WINNIPEG, Manitoba – With its line-up jumbled up looking for a bounce-back spark, the Anaheim Geese had been led by the one line stored intact–its fourth line–of their first journey north of the border on Friday.
Judd Caulfield, Tim Washe and Jeff Malott every recorded their first profession NHL multi-point video games, together with Caulfield’s first profession NHL purpose, because the Geese handed the Winnipeg Jets their first regulation loss, 5-1, at Canada Life Centre.
Sam Colangelo gave Anaheim a three-goal lead within the third interval, and Mikael Granlund scored his 2 hundredth profession NHL purpose to seal the sport within the third. Nikita Nesterenko popped the empty internet within the remaining minute.
Lukáš Dostál stopped 15 of 16 pictures to rebound from a > Kyle Connor broke the shutout bid with a breakaway within the third interval. Eric Stevenson made 12 saves for Winnipeg.
Anaheim (3-1-0, 6 factors) concludes its fast two-game Canadian highway journey with the again finish of a back-to-back tomorrow in Calgary. The Geese return residence to host the Flames on Tuesday.
Anaheim made modifications to a few of its 4 ahead traces and two of its three defensive pairs, as Joel Quenneville made an overhaul following Wednesday’s loss to Edmonton.
The one line that didn’t obtain any alterations was the Geese’ fourth line, and in a interval the place it actually appeared like the opposite combos had not performed collectively, it was that fourth ahead group that acquired issues going with a particular tally.
Tim Washe and Judd Caulfield broke the puck out at middle ice, and Jeff Malott entered the zone with velocity for a partial breakaway. Stevenson stopped the backhand from Malott, however Caulfield crashed the crease to deposit the unfastened puck–and himself–into the again of the online for his first NHL purpose.
Caulfield, taking part in in simply his fourth NHL recreation, acquired to rejoice the milestone in entrance of family and friends that made the 2 and a half hour drive as much as Manitoba from his hometown of Grand Forks, North Dakota.
“That’s fairly superior having a ton of household tonight,” Judd Caulfield advised the Geese broadcast postgame. “I bear in mind my dad texted me earlier than the sport and he stated they’d be on that finish a pair rows up. That’s a fairly cool second to have them there for me. Unbelievable expertise.”
The 25-year-old had a four-year school profession in Grand Forks on the College of North Dakota earlier than logging over 200 AHL video games with the San Diego Gulls, together with an AHL-only contract final season.
The fourth line continued the Anaheim cost into the second interval.
5 minutes into the center body, Washe stripped the puck within the defensive zone, and the Caulfield acquired that line began on the frenzy. From the proper wing, Caulfield fed Malott far facet to enter the zone with velocity once more, and Malott discovered Washe monitoring within the center to double the Geese lead, 2-0.
“All of us attempt to make it simple on one another,” Caulfield stated. “We’re speaking rather a lot on the ice. Letting us know the place one another are. Simply taking part in predictable.”
The Geese’ fourth line earned over 93% of the anticipated targets share whereas on the ice at five-on-five.
Anaheim’s penalty kill held robust via the second interval with 4 negated Winnipeg energy performs, and in third interval, the newly mixed prime line lastly struck.
Colangelo collected his first NHL purpose in almost a calendar 12 months, as he discovered room on the prime of the crease to place residence a feed from a wide-driving Beckett Sennecke. Colangelo’s final nationwide league tally got here on Oct. 23, 2025 in his hometown of Boston. He potted 12 targets in 49 AHL video games with San Diego final season.
With a 3-0 lead of their grasp, the Geese went to work attempting to maintain the Jets grounded in a low-event hockey recreation, however Anaheim’s 166-game shutout drought continued, as Kyle Connor slipped behind the Geese protection for a breakaway purpose.
Anaheim has not posted a shutout because the 2024-25 season opener.Granlund picked up 2 hundredth NHL purpose to re-establish the three-goal benefit with a wrist shot from distance with just below six minutes remaining.
Some motion within the Geese line-up after Wednesday’s loss, with modifications to the highest three traces and all three defensive pairs
– Klepov comes out
– Colangelo is available in on prime line with Carlsson and Sennecke
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