PLAYER SPOTLIGHT: Morrissey bringing it even as Jets struggle to defend Avalanche Back to video
But the smooth-skating defenceman would never show it, and he continued to play his steady game in the face of growing adversity.
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On the whole, the Jets have been outplayed by the Avs throughout their best-of-seven, first-round playoff series and that’s why they find themselves trailing 2-1.
A 6-2 loss by the Jets Friday night at Ball Arena was another indicator that the Avalanche are imposing their will and have all the momentum on their side.
And yet, Morrissey still looks and sounds calm, and he has been one of Winnipeg’s better and most consistent players so far in the series.
He scored his second goal of the series on Friday, getting a point shot past Colorado goalie Alexandar Georgiev on a second-period power play, and finished the game with both a positive plus-minus (plus-1) and a positive Corsi (55.81%).
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The Avalanche scored six goals, three at five-on-five, two on the power play and one when the Jets had an empty net, and Morrissey wasn’t on the ice for any of them.
He was on the ice for both Jets goals, including a second-period marker by Tyler Toffoli that tied the game at 1-1. He had five shot attempts in the game, two shots on goal and was credited with three hits.
So far in the series, Morrissey has two goals and an assist, a minus-1 rating and a Corsi (48.21%). That’s not a particularly good number but it’s the best on the team, other thsn defenceman Nate Schmidt, who has only played one game.
All in all, Morrissey gets a B grade for his performance in Friday’s game.
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