Morrissey scores in OT as Jets win third straight with 5-4 victory over Oilers
WINNIPEG — Blake Wheeler had a plan to spark the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday and it involved a familiar play.
The Jets captain looked for linemate Mark Scheifele. He found the centre at the front of the net and Scheifele fired in his 18th goal of the season to tie it 4-4 against the Edmonton Oilers at 9:58 of the third period.
In overtime, the sequence went Wheeler to Scheifele and then a pass to defenceman Josh Morrissey, who scored 41 seconds into the extra period to lift the Jets to a 5-4 victory.
“You know when I have the puck, I’m looking for him,” Wheeler said of Scheifele. “That’s the guy I want to pass to. We’ve had some success doing it, just continue to build off that.”