Winnipeg now has 93 points and can clinch the Western Conference’s last wild-card berth by getting a minimum of a point in their last 2 video games.
The Calgary Flames and Nashville Predators are likewise in the hunt for that area. The Flames were hosting the Predators Monday night. Calgary had 90 points entering into its 81st video game. Nashville was sitting at 88 points with 2 video games to follow the match. Neither group can pay for to lose.
Erik Karlsson scored two times for San Jose, offering him 100 points this season. He’s the very first NHL defenceman to reach that mark given that 1991-92 (New York Rangers Brian Leetch).
James Reimer stopped 27 shots for the Sharks.
Winnipeg led 3-1 after the very first duration and ball game remained the very same following the 2nd.
Both groups scored on their very first shot on objective.
Karlsson took a pass from second-year forward Jacob Peterson and beat Hellebuyck 20 seconds into the video game.
Peterson extended his career-high point streak to 7 video games (2 objectives, 5 helps). Logan Couture likewise got a help, offering him 700 profession points.
Dubois evened it up on the power play with a one-timer at 1:11, which provided the centre a career-high 62 points in 72 video games.
Nikolaj Ehlers contributed a help, extending his point streak to 5 video games with 3 objectives and 4 helps.
Lowry got his stick on a loose puck after a Niederreiter wraparound effort and made it 2-1 at 7:14. Connor expanded the lead by tipping in DeMelo’s point shot with 5:34 left in the very first.
Four objectives were scored in under 8 minutes of the 3rd.
Appleton made it 4-1 simply 16 seconds into the duration when he one-timed a rebound.
Karlsson scored his 2nd objective of the video game on the power play at 3:42, however Morrissey fired the puck by Reimer 2 minutes later on and Scheifele scored his 41st objective of the season at 7:35.
HISTORICAL MARKS
Karlsson likewise ended up being the very first Swedish-born defenceman in NHL history to reach 100 points.
Defencemen have actually tape-recorded 100-point projects in 14 seasons in NHL history. Bobby Orr did it 6 times, Paul Coffey 5 seasons and Leetch, Al MacInnis and Denis Potvin as soon as each.
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Jets: Begin a two-game trip in Minnesota Tuesday versus the Wild.
Sharks: Conclude their season on the roadway with video games Wednesday in Calgary and Thursday versus the Edmonton Oilers.
This report by The Canadian Press was very first released April 10, 2023.
Judy Owen, The Canadian Press
