Knight Outlasts the Jets as Chicago Wins in Overtime
Winnipeg fired more pucks and spent the night pushing, but the Chicago Blackhawks got the better goaltending and walked off with a 4-3 overtime win.
The Jets took 58.4% of all shot attempts, meaning the puck headed toward Chicago's net far more often than the other way. Yet the quality of chances was close to even, and the goalies decided it. Spencer Knight stopped 31 of 34, including 16 of 18 from the most dangerous areas, saving 0.67 more goals than an average goalie would have on those shots. At the other end, Stuart Skinner made 24 saves on 28 shots and gave up a goal more than his workload suggested.
Connor Bedard (a goal and an assist, on a line with Patrick Kane and Roman Kantserov) created Chicago's most dangerous looks, with Frank Nazar close behind; both scored. Neal Pionk led Winnipeg with three points.
The posts mattered too: the iron was hit three times, twice by Winnipeg through Kyle Connor and Cole Perfetti, once by Bedard. A couple of inches, and the 4-1-1 Jets might have left with two points instead of one.
