National Hockey League
Winnipeg 5, San Jose 4
When: 10:30 PM ET, Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Where: SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, California
Referees: Ian Walsh, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Mark Shewchyk, Mark Wheler
Attendance: 17237
Bryan Little scored his second goal of the night in overtime to give the Winnipeg Jets a 5-4 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night in San Jose, Calif.

Little scored 18 seconds into the extra period for his team's first overtime win of the season, which came on a night when the Jets blew leads of 3-0 and 4-3. The Jets lost their first six games decided in OT.

Goalie Connor Hellebuyck stopped 29 shots for the Jets, who are on a three-game winning streak and a 9-2-1 run since the Christmas break that has taken them to top spot in the Central Division.

Mathieu Perreault opened the scoring at the SAP Center just 18 seconds into the clash when Nikolaj Ehlers' shot banked off his skate and past Sharks goalie Aaron Dell.

After Joel Armia doubled the lead, Little made it a 3-0 affair with a power-play tally just before the 12-minute mark.

The Sharks found life thanks to Joe Pavelski's marker with 45.8 seconds left in the opening frame, and the hosts drew even before the middle period was done.

Logan Couture made it a one-goal game with a fortunate bounce at 9:38 of the second period. He lost the puck in the high slot when he came into a pair of defenders but spun and found the puck back on his stick before burying a shot.

Chris Tierney's power-play marker at 13:25 of the second evened the count.

The see-saw didn't end there. After Armia restored the Jets' lead with his second of the night, Timo Meier replied with a rebound maker of his own to make it a 4-4 game.

Dell, who surrendered three goals on the first four shots he faced, made 18 saves for the Sharks, who have a 5-1-1 record in their last seven games.

San Jose's Tomas Hertl was given a major penalty and game misconduct in the first period after he hit Dmitry Kulikov from behind, knocking the Jets defenseman out of the game.

San Jose center Joe Thornton left the game late in regulation after teammate Mikkel Boedker fell and landed on Thornton's right leg.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Winnipeg   San Jose
Bryan Little 3 Points Joe Pavelski 2
Bryan Little 2 Goals Joe Pavelski 1
Nikolaj Ehlers 2 Assists Joe Pavelski 1
Bryan Little 1 Power Play Goals Chris Tierney 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Connor Hellebuyck .879 Save Percentage Aaron Dell .783
Connor Hellebuyck 29 Saves Aaron Dell 18
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Winnipeg 23 5 1-3 2-3 10 31
San Jose 33 4 1-3 2-3 19 27
Upcoming Games
  • San Jose will play their next game at home against NY Rangers. The Sharks have a W/L % of .481 after a win and .650 after a loss.
  • Winnipeg will play their next game on the road against Anaheim. The Jets have a W/L % of .571 after a win and .619 after a loss.