Particle News: Jets’ Depth and Comrie’s 33 Saves Push Winnipeg Past Islanders 5-2 as New York Drops to 0-3

Overview

Winnipeg earned a 5-2 road win to improve to 2-1-0 early in the season.
Morgan Barron, Nino Niederreiter and Tanner Pearson each posted a goal and an assist, Logan Stanley scored, and Mark Scheifele sealed it with an empty-netter.
Backup goaltender Eric Comrie stopped 33 of 35 shots for a .943 save percentage.
The Jets went 1-for-3 on the power play and denied all five New York opportunities.
The Islanders fell to 0-3 for the first time since 2009-10 as defensive issues persisted, with goals from Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Emil Heineman, rookie Matthew Schaeffer logging 26:35 with an assist, and Ilya Sorokin making 21 saves in the loss.