Darrin Bauming

3 weeks ago | nhl.com | Darrin Bauming

The Jets (50-19-4) became the first team to reach 50 wins this season and took a one-point lead on the Washington Capitals for first place in the NHL standings. Winnipeg, which has clinched a Stanley Cup Playoff berth, also widened its lead on the Dallas Stars to six points for first place in the Central Division and Western Conference. Alex Iafallo scored twice, Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist, and Kyle Connor had two assists for the Jets.

4 weeks ago | nhl.com | Darrin Bauming

Ovechkin scored to tie the game 2-2 with 4:00 remaining in the third period, scoring with a wrist shot from the left circle to move within six goals of passing Gretzky (894). Nikolaj Ehlers scored on a breakaway 1:28 into overtime to secure the win for Winnipeg, which had become the first team from the Western Conference to clinch a playoff berth once it earned one point for taking the game to overtime.

1 month ago | nhl.com | Darrin Bauming

Ryan McLeod had a goal and three assists for the Sabres (28-35-6), who had lost two straight, including 4-1 at the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. Jacob Bernard-Docker had two assists. Nino Niederreiter, Nikolaj Ehlers and Colin Miller scored for the Jets (48-19-4), who had won four of five (4-1-0). Eric Comrie made 12 saves, and Logan Stanley had two assists. Winnipeg would have been the first team from the Western Conference to clinch a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a point.

1 month ago | nhl.com | Darrin Bauming

Dylan Samberg and Morgan Barron also scored for the Jets (46-17-4), who have won four of five (4-1-0). Connor Hellebuyck made 24 saves. Mason Marchment scored for the Stars (42-21-2), who had won five of their previous six (5-1-0). Jake Oettinger made 18 saves. Samberg made it 1-0 Jets at 8:01 of the first period. Scheifele cut back to delay a zone entry and saucered a backhand pass to Samberg, who entered the zone late and scored with a wrist shot from above the left circle.

1 month ago | nhl.com | Darrin Bauming

Cole Perfetti had two assists and Connor Hellebuyck made 21 saves for the Jets (45-17-4), who had lost four of their past six (2-3-1). Mika Zibanejad scored for the Rangers (31-28-6), who have lost four straight (0-2-2). Igor Shesterkin made 22 saves. Namestnikov made it 1-0 Jets at 5:18 of the first period. Namestnikov got a piece of Perfetti’s centering pass before the puck deflected in off the arm of Rangers forward Sam Carrick.