The Winnipeg Jets suffered a blowout loss on Friday night to the Anaheim Ducks in a game that, on paper, looked like it would be closer.When a team loses 5-1, the assumption is that they allowed a lot of shots…
The Winnipeg Jets suffered a 5-1 blowout loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Friday despite allowing only 17 shots on goal. Anaheim capitalized on a 29.4 percent shooting success rate against Jets goaltender Clay Stevenson, while the Ducks' defense blocked 20 of Winnipeg's shot attempts to keep them limited to just 16 shots on net.
Adding to the statistical anomalies, 60 percent of Anaheim's goals came from bottom-six forwards Judd Caulfield, Sam Colangelo, and Nikita Nesterenko. Tim Washe and Mikael Granlund also scored for the Ducks, while Kyle Connor scored the lone goal for Winnipeg off an assist from Mark Scheifele.
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