For the fifth consecutive game, the Los Angeles Kings have tasted victory and are undefeated since the Olympic break after defeating the Winnipeg Jets 3-1. It rightfully should have been worse as Ondrej Pavelec made saves to keep the Jets in it when he had no business doing so. Pavelec was peppered with 41 shots in the game; a pattern is forming as Pavs had had to endure the target on his chest shots during the night just as he has the last three contests.
One hundred eight pucks have come Pavelec's way in the last three games and he's still given the Jets a chance to win in all of them. That's six juicy points stripped down to two because of sots against and quality shots at that.
Even though the Kings dominated, the score would have you believe that the game was closer than it was. If it was close for any amount of time, it was only because of Pavelec Ondrej Pavelec. Olli Jokinen opened the scoring for the Jets, but after that the Kings opened it up and shut it down, scoring three unanswered goals and putting on a clinic on puck control and possession. The end was never in doubt after 15:51 of the third period.
