{"id":83657,"date":"2016-12-12T04:12:02","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T09:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=83657"},"modified":"2016-12-12T04:12:02","modified_gmt":"2016-12-12T09:12:02","slug":"patrik-laine-scores-winner-oilers-jets-3-2-loss-edmonton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2016\/12\/12\/patrik-laine-scores-winner-oilers-jets-3-2-loss-edmonton\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrik Laine scores winner for the Oilers in Jets’ 3 2 loss to Edmonton"},"content":{"rendered":"
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EDMONTON\u2014Patrik Laine has scored a lot of big goals in his rookie season with the Winnipeg Jets. Unfortunately, he scored a big goal for the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Laine accidentally rifled the puck into his own net as the Oilers snapped a four-game losing skid with a 3-2 victory over the Jets. The winner was credited to Edmonton forward Mark Letestu and stood as the game winner.<\/p>\n

Laine was clearly not in the mood to discus his late-game gaffe.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think everybody saw what happened. That’s my comments,” said the Finnish rookie, who has 17 goals for the Jets in just 32 games. \u201cIt was just a bad position for me. An unfortunate goal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Letestu has had five of his six goals this season come against Winnipeg. He’s scored nine goals in 15 career games against the Jets.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can’t really explain it,\u201d Letestu said. \u201cThe puck just goes in on certain nights. I think it’s just coincidental that it’s been against this team. A really lucky third goal and on the power play, Connor (McDavid) finds me in a good spot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oscar Klefbom also scored for the Oilers (15-11-5), who improved to 7-6-1 at home.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese points are huge,\u201d said Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. \u201cIt’s nice to be in the fight right now. We’re battling every night and every point is so big? we just have to find a way to get those points because it’s a tight race right now. We’ve put ourselves in the (division) lead and we have to keep it rolling.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mathieu Perreault and Chris Thorburn scored for the Jets (13-16-3), who have now lost four straight games.<\/p>\n

Winnipeg head coach Paul Maurice sympathized with Laine’s bad luck.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery guy in the National Hockey League’s got a goal like that,\u201d he said. \u201cEvery defenceman, it goes in off them, so he has a story to tell.\u201d<\/p>\n

Winnipeg started the scoring with 5:10 left to play in the first period when a Bryan Little tip went off the post, but Perreault got two whacks at it, sweeping it in past outstretched Oilers goalie Cam Talbot.<\/p>\n

Edmonton came close late in the first on a power play, but Jordan Eberle’s one-timer hit the crossbar behind Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck.<\/p>\n

The Oilerst ied the game two minutes into the second period when a huge rebound from a Tyler Pitlick shot came to Klefbom, who hammered home his fifth of the season.<\/p>\n

Winnipeg regained the lead with eight minutes to play in the second period as Thorburn scored on a nice feed in front from Marko Dano.<\/p>\n

Edmonton looked to have pulled even again two minutes later, but a Zack Kassian breakaway goal was deemed to be offside upon review.<\/p>\n

The Oilers made it 2-2 2:28 into the third period on the power play as Connor McDavid set up Letestu for a chip shot goal in front.<\/p>\n

Edmonton got a break to go ahead 3-2 with 8:39 to play in the third as Laine swatted a shot into his own net with some authority in an attempt to clear it, giving Letestu credit for his second of the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe’s 18 years old. He feels terrible,\u201d said Jets captain Blake Wheeler. \u201cThese things happen. I’ve done it many times\u201d<\/p>\n

The Oilers remain at home to play Columbus on Tuesday. The Jets are off until Thursday, when they will play host to the Florida Panthers.<\/p>\n

Notes: It was the third and final meeting between the two teams this season. The Oilers also won both previous games in Winnipeg, shutting out the Jets 3-0 at the Heritage Classic in October, and then won the second game 6-3 to start December.<\/p>\n

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