Golden Knights’ Brett Howden notches two targets in Sport 4 victory over Jets

William Karlsson and Ivan Barbashev scored 47 seconds aside within the second interval and the Vegas Golden Knights held on for a 4-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday night time to take a 3-1 lead of their first-round playoff collection.

The Golden Knights might get rid of Winnipeg in Sport 5 of the best-of-seven collection on Thursday night time in Las Vegas. Groups that take a 3-1 lead in a best-of-seven collection maintain a collection document of 299-31.

Winnipeg misplaced greater than the sport when veteran star centre Mark Scheifele left the ice early within the first interval and the workforce introduced he wouldn’t return due to an upper-body harm. He joined a rising record of injured teammates that features all-star defenseman Josh Morrissey (injured in Sport 3) and speedy ahead Nikolaj Ehlers, who hasn’t competed within the playoffs.

Manitoba-born ahead Brett Howden scored twice for the Golden Knights, together with one into an empty internet. Chandler Stephenson and Shea Theodore every had two assists. Laurent Brossoit made 24 saves.

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Blake Wheeler had a purpose and help and Pierre-Luc Dubois additionally scored for Winnipeg. Neal Pionk added two assists, extending his level streak to seven assists in 4 video games. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 26 of the 29 pictures he confronted for Winnipeg.

The rating was 1-all after the primary interval and 3-1 in favor of Vegas following the second.

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Scheifele had followers cheering after which worrying in a matter of minutes.

On a breakaway about two-and-a-half minutes into the sport, Scheifele took a detailed shot that Brossoit stopped, after which received tripped up and crashed into the tip boards on his left aspect. He received up and continued skating and was on the ice for a Winnipeg energy play. When he tried to fireside a shot from contained in the circle, it didn’t have lots of energy behind it and he appeared to instantly clutch his proper arm. He skated to the bench and left the sport at 5:11.

Scheifele led the Jets in targets within the common season with a career-best 42. He had one purpose within the playoffs.

Wheeler beat Brossoit with the person benefit at 5:53.

Not lengthy after, Howden, who was born in Oakbank, Manitoba, scored the tying purpose precisely 4 minutes later. His first shot was blocked and he received the free puck and put it previous Hellebuyck.

The Golden Knights boosted their result in 3-1 within the second interval with Karlsson’s purpose at 13:32, adopted by Barbashev with a tip of Theodore’s shot at 14:19.

Dubois made it 3-2 on an influence play with a bouncing puck that went excessive within the air off Alex Pietrangelo’s stick and down beside Brossoit and into the online at 2:53 of the third.

(L-R) Chandler Stephenson #20, Shea Theodore #27 and Ivan Barbashev #49 of the Vegas Golden Knights have fun Barbashev’s purpose throughout motion towards the Winnipeg Jets within the second interval of Sport 4 of the First Spherical of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs on April 24, 2023, at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Jason Halstead/Getty Photos)

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NOTES

Stephenson’s two assists gave him a number of factors in three straight video games. He turned the fourth participant in Golden Knights’ historical past to document a number of factors in three or extra consecutive playoff video games. … Vegas ahead Phil Kessel performed in his one hundredth profession playoff recreation. … Winnipeg defenseman Logan Stanley took Morrissey’s roster spot. … Jets backup goalie David Rittich (decrease physique) missed the sport. He was changed with emergency AHL call-up Arvid Holm.