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Winnipeg, MB (SportsNetwork.com) – The Winnipeg Jets erased a two-goal deficit in the third period and Olli Jokinen scored the decisive shootout goal to cap a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the St. Louis Blues at MTS Centre. Jokinen beat St. Louis netminder Brian Elliott with a wrister on the glove side to open the seventh round. Ondrej Pavelec then turned away a bid from Chris Stewart. It looked as though it was shaping up to be a happy homecoming for Blues forward Alexander Steen. The Winnipeg native beat Pavelec twice, the second tally giving the visitors a 3-1 lead at the 3:34 mark of the third. Steen’s father, Thomas, was a standout player for the original Winnipeg franchise, accumulating 817 points in 950 games for the Jets from 1981-95. However, the current incarnation fought back with two goals in a 4:53 span. Evander Kane, whose status for the game had been in question after he suffered an apparent leg injury in Wednesday’s practice, closed the gap to 3-2 off a St. Louis giveaway with a shot that was deflected twice before sailing past Elliott at the 13:13 mark. Tobias Enstrom accepted a cross-ice pass from Dustin Byfuglien and fired a slap shot home from the right circle with 1:54 left in regulation. Pavelec finished with 29 saves for the Jets, who improved to 2-2-0 on their six-game homestand. Elliott, making his first start, stopped 26 shots for St. Louis, which has dropped two of three following a 4-0 start.

Final Score: Anaheim 3, Phoenix 2 (SO)

Anaheim, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Jakob Silfverberg scored the winner in the sixth round of the shootout as the Anaheim Ducks took a 3-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes on Friday. In the sixth round, Silfverberg buried a wrister past Mike Smith and Jonas Hiller preserved the win with a stop on Shane Doan. Teemu Selanne and Nick Bonino both scored for the Ducks, who have won six straight. Hiller made 30 stops. Antoine Vermette and Rostislav Klesla each scored for the Coyotes, who have dropped their past two. Smith turned aside 37 shots.

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