Connor Hellebuyck makes 28 saves, Jets beat Senators 4-1
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Connor Hellebuyck made 28 saves and Nikolaj Ehlers, Mark Scheifele, Adam Lowry and Blake Wheeler scored to help the Winnipeg Jets beat the Ottawa Senators 4-1 on Thursday night.
"Everyone was connected and we moved as a unit," Hellebuyck said. "There was no one slacking. Everyone wanted to play and everyone was in it early."
Winnipeg opened the three-game series Tuesday night with a 4-3 overtime victory in Ottawa. They will meet again Saturday night in Winnipeg.
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Hellebuyck allowed only Chris Tierney's goal with 2:57 left.
"He’s quite the luxury to have back there," Wheeler said. "We certainly feel he’s the top goaltender in the league."
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The Jets improved to 3-1-0. The Senators are 1-2-1.
Ehlers opened the scoring the scoring midway through the first period, beating goalie Matt Murray between the legs with a wrist shot from the high slot.
Ehlers helped make it a 2-0 game early in the second period. He made a pass from the corner to Kyle Connor, who directed it to the side of the goal for Scheifele to sweep in.
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The Jets pulled away with two more goals in the second.
Derek Forbort made a bank pass off the side boards to spring Trevor Lewis, who deked Murray but watched the puck hit the post. Lowry banged it in.
Moments later, Connor knocked down a poor clearing attempt and flipped it to Scheifele for a one-time pass to Wheeler.
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Murray made 22 saves in the fist two periods. Marcus Hogberg stopped all three shots he faced in the third.
"They came out with their A-game and we were caught on our heels a little bit," Murray said.