Overview
- Tomas Hertl tipped Mitch Marner’s one-timer for a power-play winner with 12.8 seconds left after a Dylan Samberg tripping call in overtime.
- Winnipeg surrendered 2-0 and 3-2 leads in a 4-3 loss that dropped the club to 0-6-4 over its slide and 15-21-5 overall near the NHL basement.
- Jets defenseman Haydn Fleury was stretchered off after a hard collision, remained hospitalized overnight, and was diagnosed with a broken nose, the coach said.
- Vegas halted a five-game skid as Mark Stone extended his goal streak to five games, with Brett Howden and Reilly Smith also scoring.
- Following GM Kevin Cheveldayoff’s midseason acknowledgment of roster and development shortcomings, Winnipeg continues a five-game homestand by hosting Edmonton next.