Scheifele left 5:29 into the opening game after a collision with “Initially I thought I tore my Achilles and I was done for six months,” the Jets forward said on a video call with reporters Tuesday.Tkachuk called the play an “accident.” Jets head coach Scheifele doesn’t believe what Tkachuk did was intentional and the two have spoken since Game 1.“If someone is on the ice trying to cut someone with their skate, I don’t think Matt was trying to do that,” he said.In their conversational Tkachuk did admit he was out of control and skating too fast before the collision.“The way I look at it, at the last second, I turned up and it was kind of like a knee-on-knee scenario,” Scheifele said.
I had a lot of bad thoughts go through my mind that I was going to be out for six months and that my career could be over.
Patrik Laine then left the game early in the third after a collision with Flames captain Mark Giordano.Connor Hellebuyck finished with 29 saves for the Jets.The potential loss of season scoring co-leader Scheifele would be devastating for Winnipeg’s Stanley Cup prospects.Scheifele went awkwardly into the boards at 5:41 of the first.
Going back to the end of the regular season, and including the playoffs, the Golden Knights have won 16 out of their past 18 games and are looking like one of the most complete teams in the league.You can see Smith’s game-winning goal in the video posted above.Early on it looked like Vegas might be able to run away with this one after jumping out to an early 2-0 lead, while also carrying the play. One could see once the injury happened, the Jets were deflated losing one of their top scorers and leaders. I have no hard feelings.
He took ownership of that. Enter your email below and we'll send you another email.Rogers Media uses cookies for personalization, to customize its online advertisements, and for other purposes. Including their exhibition game, Dallas has scored six goals total in their five games in the bubble.In a game that was delayed 15 hours due to the length of Game 1 between Columbus and Tampa Bay, just two overtimes were needed to decide Game 1 in the Canes-Bruins series.
Seemingly dejected by Scheifele's injury and unable to reorganize their play, the Jets came out flatter in the second period than a Richardson's ground squirrel caught below the … Andrew Copp scored midway through the first period to give Winnipeg the lead minutes after the Jets lost Mark Scheifele to a leg injury. EDMONTON, Alberta – Johnny Gaudreau and Mikael Backlund scored power-play goals to lead the Calgary Flames to a 4-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night in the opener of their qualifying round series.Tobias Rieder had a short-handed goal and Andrew Mangiapane added an empty-netter for Calgary.
Dallas, who ended the regular season on a six-game losing streak, has now lost three of their four playoff games since entering the bubble.During the regular season, the Stars averaged just 2.58 goals/game. (approx 1 - 2 per week)We didn't recognize that password reset code. Only …
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I hate to say it but this one looks like it might put an end to Mark Scheifele's run in the playoffs. Scheifele went down awkwardly near the boards after a hit from Matthew Tkachuk.
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The Winnipeg Jets’ postseason got off to a terrible start on Saturday night.Not only did they lose Game 1 of their qualifying round series to the Calgary Flames, 4-1, but they also watched as two of their best forwards — The big one at the moment is Scheifele who had to leave the game early in the first period with an apparent left leg injury.The injury happened he was awkwardly tied up along the boards with Calgary’s You can see the entire sequence in the video above.Jets coach Paul Maurice was livid after the game, calling the play intentional on Tkachuk’s part and a “filthy, disgusting” kick that could have ended Scheifele’s career.Scheifele was in obvious pain and was unable to put any weight on his leg as he was helped off the ice. 1 spot in the Western Conference. Jets' Mark Scheifele on injury: ‘I'll be back better than ever' 1 day ago | By . The Jets forward avoided major injury following his Game 1 collision with Matthew Tkachuk. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. You may have created an account with another Rogers Media account that can be used to sign in here. Dallas, who ended the regular season on a six-game losing streak, has now lost three of their four playoff games since entering the bubble.During the regular season, the Stars averaged just 2.58 goals/game. All rights reserved.
It initially looked like he had suffered a serious knee injury, or even worse, was cut by Tkachuk’s skate. On Saturday night during the late game between the Calgary Flames and the Winnipeg Jets, Scheifele appear to suffer a serious injury to his leg or knee, and based on his reaction to the injury I suspect that this is a very serious one indeed. “The one thing I know — and he talked about being out of control and skating too fast.