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WINNIPEG http://www.arizonacardinalsteamonline.com/josh-rosen-jersey , Manitoba (AP) — the benefits of Mark Scheifele’s hard work.Scheifele, the Jets’ top-line center, scored twice and added an assist as Winnipeg defeated the New York Rangers 4-3 Tuesday night.Scheifele has a team-leading 30 goals in 57 games, two goals away from his career high reached in 79 games in 2016-17. He has 19 points (eight goals, 11 assists) in his past 17 games.“He’s not stopping,” said Jets forward Andrew Copp, who scored the game-winner. “He’s obviously having a fantastic year. He puts in the work on the ice, off the ice.“He’s as dialed in as it gets. It ain’t stopping now Josh Rosen Jersey Limited , so buckle up.”Defenseman Joe Morrow recorded his first goal of the season and added an assist for Winnipeg.Connor Hellebuyck made 34 saves for the Jets, who opened a three-game homestand. Winnipeg has at least a point in its past nine home games (8-0-1).Mika Zibanejad scored twice and Pavel Buchnevich had a goal for the Rangers. Mats Zuccarello added two assists and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 32 shots for the Rangers, who started a four-game road trip.“I always say it’s nice to see the bounces go in, but we didn’t win today so it doesn’t really matter,” Zibanejad said of notching his 24th and 25th goals of the season.Scheifele and linemate Blake Wheeler are tied for the team lead in points at 68.“Playing with two unbelievable players so I’m pretty lucky,” Scheifele said. “On any given night we try to do everything for each other. That one guy gets rewarded.“If it’s a guy driving the net or taking a hit or blocking a shot or having a good stick, that’s what we do for each other all over the ice. I was lucky tonight to get two.”The game was tied 2-2 heading into the third period before Zibanejad’s second goal of the game at 57 seconds.Winnipeg responded with goals from Morrow and Copp 1:58 apart to take a 4-3 lead.Lundqvist was disappointed the Rangers’ comeback effort didn’t pay off.“I feel like, even myself Authentic Julio Jones Jersey , I battle in this game to try to make the right things and get rewarded, but the result is the same,” Lundqvist said. “And it’s very disappointing for us as a group, but even for me personally.”The Jets had built a 2-0 lead in the first period on two goals by Scheifele.The Rangers delivered their own pair of goals in the second period, striking early with Zibanejad’s first goal at 38 seconds when the puck went off a post and in.Buchnevich tied it 2-2 with 17 seconds remaining on a New York power play, redirecting a shot by Ryan Strome at 19:19.The Jets took another penalty with 18 seconds remaining in the period and the Rangers capitalized early in the third.Zibanejad scored 57 seconds into the third after he shot the puck and it bounced off two Winnipeg defenders and into the net for the 3-2 lead.“I think it’s a good sign we battled back,” Rangers head coach David Quinn said. “We turned the switch on which isn’t easy to do when you play that poorly in the first to come out the way we did in the second and third.”NOTES: Zibanejad has 21 points (13 goals, eight assists) in his past 13 games. Zuccarello has 19 points (five goals Julio Jones Jersey Limited , 14 assists) in his past 12 games.UP NEXTRangers: At Buffalo on Friday.Jets: Host Colorado on Thursday. WINNIPEG, Manitoba — It’s only December, but Sunday’s game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Winnipeg Jets at Bell MTS Place could be a preview of next spring’s Stanley Cup final.Both teams have been making a good case.The Jets have won eight of nine games to push their record to 21-9-2 for 44 points, good for first place in the Central Division going into Saturday night’s action. Article continues below ...The Lightning, meanwhile, have the best record in the NHL at 25-7-1 for 51 points and have won eight consecutive games, the second-longest winning streak in the league this season, trailing only the Buffalo Sabres’ 10.The Jets will be playing their third game in four nights on Sunday and are coming off overtime wins over the Edmonton Oilers (5-4) and Chicago Blackhawks (4-3) on Thursday and Friday http://www.atlantafalconsteamonline.com/julio-jones-jersey , respectively.The Lightning, meanwhile, dismissed the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Thursday, their nearest rival in the Atlantic Division, and now embark on a four-game road trip.Lightning coach Jon Cooper thought his team controlled one minute of that game and the Leafs controlled the other 59. But the Lightning scored two goals in the last minute of the second period.“That was the game,” Cooper told the Tampa Bay Times.The Jets and Lightning split two games last season, with each team winning on home ice.All eyes will be the Jets’ Mark Scheifele, who scored the winner on Friday and has rocketed into the league’s top five scorers in the last six weeks with 43 points Authentic Matt Ryan Jersey , and Lightning captain Steven Stamkos, who has 15 goals and 33 points in 33 games.In addition to having 20 goals, sitting just three behind right winger Patrik Laine for the team lead, Scheifele also centers the No. 1 power play unit.The Jets have scored eight times with the man-advantage in the past four games to move back into top spot in the league with a 30.2 percent efficiency. The Lightning are second at 29.3 percent.Tampa Bay is the most prolific scoring team in the league with 134 goals and the Jets are third with 116.Jets coach Paul Maurice has the utmost confidence in his assistant captain and believes Scheifele is playing the same type of hockey he was late last year when the Jets made it to the Western Conference finals.“He’s almost at that playoff level where he was last year,” he told The Winnipeg Sun after Friday’s game. “And (he’s scoring) big goals for us, game-winners and from different places. He’s just been great.”The battle of goaltenders will also be front and center. The Jets’ Connor Hellebuyck has won five of his last six starts and Lightning netminder Andrei Vasilevskiy returned from an injury on Thursday to make 48 saves in his first action in more than a month.Hellebuyck was second in voting for the Vezina Trophy last season for the NHL’s top goaltender and Vasilevskiy was third.
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