Los Angeles Kings 4, Winnipeg Jets 2 - (Jets 33-33-9, Road 16-18-3) - The question going into the game was would the Jets be able to build off the win in
San Jose, or would the Kings build off their five game winning streak.
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Jets. Ondrej Pavelec was back in goal after being injured in the opening period
of the March 14 game against the New York Rangers. Jets were again minus
Zach Bogosian because of injury, while Devin Setoguchi was again a healthy
scratch. Mark Stuart, banged up late in the San Jose win, was back in the
lineup. The Kings jumped on Pavelec early with Trevor Lewis squeezing one
through the goalie at 2:42 to open the scoring. At 7:53, Anze Kopitar had one go
in off his shin pads and after video review the goal stood and the Kings had a
2-0 lead. Kopitar would score his second of the game and 24th of the year at
17:37 as the Kings took a 3-0 lead to the dressing room. Shots at one time in
the period were 12-4, and ended 16-11. Eric ODell and Matt Halischuk each had
great chances on the same shift midway through the period, but neither could
beat Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick. Al Montoya, who had started the last six
games, started the second period, in what turned out to be a tighter checking
frame. Jets did not give the Kings much room, but the Kings at the same time did
not give the Jets much either. It was into the second half of the period before
the Jets got their first shot on goal. Shots in the second period were 7-4 Los
Angeles. By far the Jets best period was the third. Matt Halischuk with his
fourth of the year got the Jets on the board 1:54 into the third, with
Eric ODell and Evander Kane picking up assists. Kane is 4-5-9 in six career
games vs. Los Angeles. With the Jets pressing for another and controlling the
play, Kings Tyler Toffoli snapped one home at 4:59 to regain the three goal
lead. Blake Wheeler with his team leading 26th got the Jets back to within two.
Bryan Little and Dustin Byfuglien drew assists on the power play goal. Wheeler
now has seven power play goals on the year. It was his 63rd point, one shy of
his single season career high. The assist for Byfuglien was his 54th point of
the year, a new single season high for points in a season. The Jets outshot the
Kings 11-6 in the third but some big saves by Quick made the final
4-2. Jacob Trouba at 25:58 led the Jets in ice time, Byfuglien and Adam Pardy
each had four shots on goal. Jets lost Keaton Ellerby to injury, with his status
for Monday uncertain. Little took 17 face-offs and surpassed the 1500 mark in
face-offs this season, a personal high for him. For Coach Paul Maurice, the slow
start by his team was the difference. "We were taught a real good lesson in the
first. We gave up way too much ice. Then we played as hard as we could for two
periods. But needed to be smoother in the first. The other lesson was to be able
to wind yourself up again after Thursdays win. Im not putting this one of our
goalies. They were as good as the rest of our group." On Pavelec coming out of
the game, Coach Maurice felt with giving up 16 shots in the first, and if the
game continued that way, that was giving up too many shots for a goalie just
getting back into the lineup after injury. "When the puck dropped, they were
better than us." The road trip for the Jets continues Monday in Anaheim (TSN
Jets, TSN 1290), and wraps up Tuesday in Phoenix (TSN Jets, TSN 1290)
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four of the last five at the MTS Centre. After a scoreless first period,
Brad Marchand scored his first goal in eight games eight seconds into the
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span to begin the month of February. Their most recent loss, 109-101 in
Sacramento on Wednesday, was eerily similar to Saturdays defeat at the hands of
the Trail Blazers.MONTREAL – The question was posed to Jonathan Bernier, perhaps
the busiest netminder in the National Hockey League this season and a man who
has witnessed the strength of terrific defensive hockey in Los Angeles firsthand
en route to a Cup in 2012: Can his Toronto Maple Leafs, currently the top wild
card in the East, threaten a deep playoff run without raising their substandard
level of defensive play? "Goalies got to be good," Bernier said with an almost
uncomfortable laugh. "I personally dont think so," he continued frankly.
"Because some games [the goalie] wont get those bounces and [the puck is] going
to go in somehow. But we know weve got it in this room. Weve just got to pay the
price to play better defensively and, if we do, Im pretty sure we can be one of
the top teams in this league." Its an uncomfortable truth for a team that wrung
up 11 wins in 14 games before the Olympic break and has designs on making noise
in the playoffs after a long-awaited return last spring. This is a hockey club
that struggles badly to defend and relies most nights on terrific goaltending
and an incredibly potent offence to win. Its a formula that might yield success
in the regular season, and it has for the Leafs thus far, but is unlikely to
gain much steam when the hockey tightens in mid-April. Head coach Randy Carlyle
has been beating the drum loudly on the topic all season, but doesnt have much
to show for it. His group remains a work in progress. "Weve been trying and
stressing that defensive hockey is whats going to give your team the best chance
to qualify for the playoffs," said Carlyle after an instructive practice in
Brossard, Quebec. "[But] were in the qualification mode. Were not in the playoff
mode [yet]." Only five teams have been worse than the Leafs defensively this
season and only one of those teams, the Ottawa Senators, has any hope of
qualifying for the playoffs. Toronto has allowed a bloated three goals per game
despite boasting some of the finest goaltending in the league with the
25-year-old Bernier. No team, in fact, puts more pressure on their goaltender to
be great than do the Leafs. Only Mike Smith in Phoenix has faced more shots than
Bernier thus far and hes started 10 more games than the native of Laval. "I
think weve seen it," said Bernier of sturdy defensive play. "I think everyones
seen it, but I dont think weve seen it consistently enough." Hurting the effort
is a bad penalty kill, one thats allowed the most goals (tied) in the league
this season, an unstable defence which includes young and growing parts like
Morgan Rielly and Jake Gardiner and a high-end forward group that has shown only
spotty attention to defence. A pile of goals and timely goaltending have been
required most nights to win. That was true during an 11-2-1 run before the
18-day Olympic stoppage. Running, then, behind the all-world efforts of
Phil Kessel, who has been the hottest player on the planet in 2014, the club
scored 51 goals – 3.64 per game – but also allowed 41 on the other end. Theyve
won despite being outshot in 36 of 48 games – they have a record of 21-10-5 in
those games – and despite the ffact that theyve allowed a league-high of more
than 36 shots per game.
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believes the instability is tied to confusion in the defensive end, too much
thinking rather quick instinctual reaction. "I think were still a little
indecisive on things sometimes," he said. "We try and play a quite aggressive
style of defence and sometimes when you think too much you end up being a half
second slow compared to where you should be. That comfort level just isnt quite
there with us yet. I think we still think about things too much." They allowed
five in their most recent affair against the Islanders on Thursday night, an
overtime loss to a struggling club that was without its best player and leading
scorer, John Tavares, and their third leading point-getter in Frans Nielsen. Two
of the goals came by way of short circuiting on the power-play with
Michael Grabner scoring twice shorthanded in a span of 48 seconds on the same
power-play. Another found the back of the net via the aforementioned penalty
kill with two more coming on defensive breakdowns, including the overtime
winner. "Gifts," said Carlyle after the 5-4 defeat. "Ive got no other word to
describe the goals that we gave up." A drastic reversal at this late stage in
the year seems unlikely, though Carlyle and the coaching staff continue to push
and prod. They did so with any available ice during the Olympic break and
continued at practice Friday, narrowing their sights on a tighter neutral zone
and improved forecheck – efforts aimed at spending less time in the defensive
zone. But with just 21 games to play, including a division clash with the
Canadiens on Saturday, its probably safe to say that this is what these Maple
Leafs are. The question now is whether they can, as currently constructed, make
a little noise in the postseason (assuming they get in) or whether their
defensive liabilities will prove too onerous to overcome. Last spring, they
nearly toppled a Bruins giant, but required some lightning in a bottle
and forgotten brilliance from James Reimer in Games 5 and 6. History points
emphatically in the direction of those that can defend. In fact, the last three
Stanley Cup winners finished the regular season as either the best or
second-best team defensively. And though the Leafs are not yet in the Cup
conversation, that remains the goal somewhere down the road. Dave Nonis and the
Toronto management team have to be mindful of that fact as it relates to the
larger construction of the roster, both now with the Mar. 5 trade deadline
looming and over the longer term with the core thats being put into place. Are
these the foundations of a club that can eventually win the ultimate prize?
"You always see it every year, strong defensive teams win," said Jay McClement.
"I think we have the make-up for it. But not without being strong defensively.
Obviously, youre not going to win a lot of games 5-4 in the playoffs. We have
the goaltending for it and have had it all year. Weve just got to cut down on
these mistakes and well be fine. "Were not changing the way we do it, weve just
got to do it better."
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