Little scores shootout winner as Jets rally from two-goal deficit to beat Flyers
WINNIPEG — Connor Hellebuyck didn’t let an early two-goal deficit rattle him. It was just the opposite.
The Winnipeg Jets goaltender buckled down until his teammates fought back, with Bryan Little scoring the deciding goal in a 3-2 shootout victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday.
“I’ve played enough hockey and I know if (the opponents) get a couple of early ones it’s time to go into shutdown mode,” Hellebuyck said. “Just hold everything and calm the game down and sooner or later we’ll get our legs under us, just like we did.”
Mark Scheifele and Patrik Laine also scored for Winnipeg in the shootout, while the Flyers got goals in the shot contest from Jakub Voracek and Jordan Weal.