The debut of head coach Paul Maurice was a winning one as the Winnipeg Jets snapped a five-game losing skid with a 5-1 win over the Phoenix Coyotes at the MTS Centre tonight.
Eric O'Dell opened the scoring with his second NHL goal and Blake Wheeler scored his 17th of the season to make it 3-1 and the Jets never looked back. The Jets went only 1-7 on the power-play, but the puck movement was impressive and the margin of victory could have and should have been much wider. The route of the former Jets has taken Jets 2.0 out of their slump and their confidence could be seen on their faces. It's only one victory after a tumultuous slide, but things might be starting to improve. The Jets were able to register 38 shots on Coyotes goalie Mike Smith and kept him on the edge of his crease all night. All in all, not a good night for the Olympic-bound goalie.
In the upcoming video with post-game comments by the new Jets coach, listen to what Maurice says about Ondrej Pavelec especially.
