Patrik Laine scores in shootout, Jets rally to beat Devils
NEWARK, N.J. — A night after being eliminated from playoff contention, all the Winnipeg Jets wanted to talk about was coming back from a two-goal deficit against the woeful New Jersey Devils.
For the Devils, who were eliminated last week, the only thing on their minds was the failure of the officials to call a penalty shot in the final 31 seconds of overtime.
Patrik Laine scored in a shootout, Connor Hellebuyck stopped all three New Jersey attempts and the Jets rallied for a 4-3 win on Tuesday night in the makeup of a game that was postponed by a snowstorm earlier this month.
“It says something about our team,” said Laine, who slid the puck past goaltender Cory Schneider on the Jets’ second shootout attempt. “We’ve been in similar situations so many times this season and still are able to battle and get those points.”