Jets finish road trip with eight of a possible 10 points
by
Mitchell Clinton
@MitchellClinton
/ WinnipegJets.com
TORONTO - Every hockey game might be 60 minutes, but two spans of time in the first period caused a fundamental momentum shift in the Winnipeg Jets' 5-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
First, trailing 1-0, the Jets (27-14-3) killed off 71 seconds of a 5-on-3 Toronto power play.
Second, they potted three goals on three consecutive shots in a span of 3:09 to take a 3-1 lead - a lead they never looked back from.
"The way our PK went out there and killed off those PKs, that fires a team up," said Nikolaj Ehlers. "That gives a team momentum. So, credit to them. They've done a fantastic job this season and they keep doing it. It creates a lot of momentum for a hockey team and you could see that tonight."