The Avalanche dictated the pace from the opening draw, but Hellebuyck made some key saves early, including on a sweet backhand attempt from Josh Manson, and a one-timer from Brett Kulak that was partially deflected by Gabe Landeskog’s skate.
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But that momentum took a hit at the 9:55 mark when Mark Scheifele one-timed a pass from Kyle Connor from the top of the left circle to give the Jets a 1–0 lead. A turnover at the point from Martin Necas set it all up. Josh Morrissey recovered the loose puck and fed Connor, who quickly slid the puck to a wide-open Scheifele, and that was all she wrote on that play.
Jack Drury evened the score with 2:20 left in the period when he punched in a rebound off a point shot from Sam Malinski. Malinski’s wrister bounced off Hellebuyck, and Drury was right there to knock in the loose puck through the five-hole to make it a 1–1 game.
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