Jets survive late surge from Blackhawks

CHICAGO -- Andrew Copp made up for a costly missed shot to help the Winnipeg Jets to a 2-1 win against the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on Sunday.
Copp hit the crossbar at 13:00 of the third period, which would've given the Jets a 2-0 lead, but the Blackhawks created a 2-on-1 rush off the rebound and tied it at 13:06 on a goal by Artemi Panarin.
Copp answered for Winnipeg by scoring his third goal of the season with 4:45 left to put the Jets back in front 2-1. Connor Hellebuyck made seven of his 25 saves in the final 3:53 of the period, including four during a power play for the Blackhawks (16-8-3).

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"That's the sign of a good team is responding to a little bit of adversity," Copp said. "They had a little bit of momentum in the third, and we came back and got that lead right back … and then killing off that four-minute power play at the end was huge."
The Blackhawks got the late power play after Jets defenseman Jacob Trouba was assessed a high-sticking double minor. Marian Hossa had the Blackhawks' best chance to tie it during the man-advantage, but Hellebuyck denied him at the right post with 2.6 seconds left.
Bryan Little also scored for the Jets (13-13-2), who won back-to-back road games after defeating the St. Louis Blues 3-2 in overtime Saturday.
Chicago played its sixth game without captain Jonathan Toews, who reportedly has a back injury. The Blackhawks played their second game without goalie Corey Crawford, who is out 2-3 weeks after having an appendectomy in Philadelphia on Saturday.
Scott Darling made 30 saves for the Blackhawks, who are 3-2-1 without Toews and have 12 goals without him. They haven't scored a power-play goal in the past five games (0-for-13) and have been outshot 254-238 in their past 10 games at 5-on-5.
"I still think we're playing the same style," Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane said. "The onus is on offensive guys to try and produce and take control and create a little bit more out there. It's all across the board, but I think myself, personally, I want to do a little bit better as far as creating and getting chances. That stems from hard work and getting the puck back."
Winnipeg played its second straight game without Mark Scheifele, who was a late scratch against the Blues with a lower-body injury.

Goal of the game

Copp scored the game-winner at 15:15 of the third period 2:15 after he hit the crossbar with the Jets leading 1-0. Winnipeg forced a turnover in the neutral zone, former Blackhawks forward Marko Dano got the puck to Copp and he shot past Darling to the far side of the net.

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Save of the game

Darling made three saves against breakaways, including two in the second period. His best followed a Blackhawks turnover that led to a breakaway for Ehlers at 8:33 of the second. Darling got his glove on the puck after Ehlers took a hard wrist shot and then dove to swat the puck away after it hit the right post.

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Unsung moment of the game

The Jets nearly took a 1-0 lead at 2:38 of the second period, but Blackhawks defenseman Brian Campbell contested Mathieu Perreault's shot off a rebound in the low slot in time to prevent a goal.

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Highlight of the game

Hellebuyck's last save was a big one. The Blackhawks had a 6-on-4 advantage with Darling pulled during a power play and worked the puck to Hossa alone in front of the net. Hellebuyck got his left skate over to stop the puck and froze it.

Video: WPG@CHI: Hellebuyck robs Hossa in the final seconds

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They said it

"[It's] just desperation mode. I learned the hard way never to give up. You've got to use your mind at that point. You get fatigued, you can't lose your mind. That's the first thing you need to focus on, just tracking the puck and making sure you're ahead of it." -- Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck on making seven saves in the final 3:53 of the game
"We've won some fortunate games. Our play's been sporadic. Offensively, it hasn't been as consistent as we'd like. We've won a lot of games comparable to how we lost today." -- Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville

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Need to know

Toews skated on his own Sunday, but Quenneville said the Blackhawks captain isn't showing progress. Toews will be kept off the ice for two or three days and be reassessed this week. … Chicago sent rookie center Nick Schmaltz to Rockford of the American Hockey League on Sunday and recalled first-year goalie Lars Johansson. … Crawford returned home with his teammates Saturday. ... The Jets have won the first two games against the Blackhawks this season by a combined score of 6-1.

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What's next

Jets: Host the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday (8 p.m. ET; TSN3, FS-D+, NHL.TV)
Blackhawks: Host the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday (8:30 p.m. ET; CSN-CH, FS-A PLUS, NHL.TV)