Morrissey’s second OT winner of the week propels Jets to Stars with wild finish – Winnipeg

Did you blow a slow lead? Have you given up multiple goals to the team that pulled the goalie? Looking to regroup for overtime?

Josh Morrissey is exactly the person it takes to save the day.

For the second time in three games, the Winnipeg Jets collapsed late in the third period before Morrissey decided the winner in overtime. This time in Dallas on Friday night he had a big 5-4 win.

This game had it all and even a little bit of controversy.

The Jets appeared to be on their way to victory, leading by two goals with just over two minutes remaining. However, the Stars were only within one point before he scored the controversial equalizer with 20 seconds to go.

Jets goaltender Conor Hellebuick crashed into the goalpost and lost his mask. And with the Hellebuik lying on the ice, Jason Robertson scored into the vacated net.

The goal came up after a review as Morrissey unmasked Jamie Benn by bumping him into a Herebuick.

Jets head coach Rick Bowness said, “Someone told me that their goalie had lost his goalie pad and whistle and that our goalie was prostrate without a mask or whistle. “Somebody has to explain it to me.

“The explanation was that our man caused it, but our goalkeeper was pissed nonetheless without a mask. I am confused by

The Jets eventually won the game with a Morrissey breakaway just 34 seconds into the extra frame. And it certainly didn’t hurt to go through all this just a few days ago.

“We’ve done it in recent times like this,” Morrissey said. There’s no time to get upset.”

Morrissey has scored three goals in his last three games.

“I love him,” said Bowness. “Did you last see him skating there? He was totally flying. please.

Dallas scored at least one point in seven straight games, but the Jets moved within three points of the division-leading Stars.

“It was a big effort tonight,” said Bowness. “It really was. I’m so proud of how they played. They should be proud of the way they bounced back.”

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With just 92 seconds to go, Cole Parfetti stole a pass from Blake Wheeler to give Jake Ettinger the lead.

But Dallas had an answer. Ben led his rush for the Stars to Winnipeg in his end, Conor he shot from the pad of a Hellebuick and from Parfetti’s goal he tapped in Wyatt 26 seconds later he bounced off Johnston’s stick and tapped in his equalizer. Earned.

Winnipeg regained the lead less than four minutes after Dallas mishandled a Jets dump.

Again, the lead was short-lived. With Dallas making the power play, Benn hit his 10th loose pack of the season at the 8:27 mark of the first. Jason Robertson scored an assist on a goal and extended his points streak to a franchise-record 14 games.

After a chaotic start, the team held back until the Jets’ third line cashed in again in the middle frame.

Dylan DeMelo’s point shot was redirected to Lowry’s stick by Axel Jonsson Fjallby.

For a moment we thought Dallas had tied the game again. The Stars threw the puck into the Winnipeg end and the Jets thought it hit the net and stopped playing. However, with no whistle, Robertson took the puck and put it in the net.

Winnipeg challenged the goal and the officials quickly realized they should have blown the whistle and the goal was abandoned.

The Jets held the lead until the third round and looked to put the game on ice when Kyle Conner passed a pass from Pierre-Luc Dubois past Ettinger with less than nine minutes remaining.

But Jets fans remember what happened against Carolina on Monday. Winnipeg was on track with his 3-point lead, but the Hurricanes went into overtime as he scored 3 with an empty net.

With Ettinger on the bench, the déjà vu started to set in when Robertson beat Hellebuick through the screen to make it 4-3 with 2:12 remaining.

Surely it won’t happen again?

It did, but not without major controversy.

With less than 30 seconds remaining, Ben ran into the Hellebuick beside the Jetsnet, knocking off the Hellebuick’s mask. But when the Winnipeg goalkeeper lay face down on the ice, the referee did not blow the whistle.

Instead, officials let play continue. The puck hit Robertson’s stick and shot into an empty net.

However, the Situation Room deemed Ben had run into the goalkeeper by Morrissey, so the goal was kept. The Jets were furious, but had to quickly regroup for the OT session.

After Dallas started an extra frame in possession, Wheeler won the puck in the corner at the Winnipeg end, hitting Morrissey onto the ice, blowing out a tired Robertson, and beating Ettinger five holes to earn his second OT. was the winner. Last 3 games.

Hellebuik made 37 saves in the win as Winnipeg improved to 6-1 in overtime this season. Ettinger sidelined 23 shots in the loss.

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