The Winnipeg Jets erased a four-goal deficit to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 in a shootout on Saturday at United Center. Kyle Connor converted the decisive attempt in the second round of the tiebreaker after Mark Scheifele contributed four points during regulation to lead the comeback.
Chicago built a 3-0 lead in the opening period. Tyler Bertuzzi opened the scoring with a wrist shot at 1:48, followed by Anton Frondell redirecting a puck past the goal line at 9:07. Connor Bedard added a power-play wrist shot with four seconds remaining in the frame to extend the Blackhawks lead. Frank Nazar pushed the margin to 4-0 on a power-play tip-in at 14:44 of the second period.
Winnipeg responded late in the second period when Scheifele scored on a wrist shot at 16:05, followed by a slap shot from Connor at 18:01 to cut the deficit in half. Cole Perfetti scored on the power play 55 seconds into the third period to pull the Jets within one. Gabriel Vilardi then tied the game 4-4 at 18:47 of the third period with a wrist shot assisted by Scheifele and Neal Pionk, forcing overtime.
Chicago finished 2 for 2 on the power play, while Winnipeg went 1 for 4 with the man advantage. Jets goaltender Stuart Skinner allowed three goals on eight shots before Nico Daws stopped 12 of 13 shots to earn the win in relief. Spencer Knight stopped 27 of 31 shots in goal for Chicago in the overtime loss.
The victory extended the Jets winning streak to six games, improving their regular-season record to 10-8-3. Chicago moved to 5-13-2 on the season, splitting the two-game season series between the teams after winning 4-3 in overtime on Oct. 15.
Both teams return to action on Tuesday, November 17. The Jets host the Ottawa Senators at 7:00 PM ET, while the Blackhawks host the Toronto Maple Leafs at 7:30 PM ET.
