Stempniak nets winner in Jets' 4-1 victory over Oilers

Final

Series (Game 3 of 3)

Jets 4

(38-23-12, 88 pts)

Oilers 1

(20-40-13, 53 pts)

9:30PM,EDT,March 23,2015
Rexall Place, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

	1	2	3	T
WPG	1	2	1	4
EDM	0	0	1	1

O. Pavelec (Jets - G): Saves: 33, Save Pct.: .971
T. Myers (Jets - D): Goals: 1, Assists: 0
R. Nugent-Hopkins (Oilers - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 0

Associated Press

 

EDMONTON, Alberta -- Lee Stempniak scored the winning goal, and the Winnipeg Jets solidified their Western Conference playoff spot with a 4-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night.
Drew Stafford, Tyler Myers and Michael Frolik also scored for the Jets, who have won five in a row.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had the lone goal for the Oilers, who have lost nine of 11.
Winnipeg got on the board first, 7:32 in, when Stafford picked off Oscar Klefbom's pass and raced into the Oilers zone. He beat Ben Scrivens with a wrist shot for his fourth goal and eighth point in six games.

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Winnipeg Jets' Blake Wheeler, left, Drew Stafford, center, and Mark Scheifele, right,celebrate a goal against the...
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Game Information

Arena: Rexall Place Location: Edmonton, Alberta

Referees: Brad Meier, Fred L'Ecuyer Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Lonnie Cameron

Attendance: 16,839 (100.0% full)

Team Stat Comparison

Winnipeg		Edmonton
4	Goals		1
2	Power Play Goals		0
4	Power Play Opportunities		4
0	Shorthanded Goals		0
5	Penalties		5
10	Penalty Minutes		10
24	Shots on Goal		34
24	Hits		20
35	Faceoffs Won		22

Scoring Summary

1st Period			WPG	EDM
7:32		Drew Stafford (16) Unassisted	1	0
2nd Period			WPG	EDM
5:31		Lee Stempniak (11) Assists: Jim Slater, Jiri Tlusty	2	0
16:00		Tyler Myers (7) (Power Play) Assist: Tobias Enstrom	3	0
3rd Period			WPG	EDM
1:10		Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (23) Assists: Taylor Hall, Oscar Klefbom	3	1
12:17		Michael Frolik (17) (Power Play) Assists: Andrew Ladd, Jay Harrison	4	1