Perreault nets two as Jets blast Blackhawks 5-1By Associated Press CHICAGO – Mathieu Perrault scored two goals while extending his point streak to eight games, and the Winnipeg Jets routed the listless Chicago Blackhawks 5-1 on Tuesday night. Bryan Little also had his team-best 13th goal as Winnipeg stopped Chicagos eight-game home winning streak. The JetsBy Associated Press CHICAGO – Mathieu Perrault scored two goals while extending his point streak to eight games, and the Winnipeg Jets routed the listless Chicago Blackhawks 5-1 on Tuesday night. Bryan Little also had his team-best 13th goal as Winnipeg stopped Chicagos eight-game home winning streak. The Jets are responsible for two of the Blackhawks four regulation home losses, also winning 1-0 at the United Center on Nov. 2 in their first meeting of the season. Winnipeg (18-10-7), one of the NHLs biggest surprises, won for the third time in four games, bouncing back from a 4-3 overtime loss to Philadelphia on Sunday. The Jets led the Flyers 3-1 after two periods, but were unable to close it out. It was the Blackhawks worst loss of the season; they have only three losses by more than one goal. Chicago (23-10-2) had won 14 of 17 overall. Marian Hossa scored his seventh goal in the second period, but the Blackhawks struggled to generate quality chances. Jets goalie Michael Hutchinson, who began the day with an NHL-best .940 save percentage and 1.73 goals-against average, finished with 38 saves. Winnipeg jumped on Chicago for three goals in the first, chasing Corey Crawford while outshooting the Blackhawks 15-7 in the period. Perreault started the flurry with a wrist shot that went over Crawfords glove at 9:04. Little took a pass from former Blackhawks forward Andrew Ladd to make it 2-0 at 13:18, and Anthony Peluso slammed home a loose puck for his first goal since Dec. 31, 2013. Pelusos third career goal put an end to Crawfords night after 13 shots, with Antti Raanta coming in with 4 1/2 minutes left in the period. Perreault added a power-play goal in the second for his eighth of the season. He has five goals and four assists in the NHLs longest active point streak. Chicago got on the board when Brandon Saad set up Hossa for a breakaway, and the veteran forward beat Hutchinson into the upper left corner at 12:05. The Blackhawks then turned up the pressure, but Hutchinson made a couple of nice stops on Patrick Kane in the final minute of the second. Blake Wheeler added an empty-net goal for Winnipeg, which dropped three of four against Chicago last season. Ladd finished with two assists. NOTES: Perraults point streak is the longest of the season for the Jets. … Blackhawks C Brad Richards missed his second straight game with an upper-body injury. He skated with the team on Tuesday morning and could return Saturday at Colorado in Chicagos first game after the NHLs Christmas break. … The Jets scratched Ds Mark Stuart and Julien Brouillette, and LW T.J. Galiardi. … Winnipegs next game is Saturday at Minnesota. ift.tt/1gB4pon
Posted on: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 05:05:23 +0000
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