Jets excluded by Islanders

A pair of NHL assignments in less than 24 hours for the Winnipeg Jets could not have been more dissimilar.

Free to show off their flashy side Friday night against a leaking Chicago Blackhawks team, the Jets found themselves in a trench warfare with the visiting New York Islanders, with less room to move. , a limited supply of quality scoring chances and the aggression escalated on Saturday night.

They also faced Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin, who is locked in an area and showed no signs of fatigue despite his ninth consecutive game.

In the end, Winnipeg lost for the first time in five home games, losing 2-0 to New York in front of just 13,424 spectators at the Canada Life Center.

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Jets center Mark Scheifele and Paul Stastny were both injured in the third period and did not return. The team has Sunday off, so updates won’t come until Monday.

Scheifele tangled along the boards with Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech and injured his leg, while Stastny was hit in the foot by friendly fire.

Anders Lee scored early in the first period for the visitors, while Brock Nelson scored in the third.

The Jets, now 6-3-2, had their fair share of possession in Islanders territory but struggled to penetrate the zone in front of the blue paint.

“Yeah, before the game we talked about they give up a lot of zonal time, but it’s hard to get into the lunge, it’s hard to get something dangerous from them,” he said. ‘attacker Adam Lowry. “They’re ready to give up on the outside, they’re ready to play this structured game, get in the box and let you handle the puck on the outside.

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