Winnipeg Jets at Buffalo Sabres

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Winnipeg Jets

13-12-0

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Buffalo Sabres

11-11-4

Josh Norris scores twice in his return from injury to lead Sabres over Jets 5-1

Norris scored his first goal of the season with 5:06 remaining in the first period on a backhand shot, assisted by Zach Benson and Tage Thompson. He added a backhand shot 41 seconds into the third, assisted by Benson and Rasmus Dahlin. Norris also recorded one assist in the game.

Bowen Byram, Jason Zucker and Alex Tuch also scored for the Sabres and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 23 saves. Benson and Josh Doan added two assists each.

Kyle Connor scored the only goal for the Jets.

Starting goalie Eric Comrie allowed three goals on 14 shots in the first period. Thomas Milic came out to start the second and made 15 saves.

Up next Jets: End a five-game road trip at Montreal on Wednesday.

Sabres: Start a six-game road trip at Philadelphia on Wednesday.

Regular Season Series

BUF leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 2:46	Jason Zucker Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: Josh Doan (9), Josh Norris (1)
Goal	1st Period 3:01	Bowen Byram Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (8), Conor Timmins (6)
Goal	1st Period 14:54	Josh Norris Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Tage Thompson (10), Zach Benson (10)
Goal	2nd Period 11:26	Kyle Connor Goal (13) Slap Shot, assists: Josh Morrissey (19), Mark Scheifele (19)
Goal	2nd Period 12:49	Alex Tuch Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Doan (10)
Goal	3rd Period 0:41	Josh Norris Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Zach Benson (11), Rasmus Dahlin (16)

Statistics

WPG		BUF
17	Blocked Shots	8
35	Hits	12
1	Takeaways	6
24	Shots	31
0	Power Play Goals	1
2	Power Play Opportunities	3
0.0	Power Play Percentage	33.3
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
21	Faceoffs Won	23
47.7	Faceoff Win Percent	52.3
13	Giveaways	8
5	Total Penalties	3
26	Penalty Minutes	14

Buffalo Sabres Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Zach Benson, LW	Out	Feb 22
Jordan Greenway, LW	Day-To-Day	Feb 6
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, G	Injured Reserve	Feb 3
Josh Norris, C	Injured Reserve	Feb 2
Justin Danforth, RW	Injured Reserve	Jan 26