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Winnipeg Ices Ottawa 5-2 - Recap

Patrik Laine sniped 3 goals in leading Winnipeg to a 5-2 win over Ottawa on Saturday at Bell MTS Place.

Winnipeg was favored by -152 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.

Patrik Laine(3), Kyle Connor, and Neal Pionk each scored for the Jets in the victory. Pionk opened the scoring for Winnipeg.

Laurent Brossoit stopped 25 of 27 Ottawa shots in the victory.

Ottawa got goals from Mikkel Boedker, and Jean-Gabriel Pageau in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Ottawa got a 18-stop effort from Craig Anderson in the loss.

On the power play, Winnipeg went 3-for-4, while the Senators were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Winnipeg outshot Ottawa 34-27 in the game.

Winnipeg heads into a battle against the Blackhawks. Ottawa, meanwhile, will have their next action against Colorado.