Winnipeg Jets at San Jose Sharks

· National Hockey League

Winnipeg Jets

23-9-1

Final
4 - 3

San Jose Sharks

11-18-5

Lowry scores late goal to help Winnipeg Jets top San Jose Sharks 4-3

Winnipeg Jets vs. San Jose Sharks: Game Highlights

Gabriel Vilardi, with three assists, and Mark Scheifele, with a goal and two assists, each added three points for the NHL’s top team.

Tyler Toffoli had a goal and an assist for San Jose, and Fabian Zetterlund and Macklin Celebrini each added a goal.

Lowry scored his ninth goal at 18:47 of the third period off assists from Dylan DeMelo and Mason Appleton.

The Jets trailed 3-2 midway through the third when Connor scored his 19th goal on a power play.

Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck had 32 saves and Alexandar Georgiev turned back 29 shots for San Jose.

Takeaways Winnipeg came to life late, surviving a scare to win for the fifth time in seven games. The Jets lead the NHL with 33 wins and 47 points.

San Jose lost for the fifth time in six games, but the Sharks played inspired hockey against an elite team after coming out flat in the first period.

Key moment San Jose appeared to be on its way to shocking the league’s best team when Connor turned the momentum around with his second goal of the game at 11:56 of the third.

Key stat 500: Winnipeg defenseman Neal Pionk reached the 500-game plateau on Tuesday. The 29-year-old is in his eighth NHL season.

Up Next Winnipeg plays at Anaheim on Wednesday night, and San Jose plays host to Colorado on Thursday night.

Regular Season Series

WPG leads series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 12:18	Kyle Connor Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Mark Scheifele (19), Gabriel Vilardi (12)
Goal	2nd Period 1:52	Tyler Toffoli Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikolai Kovalenko (9), Macklin Celebrini (11)
Goal	2nd Period 7:28	Mark Scheifele Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Cole Perfetti (14), Gabriel Vilardi (13)
Goal	2nd Period 17:11	Macklin Celebrini Goal (11) Backhand, assists: Jake Walman (18), Tyler Toffoli (9)
Goal	3rd Period 4:44	Fabian Zetterlund Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Walman (19)
Goal	3rd Period 11:56	Kyle Connor Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Gabriel Vilardi (14), Mark Scheifele (20)
Goal	3rd Period 18:47	Adam Lowry Goal (9) Tip-In, assists: Dylan DeMelo (6), Mason Appleton (9)

Statistics

WPG		SJ
13	Blocked Shots	13
17	Hits	18
8	Takeaways	3
33	Shots	35
2	Power Play Goals	1
2	Power Play Opportunities	3
100.0	Power Play Percentage	33.3
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
30	Faceoffs Won	20
60.0	Faceoff Win Percent	40.0
9	Giveaways	12
3	Total Penalties	2
6	Penalty Minutes	4

San Jose Sharks Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Igor Chernyshov, LW	Injured Reserve	Oct 28
Alexander Wennberg, C	Injured Reserve	Oct 28
Quentin Musty, LW	Injured Reserve	Sep 28
Kyle Keyser, G	Injured Reserve	Sep 28

Winnipeg Jets Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Elias Salomonsson, D	Injured Reserve	Nov 7
Haydn Fleury, D	Day-To-Day	Nov 5
Josh Morrissey, D	Injured Reserve	Nov 4
Vladislav Namestnikov, C	Injured Reserve	Oct 23
Nick Bjugstad, C	Injured Reserve	Oct 23