The Winnipeg Jets rallied from a four-goal deficit to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 in a shootout on Nov. 14, with Kyle Connor scoring the deciding goal, ESPN reported.
Mark Scheifele finished with a goal and three assists for Winnipeg. Connor also scored in regulation before supplying the shootout goal that settled the game at the United Center. Scheifele’s four-point performance and Connor’s goals in regulation and the shootout came as Winnipeg recovered from the four-goal deficit against Chicago.
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Seattle Kraken 5-1 in the other completed NHL game that day, sweeping the Global Series in Finland’s capital. Andrei Svechnikov and Mark Jankowski each scored twice. The two-goal performances by Svechnikov and Jankowski came in Carolina’s sweep-clinching victory over Seattle, with the Hurricanes scoring five goals to the Kraken’s one.
Jordan Staal returned from injury for Carolina, while Nikolaj Ehlers recorded three assists. ESPN’s scoreboard listed Ehlers as Carolina’s top performer and Scheifele as Winnipeg’s top performer with four points. Ehlers’ three assists came in the Hurricanes’ victory in Finland’s capital, while Scheifele’s goal and three assists came in the Jets’ comeback at the United Center.
Carolina played Seattle at Veikkaus Arena before an attendance of 12,813. The win left the Hurricanes with a record of 16 wins, three losses and two overtime or shootout losses. That was Carolina’s record after completing its Global Series sweep, with the 5-1 result against Seattle adding a win to the Hurricanes’ record.
Seattle’s record stood at nine wins, eight losses and one overtime or shootout loss after the defeat. The Kraken left the game at Veikkaus Arena with that record following the loss to Carolina, which completed the Hurricanes’ sweep of the Global Series.
The attendance at the United Center for Winnipeg’s victory over Chicago was 18,451. The Jets finished the day with 10 wins, eight losses and three overtime or shootout losses. Winnipeg reached that record with its shootout victory, after Connor supplied the deciding goal to finish the comeback from a four-goal deficit against the Blackhawks.
Chicago’s record stood at five wins, 13 losses and two overtime or shootout losses after its four-goal lead ended in a shootout defeat.
