Winnipeg Jets Come Back From 0-4 to Beat Chicago Blackhawks in Shootout

In a regular-season game of the National Hockey League (NHL), the North American professional ice hockey league, the Winnipeg Jets came back from 0-4 down to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 in a shootout. The score was 4-4 after regulation and overtime, so a shootout decided the winner.

Chicago takes an early lead

The Blackhawks started strongly and scored with their first shot. In the second minute, Tyler Bertuzzi went around a defender after a counterattack and beat the goaltender to make it 1-0. In the tenth minute, after a loose pass from Neal Pionk, Teuvo Teravainen sent the puck to the far post, and it went into the Jets' net off a deflection from Anton Forsberg. Four seconds before the end of the first period, Connor Bedard scored on the power play to make it 3-0.

After the first intermission, Winnipeg replaced goaltender Stuart Skinner with Nico Daws. In the 35th minute, Frank Nazar scored after some play in front of the net to make it 4-0.

The visitors fight back

Before the end of the second period, in the 37th minute, Mark Scheifele scored after a pass from Josh Morrissey, making it 4-1. Shortly before the break, a bizarre incident made it 4-2: Blackhawks goaltender Spencer Knight's stick became wedged in the boards behind his net, Scheifele intercepted the puck and passed it to Kyle Connor, who scored into an empty net.

Early in the third period, Cole Perfetti scored after Gabriel Vilardi's shot was saved by Knight, making it 4-3. With a little over two minutes left in regulation, Winnipeg pulled its goaltender for a sixth skater, and Vilardi tied the game 4-4 after a pass from Scheifele.

Both teams created dangerous chances in overtime but neither scored. In the shootout, Scheifele and Connor converted, while Daws saved two attempts, securing the win for the Jets.