Winnipeg Jets at Buffalo Sabres

Tue, Jan 9, 2018 · KeyBank Center · 2017–18 Regular Season

Winnipeg Jets

7 – 4

Final

Buffalo Sabres

The Winnipeg Jets beat the Buffalo Sabres 7–4 on Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at KeyBank Center. Jack Eichel scored twice; Nikolaj Ehlers scored twice; Kyle Connor scored twice. Steve Mason made 30 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 37–34.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
WPG	2	3	2	7	37
BUF	1	1	2	4	34

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	06:43	WPG	PP	Patrik Laine (19) · wrist	Blake Wheeler (37), Kyle Connor (13)	1–0
1st	14:51	BUF	PP	Jack Eichel (16) · wrist	Kyle Okposo (14), Ryan O'Reilly (17)	1–1
1st	15:40	WPG	EV	Dustin Byfuglien (2) · slap	Mathieu Perreault (12), Toby Enstrom (3)	2–1
2nd	01:26	WPG	EV	Nikolaj Ehlers (18) · wrist	Mathieu Perreault (13), Josh Morrissey (13)	3–1
2nd	12:49	WPG	EV	Kyle Connor (14) · wrist	Blake Wheeler (38), Jacob Trouba (14)	4–1
2nd	15:42	WPG	PP	Nikolaj Ehlers (19) · wrist	Tyler Myers (18), Bryan Little (18)	5–1
2nd	18:42	BUF	PP	Ryan O'Reilly (11) · snap	Jack Eichel (22), Kyle Okposo (15)	5–2
3rd	07:08	WPG	EV	Kyle Connor (15) · snap	Jacob Trouba (15)	6–2
3rd	08:31	BUF	EV	Jason Pominville (9) · slap	Marco Scandella (12), Ryan O'Reilly (18)	6–3
3rd	14:53	BUF	EV	Jack Eichel (17) · slap	Kyle Okposo (16), Rasmus Ristolainen (14)	6–4
3rd	18:55	WPG	SH EN	Joel Armia (7) · wrist	Andrew Copp (10)	7–4

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	04:47	BUF	Brendan Guhle	hooking	2
1st	10:02	WPG	Jacob Trouba	hooking	2
2nd	13:26	BUF	Jordan Nolan	roughing	2
2nd	13:26	BUF	Jordan Nolan	roughing	2
2nd	13:26	BUF	Jordan Nolan	misconduct	10
2nd	17:27	WPG	Toby Enstrom	interference	2
2nd	19:03	BUF	Evander Kane	tripping	2
3rd	11:43	WPG	Dmitry Kulikov	slashing	2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: WPG 3.12 · BUF 3.11 · xG% WPG 50.1

Winnipeg Jets

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
81	Kyle Connor	L	2	1	3	+1	0	3	0	0		16:22	20
8	Jacob Trouba	D	0	2	2	+2	2	2	1	1		20:06	23
26	Blake Wheeler	R	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	2	55.6	17:08	22
85	Mathieu Perreault	C	0	2	2	+2	0	0	2	0		16:36	20
27	Nikolaj Ehlers	L	2	0	2	+2	0	5	0	0		15:53	21
33	Dustin Byfuglien	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		21:32	26
44	Josh Morrissey	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0		20:20	23
57	Tyler Myers	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		20:10	23
40	Joel Armia	R	1	0	1	+1	0	6	0	1	100.0	19:23	27
18	Bryan Little	C	0	1	1	+2	0	3	0	0	52.9	18:42	23
29	Patrik Laine	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	1		17:10	20
9	Andrew Copp	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	1	61.1	16:29	24
39	Toby Enstrom	D	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0		15:00	23
5	Dmitry Kulikov	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	3		17:34	21
16	Shawn Matthias	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100.0	16:08	24
52	Jack Roslovic	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		9:49	14
15	Matt Hendricks	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	71.4	8:40	16
56	Marko Dano	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		7:43	14

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
35	Steve Mason	W	34	30	4	.882	60:00

Buffalo Sabres

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
15	Jack Eichel	C	2	1	3	-2	0	6	0	0	15.4	20:57	22
21	Kyle Okposo	R	0	3	3	-1	0	3	2	0		20:05	22
90	Ryan O'Reilly	C	1	2	3	+1	0	6	0	0	66.7	20:04	25
55	Rasmus Ristolainen	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0		27:07	30
6	Marco Scandella	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		20:54	26
29	Jason Pominville	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	1		17:51	22
9	Evander Kane	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	0		18:57	23
19	Jake McCabe	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	2		18:49	24
47	Zach Bogosian	D	0	0	0	-3	0	2	2	0		18:05	22
45	Brendan Guhle	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		17:45	23
23	Sam Reinhart	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0		15:51	19
28	Zemgus Girgensons	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0		15:47	21
82	Nathan Beaulieu	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	1		13:22	18
22	Johan Larsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	55.6	13:08	17
71	Evan Rodrigues	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	16.7	11:43	19
20	Scott Wilson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		11:19	16
17	Jordan Nolan	C	0	0	0	0	14	1	1	0		9:06	11
10	Jacob Josefson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	42.9	4:29	5

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31	Chad Johnson	L	19	16	3	.842	37:22
40	Robin Lehner		17	14	3	.824	21:07