San Jose 2, Winnipeg 0
When: 8:30 PM ET, Thursday, January 12, 2012
Where: MTS Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Referees:
Kevin Pollock, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen:
Pierre Champoux, David Brisebois
Attendance:
15004
By SportsDirect Inc.
Antti Niemi turned aside 24 shots for his second shutout of the season as the visiting San Jose Sharks blanked the Winnipeg Jets 2-0 on Thursday night.
Logan Couture and Brad Winchester scored goals to power the Pacific Division-leading Sharks to their fifth win in six games and drop the Jets to their fourth loss in the last five.
Niemi recorded his 15th career shutout to help San Jose improve to 9-1-2 in its last 12 games.
Couture supplied the only goal Niemi would need with his team-leading 18th tally at 13:36 of the second period.
Defenseman Brent Burns set up the score with a great individual effort, rushing down the left wing and backhanding a pass to an onrushing Couture, who whipped a shot past Ondrej Pavelec.
That was a bad omen for the Jets, who fell to 0-14-2 when trailing after two periods this season.
Winchester scored 2 1/2 minutes into the third period to double the lead for the Sharks, who improved to 10-1-1 with two ties in the last 14 meetings against the Jets franchise.
Top Game Performances
| San Jose |
|
Winnipeg |
|
Logan Couture 1 |
Points |
N/A |
|
Logan Couture 1 |
Goals |
N/A |
|
Brent Burns 1 |
Assists |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Antti Niemi 1.000 |
Save Percentage |
Ondrej Pavelec .946 |
|
Antti Niemi 24 |
Saves |
Ondrej Pavelec 35 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| San Jose
|
37 |
2 |
0-2 |
2-2 |
6 |
38 |
| Winnipeg
|
24 |
0 |
0-2 |
2-2 |
6 |
20 |
Upcoming Games
-
Winnipeg will play their next game at home against New Jersey. The Jets have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .522 after a loss.
-
San Jose will play their next game on the road against Columbus. The Sharks have a W/L % of .609 after a win and .588 after a loss.