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Jets send Canucks to third straight shutout loss

Posted March 22, 2016 7:00 am

The Associated Press

Vancouver Canucks' goalie Jacob Markstrom (25) makes a glove save on Winnipeg Jets' Matt Halischuk (15) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 22, 2016, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. (Trevor Hagan/The Canadian Press via AP) The Associated Press

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) - Ondrej Pavelec made 28 saves for his first shutout of the season and the Winnipeg Jets beat the reeling Vancouver Canucks 2-0 on Tuesday night.

Adam Lowry and Mark Scheifele scored Winnipeg. Scheifele's empty-netter was his team-leading 24th goal of the season.

The Canucks were shut out for the third consecutive game, tying a franchise record. Their goal-less stretch is at 228:00. The Canucks having not scored a goal in 11 periods going back to the first period of their March 16 matchup at home against the Colorado Avalanche.

Vancouver's Jacob Markstrom made 47 saves.

Early in the third period, Lowry found the puck in traffic and quickly wrapped it around and banked it in off Markstrom's skate to make it 1-0 Winnipeg at the 2:30 mark.

Lowry's sixth of the season is also his second goal in his past five games, having gone without a goal in 17 games previous to that.

The Canucks asked for a video review on the goal, questioning whether there was goaltender interference, but the call on the ice stood.

Markstrom's night was a busy one for Vancouver, especially in a hectic second period where the 26-year-old goalie turned away 19 shots and was big when he needed to be during two Jets power plays.

Markstrom stopped 35 shots before the Jets got one past him.

Jets rookie forward Nic Petan, recently recalled from AHL affiliate Manitoba Moose, seemed especially energized Tuesday night on his 21st birthday.

Since making the Jets out of training camp where he played 14 games before his reassignment back to the AHL in late November, Petan has dressed in three consecutive games for Winnipeg.

Playing on the Jets' top line alongside the team's top two scorers in Blake Wheeler and Scheifele, Petan produced a couple quality chances, hitting a post on a backhand attempt early in the second period before being stopped by the glove of Markstrom from in close on a power play soon after.

NOTES: Vancouver is 14-14-7 on the road this season, while just 13-19-5 at home and will continue its three-game road trip through the Central Division with stops in Nashville on Thursday and St. Louis on Friday. ... The Jets conclude their current four-game home stretch on Thursday night when they host the Pacific Division-leading Los Angeles Kings.

Vancouver Canucks goalie Jacob Markstrom (25) makes a toe save as Winnipeg Jets' Mark Scheifele (55) battles Canucks' Matt Bartkowski (44) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 22, 2016, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. (Trevor Hagan/The Canadian Press via AP) The Associated Press

Vancouver Canucks' goalie Jacob Markstrom (25) stops Winnipeg Jets' Nic Petan (19) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 22, 2016, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. (Trevor Hagan/The Canadian Press via AP) The Associated Press

Vancouver Canucks goalie Jacob Markstrom (25) is out of position after stopping Winnipeg Jets' Nic Petan, not seen, at the side of the net during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 22, 2016, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. (Trevor Hagan/The Canadian Press via AP) The Associated Press

Vancouver Canucks' Andrey Pedan (29) deflects a shot by Winnipeg Jets' Blake Wheeler (26) in front of Canucks goalie Jacob Markstrom (25) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 22, 2016, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. (Trevor Hagan/The Canadian Press via AP) The Associated Press

Vancouver Canucks' Nikita Tryamkin (88) takes down Winnipeg Jets' Nic Petan (19) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 22, 2016, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. (Trevor Hagan/The Canadian Press via AP) The Associated Press

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