“We have skilled guys on the power play. I think it comes down a lot to that, and like everyone is willing to like work with each other, talk about plays” said Björck.
“Good shot by Yags there, and we got Walls in front of the net, getting pucks back, Bars in the middle, open for space and everything. And Alfons (Freij) very good QB with a lot of movements up there, so it was great.”
As Morrison pointed out, there was a bit of a drop-off in the second period, and that’s when another 2026 draft pick showed his potential. Samuel Hrenak, who the team selected in the third round, was brilliant, making three quality saves to keep Winnipeg up 1-0 before Yager’s goal. Hrenak had only seen two shots in the opening period before his hectic second.
“I was trying not to think about it,” said Hrenak who finished with 22 saves.
“You know, I was I was trying to treat every period the same If there’s 20 shots or five shots or only one shot, so I was trying to stay in the moment and focus on the next shot.”
Kevin He scored early in the third to make it 3-0 and then the Slovakian goalkeeper almost put something else on his highlight reel, late in the period with the Canadiens net empty and the Jets leading 3-1, Hrenak saw a chance and lifted a shot down the ice that came very close to making it 4-1.