Canada’s Winnipeg, Manitoba The Jets defeated the Ducks 6-0 on Friday night, with Tyler Toffoli scoring his first two goals with Winnipeg and Laurent Brossoit recording his second shutout of the year after stopping 21 shots.
In addition to recording an assist, Jets defenseman Dylan DeMelo ended a 63-game goal drought. For Winnipeg, other goals came from Kyle Connor, Nate Schmidt, and Mason Appleton. The Jets, who have alternated victories and defeats in their last five games, were led by Josh Morrissey with three assists and Nikolaj Ehlers with two.
With the shutout, Brossoit improved to 12-4-2 and won his sixth straight game in which he started. His record of not giving up a goal spans 141 minutes and 40 seconds, going back to his shutout of Seattle last Friday and his 5-2 victory over Buffalo on March 3.
Troy Terry, a forward with the Ducks, remarked, “It starts with me.” “We simply need to start scoring more goals. We must stop offering explanations for the missing and injured players.
Ducks head coach Greg Cronin concurred that there isn’t enough scoring.
“The puck won’t be shot by us. We refuse to do so, stated Cronin. It’s been a persistent issue. We also fail to get it through when we do shoot it. It turns away after striking a stick or shin pad.
After the first period, Winnipeg had a 1-0 lead, and after the second, a 2-0 lead.
About seven minutes into the first, Gibson stopped Mark Scheifele from close range. On his 31st birthday, Scheifele returned to action after missing the previous game due to the sickness.
