Sunday, 21 Feb 2021. 23:34
(Update : Monday, Feb 22. 2021. 00:36)
Pierre-Luc Dubois had a night of three points, including two goals, and especially that of the victory in overtime in a victory of 4 to 3 of the Winnipeg Jets against the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday.
On his return to the formation of the Jets, the Quebecer stood out in the second period. He received the pass from Blake Wheeler in the Enclave to outsmart Braden Holtby. Dubois’ second goal of the season came in his third game with the team from Winnipeg. He reduced the Canucks’ lead to 2-1.
“I was ready after quarantine. The injury didn’t help physically, but mentally as well, ”said the forward after the second period.
“Wheeler had missed me a little earlier and I knew he would try a second time. It was a great pass. Scheifele also played a great chess-forward game, ”described Dubois, who played alongside Wheeler and Mark Scheifele.
Brandon Sutter and Elias Pettersson put the Canucks in charge during the initial engagement. Pettersson’s net was skillfully directed as he hit the puck between his legs with his back to Connor Hellebuyck’s net.
After extending his streak of games with at least one point at 10 on Dubois’s net, Scheifele tied the game with a shot that escaped Holtby.
Dubois was once again in the thick of the action in the third period. He first drew a penalty when Sutter hit him in the face with his stick. The Quebecker then handed to Neal Pionk on the power play and the powerful shot from the defender’s point made its way to the back of the net to put the Jets forward.
Winnipeg opened the door to the Canucks late in the game with a power play and Pettersson made them pay for their unruly. After hitting the horizontal bar earlier in the period, the forward rattled the strings with a very precise landing shot with 37 seconds left to force overtime.
Dubois, Wheeler and Scheifele were once again brought together by their coach on the ice in overtime and they proved him right. The Quebecer capped off his excellent evening by securing the victory for the Jets by defeating Holtby in the 27th second of play in overtime.
Dubois joined the Jets after a trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets earlier this season. Patrik Laine and Jack Roslovic took the path of Columbus in this exchange.
The forward had to go through quarantine before joining his new teammates and he was playing his first game since February 11 with the Jets due to an injury.
With this victory, the Jets are now ahead of the Montreal Canadiens in third place in the North Division with 23 points against 21. However, the Jets played one game more than the Habs.
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