets GM gave a midseason address Tuesday in which he also spoke about Logan Stanley's role, plans for Winnipeg's UFAs and more.
Time and time again, this Winnipeg Jets team finds a way to punch back following a disappointing effort.  They did just that in their 3-2 OT win over the Avalanche, answering the bell once again to earn a greasy win,
The Avalanche lost 3-2 in overtime to the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday at Ball Arena. Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar scored for Colorado while Jonathan Drouin recorded a pair of assists.
In the Daily, we have a pair of streaking teams meeting at Madison Square Garden, when the New York Rangers host the Philadelphia Flyers. Plus latest NHL news, including Kirill Kaprizov back from injury for Minnesota Wild.
It took two great plays from two superstars to finally beat Connor Hellebuyck this season. But in the end, an overtime game-winning goal from Neal Pionk was the difference, dropping the Avalanche to 2-2-1 during their homestand following a 3-2 OT loss to the Jets.
It has been tough sledding of late for the Colorado Avalanche. Coming into Wednesday night’s contest with the Winnipeg Jets, the team had lost four of its previous six, including a 3-0 shutout at the hands of the Jets on Jan.