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Winnipeg Jets pour it on with four late goals to top St. Louis Blues (Winnipeg Sun)

After Josh Morrissey pulled the Winnipeg Jets back into Monday night's game, he turned to the crowd and, while pumping his right hand into the air, began…

“We found a way to grind in the third.” Sometimes you step up and be the difference maker, and he was tonight.” “Every guy was battling, every guy was doing the right thing. It wasn’t like every shift we were dominating in the (offensive) zone, but we got on the forecheck, got on the forecheck, got on the forecheck. They were just happy to chip it in and go change. “He’d been playing that way the whole game. We have a great team, a great group of guys here. Just before tucking away his ninth of the season, the Jets looked destined to drop their fourth straight decision. Down a pair of goals early in the third, they had unloaded both barrels on St. Article content Tried to get a little emotion, kind of blacked out. Really put it to them.

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Jets rally in third to sting struggling Blues 4-2 (Alberta Prime Times)

WINNIPEG — Josh Morrissey and Mark Scheifele each scored a pair of third-period goals as the Winnipeg Jets erased a 2-0 deficit and defeated the St. Louis ...

“He was obviously a big part of why we were in that game the whole game,” Blues defenceman Colton Parayko said of Binnington. The Hockey Hall of Famer played for the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks before signing a then-record $1-million deal to join the Winnipeg Jets of the upstart World Hockey Association in 1972. Winnipeg outshot the visitors 19-7 in the middle frame, but was 0-for-6 on the power play after 40 minutes. “To score 40 seconds after they got that second goal just turned the whole game around in our favour,” Bowness said. Morrissey, who has a career-high 10 goals and 43 assists, was named to the all-star team representing the Central Division. “He’d been playing that way the whole game. “But it’s something to learn and build from.” “Obviously fans are getting on us and at times rightfully so, for sure. Morrissey had shouted “let's (bleeping) go” after his first goal to rally his teammates. Louis was 1-for-2. “He always does, and he got rewarded. “Josh played frickin’ fantastic tonight,” Scheifele said.

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“A little bit of a sigh of relief and you get to enjoy the break a little bit more. You’ve got to get excited, you’ve got to get ramped up and get the crowd into it. We’re going to have to have a few good practices and come back to work and use that third period template as this is the way that we play, that this is every night.” “We had to get to the net. “The difference makers, when I said that I wasn’t just focused on the offensive guys. (It’s) nice to just, whether, I don’t know I haven’t looked at the scoresheet, but whether guys showed up win the scoresheet or not, I thought we played a heck of a game.

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Morrissey, Scheifele lead Jets' comeback victory over Blues to end 3 ... (CBC.ca)

Josh Morrissey and Mark Scheifele each scored a pair of third-period goals as the Winnipeg Jets erased a 2-0 deficit and defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on ...

The Hockey Hall of Famer played for Chicago before signing a then-record $1-million deal to join the Winnipeg Jets of the upstart World Hockey Association in 1972. "He was obviously a big part of why we were in that game the whole game," Blues defenceman Colton Parayko said of Binnington. Winnipeg outshot the visitors 19-7 in the middle frame, but was 0-for-6 on the power play after 40 minutes. "Kind of hanging in there with a pretty depleted lineup, you know. "To score 40 seconds after they got that second goal just turned the whole game around in our favour," Bowness said. Morrissey, who has a career-high 10 goals and 43 assists, was named to the all-star team representing the Central Division. "He'd been playing that way the whole game. "Obviously fans are getting on us and at times rightfully so, for sure. 11. "But it's something to learn and build from." Morrissey had shouted "let's [bleeping] go" after his first goal to rally his teammates. Louis was 1-for-2.

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Morrissey, Scheifele each score twice in the third as Jets rally to beat ... (Globalnews.ca)

The Blues led 2-0 early in the third period before Morrissey put the team on his back to lead the comeback win.

After the Blues turned the puck over to Kyle Connor in the St. Hellebuyck and Morrissey will now head to Florida to take part in the All-Star game while the rest of the team takes time off. Neighbours walked in alone and beat Connor Hellebuyck to open the scoring. After Dylan Samberg made a questionable pinch, Josh Leivo got free along the boards for a 2-on-1. “We haven’t played well at all, the big guys have to step up, and they all did tonight.” But Morrissey’s goal ended a 103 minute shutout streak, and flipped the momentum as they scored three goals in a little over seven minutes to take the lead for good. They also had a four-minute power play but only managed one shot during the four minutes. “That team tonight – I told them after the game, they were not going to be denied tonight. “Every guy was battling and every guy was doing the right thing,” said Scheifele. Upset with his so called difference makers after Saturday’s loss, Bowness completely shuffled his forward lines, dropping Nikolaj Ehlers down to the fourth line to start the game. We had some great looks, and it was just a matter of staying with it. Louis Blues Monday night, it looked like they were destined for a fourth straight loss to head into the all-star break.

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