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WINNIPEG – Jesper Wallstedt left many Jets hopefuls shaking their heads on Saturday night.
The Minnesota goaltender stopped 38 of 40 shots as the Wild beat Winnipeg 5-2 in an NHL preseason game.
Ben Jones, Jakub Lauko, Graeme Clarke, Daemon Hunt and Caeden Bankier scored for Minnesota.
Colby Barlow and Colin Miller answered for Winnipeg.
Kaapo Kahkonen made 23 saves on 28 shots for Winnipeg at the Canada Life Centre.
In keeping with a typically sloppy preseason game, there were a myriad of turnovers, many of which led to Wild chances and-or-goals.
Barlow scored with 46 seconds left on a layup by Brayden Yager.
Jones gave the Wild a 5-1 lead early in the third period. He stole the puck from Mason Shaw behind the net and slid the puck past Kahkonen for an unassisted marker.
Minnesota came close to making it 5-1 but Kahkonen stopped Cameron Crotty on a layup as the second period wound down. The Jets outscored Minnesota 29-17 in the first 40 minutes.
The Wild took a 4-0 lead when Lauko blocked Miller’s shot at the Minnesota blue line, then raced up the ice with a layup. He finished by knocking Kahkonen clean with a wrist shot.
Minnesota upped the score to 3-1 almost midway through the middle frame. Clarke’s shot deflected off Jet near the front of the net and past Kahkonen. Declan Chisholm assists.
The Jets finally got on the scoreboard when Miller beat Wallstedt with a wrister from the point with 1:03 left in the opening frame to pull within 2-1. Vladislav Namestnikov assisted.
The Wild had taken a 2-0 lead in the first period, converting a pair of power plays. With Hayden Fleury off for a trip, Hunt beat Kahkonen with a slapshot from the blue line. Luke Toporowski and Ryder Ritchie assisted.
Minnesota had opened the scoring on the power play. With Alex Iafallo off for a violation, Bankier pounced on a puck that had rebounded off Elias Salomonsson’s skate and beat Kahkonen in front of the net for an unassisted goal.
The Jets outshot Minnesota 10-5 in the first period with Mason Appleton coming off the most dangerous shot.
NOTES
Finnish defender Ville Heinola suffered a blow when it was discovered that an infection had set in where he had surgery on his ankle during last pre-season. He may need another operation. That will be updated next week. … Winnipeg’s Fleury reportedly played despite his wife giving birth to a son Friday night. The defender who played for the Tampa Bay Lightning last season, was signed as a free agent last summer. … The Jets held a moment of silence for Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, who were reportedly killed by a drunk driver while riding a bicycle.
UP NEXT
Jets: Visit the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday afternoon.
Wild: Visit the Dallas Stars on Wednesday.
This report was first published by The Canadian Press on September 21, 2024.
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