Twenty-two seconds before victory after the break Winnipeg Jets At the last moment, Saturday's game slipped out of their hands.
The Jets led 3–2 going into the final minute, but the Minnesota Wild were sent on a power play at 19:30 of the period. Dylan DeMelo cross-validation penalty.
Winnipeg head coach Scott Arniel was visibly angered by the call from the Jets bench and yelled at the officials when Minnesota called a timeout.
After the game, Arniel explained that he was upset that the officials called DeMelo to check the back of Wild forward Joel Eriksson Ek when the Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey just a few minutes ago he was sent to the ice by a blow from behind.
“It was a terrible no-call on Josh Morrissey. An absolutely terrible no-call,” Arniel said. “It should have been announced. Head first into the board. And then a little tick-tock after that.”
Morrissey was hit by Eriksson Ek, prompting a retaliation from DeMelo.
The Wild went into the scoring with the man advantage as Mats Zuccarello tied the game at three and sent it to overtime.
In the extra frame, Matt Boldy scored the game-winning goal, adding insult to injury for the Jets, who were so close to winning.
However, that didn't stop Arniel from focusing on Morrissey's shot as Winnipeg's bench coach had more to say about the play.
“Every other top player in the league, elite players, gets hit from behind into the boards, I'm pretty sure it's a penalty,” he said.
