The Winnipeg Jets couldn’t have asked for a better start to their regular season Wednesday, blanking the Edmonton Oilers 6-0.
Six different players scored for Winnipeg, with two goals coming on the powerplay. They shut down two of the league’s best in Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, all while Connor Hellebuyck notched a 30-save shutout.
It was a picture-perfect start and now the hope is to duplicate that success for their home opener against the Chicago Blackhawks.
“You can’t always rest on a good win and a good effort. But, it should give us confidence that we did a lot of good things, being that it was game one. There’s a lot of things that we can clean up as well,” said Jets defenceman Josh Morrissey.
Morrissey noted there is always a bit of extra excitement playing a home opener, which means the team needs be even more focused.
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