It looks like home isn't so sweet anymore for the Winnipeg Jets and the answer to the question is the magic of the MTS Centre gone, is yes. The Jets are now ?-? at home and visiting teams are no longer intimated by the boisterous MTS crowd.
Although the Jets dominated the Washington Capitals in the first period, there was no score after the first period. The score was 1-0 Capitals after two periods on a goal from Matt Hendricks.
The outcome could have been much worse as Ondrej Pavelec had to make multiple headstand saves to keep his team in it. But Pavelec couldn't stop them all, especially when his defense left him high and dry and the Caps put in two quick ones by Troy Brouwer and Mike Ribeiro 1:32 apart to beat the Jets 3-0. It was the first time the Jets were shutout this season and the first time in nine games the Jets failed to score first. But despite that, the Jets spent most of their time in the Capitals zone and had their chances. Overall they were the better team this afternoon. Coach Claude Noel said he was not disappointed in the loss (at least no more than the players are) as he liked the effort and said it's "just one of those things" and "that's the way games go sometimes."
The Jets were able to stifle the number three powerplay in the NHL as the Caps went 0-for-3 with the man-advantage.
Anthony Peluso left the game with a hand injury after hammering the Caps Aaron Volpatti and has been diagnosed with an "upper-body injury." It seems to be his right hand after the melee with Volpatti. Blake Wheeler also injured himself in the third, trying to come back immediately in his next shift, but was visibly shaken and took himself out of the game. His injury was not disclosed as of this writing
The Jets will now hope to continue their luck on the road as they play the next four away from the MTS Centre.
