Morrissey helps Jets defeat Kraken

2 years ago  /  NHL.com

  • WINNIPEG -- Blake Wheeler and Kyle Connor each had a goal and an assist, and the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Seattle Kraken 5-3 at Canada Life Centre on Thursday.
  • Jordan Eberle and Marcus Johansson each had a goal and an assist for the Kraken (16-30-4).
  • "We created enough, I think the biggest thing is we gave up too much," Eberle said.
  • We gave up nothing in the first period until the shorthanded goal.
  • The second period, once they got the second goal, that gave them a little bit of life and the four of five chances they had in the second period came off of our stick.".
  • "The shorthanded goal at the end of the first period [and] the early goal at the beginning of the second period obviously gave them a lot of life," Hakstol said.
  • "That led to a good second period for them.".
  • Dubois tied it 2-2 at 1:45 of the second period, coming out of the penalty box and scoring on a shot from the left face-off dot.
  • Eberle tied it 3-3 at 7:02 of the third period, scoring in front on a centering pass from Johansson.
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