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Jets Defeat Islanders With A 4-2 Score, 1/16/24

 




*Sorry for the lack of photos! Hoping to get permission eventually.*


   The Islanders visited the Jets in Winnipeg on Tuesday, January 16th. The Jets beat New York with a 4-2 score!


Islanders lineup against the Jets:

Lee - Horvat - Barzal

Engvall - Nelson - Palmieri

Holmstrom - Pageau - Gauthier

Martin - Fasching - Clutterbuck


Romanov - Dobson

Reilly - Mayfield

Pelech - Aho


Appleby

Sorokin


Jets lineup against the Islanders:

Connor - Lowry - Iafallo

Perfetti - Namestnikov - Ehlers

Niederreiter - Vilardi - Appleton

Barron - Kupari - Toninato


Morrissey - DeMelo

Dillon - Pionk

Samberg - Schmidt


Hellebuyck

Brossoit


   Gabriel Vilardi strikes the first goal of the game and the Jets lead! Anders Lee ties up the game with 4:07 remaining. The Islanders and Jets leave the first period all tied up, 1-1.


   Neal Pionk scores on the power play - Jets lead by one. Mason Appleton nets one and the Jets lead by two - the final score of the middle frame is 3-1.


   Anders Lee nets another - his second of the game and his 13th of the season! Kyle Connor gets one in for the Jets with his 18th of the season. The Jets win with a 4-2 score.



"It was a big win for us tonight. I also thought, that when you go on such a long win streak and then drop one game, you want to get back to your winning ways. That's obviously a really good hockey team, a really disciplined team - We found a way to win tonight and we're back on the right track." Mason Appleton talked about the Jets win and how they are getting back on the right track.



- Connor Hellebuyck made 35 saves and has allowed 2 or fewer goals in 19 of his last 20 starts.

- The Jets allowed two goals against or fewer for the 13th straight game since December 20th - also extending one of the longest runs by an NHL team since 1929-30 (when forward passing was permitted in all three zones)

- Kyle Connor stats:

   - 18 Goals

   - 11 Assists

   - 29 Points

- Anders Lee stats:

   - 13 Goals

   - 6 Assists

   - 19 Points

 



Postgame: Cole Perfetti

Postgame: Rick Bowness

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