Jets surge in third period to sink Sabres 5-2

Laurent Brossoit stopped 17 shots to improve to 10-4-2.

JJ Peterka and Eric Robinson scored for Buffalo, which lost in regulation for the first time this season when leading after two periods (19-1-1).

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 30 of the 33 shots he faced, and the Sabres dropped to 5-2 in their past seven games while failing to build off a 7-2 win over Vegas a night earlier.

The Jets scored two goals 3:17 apart in the third period to overcome a 2-1 deficit.

Morrissey tied the game on a rush, when he got in behind Sabres defenceman Henri Jokiharju. Accepting Mark Scheifele’s pass, Morrissey drove to the net and had his shot somehow trickle in through Luukkonen.

Barron’s goal came when Buffalo’s Peyton Krebs misplayed the puck at the boards just outside the Jets zone. Barron chased down the loose puck and, breaking in up the right side, snapped a shot that appeared to glance in off Luukkonen’s glove.

Luukkonen was making his ninth consecutive start and 19th in 21 games. He dropped to 19-16-2 on the season and 7-3 in his past 10, a stretch in which he’s allowed a combined 21 goals.

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Jets: Host the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday.

Sabres: Visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday.

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John Wawrow, The Associated Press

by Canadian Press

Jets surge in third period to sink Sabres 5-2

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