Winnipeg 6, Philadelphia 4
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 19, 2011
Where: MTS Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Referees:
Mike Hasenfratz, Wes McCauley
Linesmen:
Andy McElman, Mike Cvik
Attendance:
15004
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Bryan Little scored twice and defenseman Dustin Byfuglien collected a goal and two assists as the Winnipeg Jets once again discovered their scoring touch against the Philadelphia Flyers with a 6-4 home triumph on Saturday.
Captain Andrew Ladd netted a power-play goal and Jim Slater added a shorthanded tally for Winnipeg, which recorded a 9-8 victory over Philadelphia on Oct. 27 in the NHL's highest-scoring game in over 15 years.
The Jets have scored 15 goals in two games against the Flyers this season - and just 43 in their other 18 contests.
Little ignited the Jets after scoring twice early in the first period. After cleaning up a rebound off Byfuglien's slapshot at the 4:45 mark, Little then added his fourth of the season 2:15 later.
After Slater's shorthanded tally gave the Jets a 4-1 lead, Byfuglien netted his team's third power-play goal midway through the second period after his wrist shot caromed off Sergei Bobrovsky and into the net.
Rookie Matt Read's third-period tallies brought the Flyers within one, but Ondrej Pavelec closed the door to improve to 4-1-0 in his career versus Philadelphia.
Scott Hartnell collected a pair of power-play goals and Read has five goals in four games for Philadelphia, which suffered its first regulation loss since losing to Winnipeg last month (6-1-2).
Top Game Performances
Philadelphia |
|
Winnipeg |
Scott Hartnell 3 |
Points |
Dustin Byfuglien 3 |
Scott Hartnell 2 |
Goals |
Bryan Little 2 |
Claude Giroux 3 |
Assists |
Dustin Byfuglien 2 |
Scott Hartnell 2 |
Power Play Goals |
Bryan Little 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
Jim Slater 1 |
Sergei Bobrovsky .872 |
Save Percentage |
Ondrej Pavelec .871 |
Sergei Bobrovsky 34 |
Saves |
Ondrej Pavelec 27 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Philadelphia
|
31 |
4 |
2-8 |
5-8 |
28 |
24 |
Winnipeg
|
40 |
6 |
3-8 |
6-8 |
18 |
47 |
Upcoming Games
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Winnipeg will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Jets have a W/L % of .429 after a win and .385 after a loss.
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Philadelphia will play their next game at home against Carolina. The Flyers have a W/L % of .455 after a win and .750 after a loss.