nhl Game Recap
Arizona Coyotes vs Winnipeg Jets Wrap - Winnipeg Wins 5-2
Winnipeg skated to a 5-2 victory over Arizona on Saturday in NHL action at Canada Life Centre.
Winnipeg was favored by -145 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Winnipeg got goals from Vladislav Namestnikov, Mark Scheifele, Kyle Connor, Mason Appleton, and Josh Morrissey in the victory. Scheifele opened the scoring at 17:04 of the first period.
Laurent Brossoit turned in a 16-save effort for the Jets.
Matt Dumba, and Matias Maccelli scored for the Coyotes, finding the net behind Laurent Brossoit.
Karel Vejmelka stopped 21 of 25 shots for the Coyotes, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Winnipeg went 0-for-1, while the Coyotes were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Arizona lost the shots on goal battle to Winnipeg by a margin of 26-18.
Winnipeg heads into a battle against the Lightning. Arizona, meanwhile, will have their next action against Los Angeles.