Nabokov makes 37 saves as Islanders down Jets
Posted February 14, 2012 11:14 pm.
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THE CANADIAN PRESS
WINNIPEG — P.A. Parenteau scored the winner early in the third period and Evgeni Nabokov made 37 saves as the New York Islanders defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 on Tuesday.
Parenteau redirected a shot by Milan Jurcina for his 12th goal and 50th point of the season at 1:36 of the third period.
Matt Moulson also scored for the Islanders (24-24-8) with his team-leading 25th goal of the season.
Matt Martin sealed the victory with an empty-netter with 53 seconds left that was assisted by Parenteau.
Chris Thorburn had the lone goal for Winnipeg (26-26-6), while Ondrej Pavelec made 22 saves in the loss.
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The Jets opened the scoring when Thorburn scored his third goal of the season with 2:10 left in the first period off a rebound that went by Nabokov.
Winnipeg outshot New York 16-10 in the opening period, but the Islanders came back early in the second.
Just 23 seconds after Jets forward Blake Wheeler went to the penalty box for tripping, Moulson scored at 3:55 to tie the game 1-1.
Moulson was playing in his 220th consecutive game with the Islanders. He hasn’t missed a game since joining the club as a free agent in July 2009.
After Parenteau’s goal, the Jets had a couple of power plays, but couldn’t beat Nabokov.
Winnipeg was 0-3 with the man advantage and the Islanders were good on their only power play with Moulson’s goal.
The Jets travel to Minnesota for a game on Thursday and then play eight straight at home.
Notes: The Islanders are only 6-20-3 when allowing the game’s first goal.
