Jagr nets OT winner as Flyers ground Jets
Written by on February 22nd, 2012 in Latest News.
Jaromir Jagr scored at 4:16 of overtime Tuesday to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-4 victory over the Winnipeg Jets.
Philadelphia’s Wayne Simmonds sent the game into the extra period with a goal with just 10 seconds left in regulation.
Ilya Bryzgalov faced 26 shots in the victory for Philadelphia (33-19-7). Claude Giroux had a goal and two assists, while Scott Hartnell notched a goal and an help. Maxime Talbot also scored for the Flyers.
Ondrej Pavelec turned aside 50 shots for Winnipeg (29-26-7).
Evander Kane made it 4-3 for the Jets at 4:57 of the third period on the power play.
Andrew Ladd scored a pair of goals 64 seconds apart and Dustin Byfuglien had a goal and an help for Winnipeg. Tim Stapleton added three assists and Bryan Wheeler added two of his own.
Winnipeg was 3-for-3 on the power play and Philadelphia scored once in three opportunities with the man advantage.
Byfuglien got things going with his ninth goal of the season on the power play when Talbot was in the penalty box for cross-checking.
Small sent a pass across the ice to Byfuglien, who fired a one-timer that went over Bryzgalov’s stick at 12:31.
Giroux tied it up three minutes later when he flipped in a backhand shot as Pavelec was trying to stretch back across the crease.
Philadelphia made it 2-1 at 1:08 of the second period with Harnell’s 28th of the season. His team-leading goal came off a rebound 11 seconds after Jets defenceman Tobias Enstrom was called for interference.
Winnipeg responded with Ladd’s two quick strikes. The first came on the power play at 7:52 and was followed by his 19th of the season on a backhand past Bryzgalov at 8:56.
Philadelphia quickly tied it 3-3 at 11:14 on a close shot by Talbot.
Jets right-winger Blake Wheeler helped on Ladd’s first to extend his points streak to four games (one goal, eight assists).
Kane place the Jets up 4-3 in the third period on a long, high shot that Bryzgalov couldn’t grab with his glove.
It was the last of four games this season between the Jets and Flyers, with Winnipeg finishing 3-0-1. The teams combined for a total of 39 goals in those games, including a 9-8 Jets’ win on Oct. 27 that was the highest-scoring NHL game in the last 15 years.
