Perfetti’s Crossbar Became the Poster Moment for a Wasteful Jets Night
A second-period iron and plenty of looks couldn’t turn Winnipeg’s volume into goals against Anaheim.
Written during the game · 10:39 PM ET. Final was ANA 5, WPG 1.
Anaheim leads 5-1. Winnipeg out-attempted Anaheim 52-38 but managed only 16 shots on goal to Anaheim’s 17, and had fewer high-danger chances (Jets 12, Ducks 14).
The cleanest example of Winnipeg’s trouble finishing was obvious: Cole Perfetti rattled the crossbar at 2nd 03:29 — the Jets’ lone iron — and it stood out as the night’s biggest near-miss. Their expected goals still lagged (WPG 2.09, ANA 3.38), and the scoreboard didn’t reflect Winnipeg’s shot-attempt advantage.
Those missed opportunities — the crossbar plus several chances that didn’t beat Lukas Dostal — left the Jets vulnerable to Anaheim’s finishing. Dostal stopped 15 of 16 while Winnipeg’s goalie Clay Stevenson faced 16 shots and allowed 4. For Jets fans, Perfetti’s iron is the single play they’ll point to: clear evidence they had looks but not the finish to match them.
