Morrissey's 3-point night leads Jets past Oilers in high-scoring affair

Defenceman Josh Morrissey scored two goals and added an assist to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 7-5 victory over the visiting Edmonton Oilers before a sold-out crowd of 15,324 at Canada Life Centre on Saturday.

Mark Scheifele, Adam Lowry, Kyle Copabianco, Morgan Barron and Dylan DeMelon, into an empty net, also scored for the Jets, who snapped a five-game winless streak and a three-game losing streak at home.

Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl scored three goals, while Mattias Janmark and Nick Bjugstad added singles.

Netminder Jack Campbell made 31 saves on 37 shots for Edmonton (34-22-8).

Edmonton pulled to within 6-5 early in the third period. The recently acquired Bjugstad swept a loose puck in the crease into the net at 2:55.

There were fireworks near the end of the second period. Winnipeg forward Saku Maenalanen crushed Edmonton centre Connor McDavid into the boards with a clean hit. Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse then went after Maenalanen, but Lowry interceded. Both were handed five-minute fighting majors but Nurse got the extra two minutes.

Morrissey scored on the ensuing power play with 1.2 seconds left in the period to give Winnipeg a 6-4 lead. Scheifele had an assist.

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Barron gave Winnipeg a 5-4 lead midway through the middle period when he was sent in alone on Campbell and beat him with a backhand shot. Morrissey drew an assist.

The Oilers knotted the score 4-4 on the power play. Just seven seconds after the Jets were called for too many men, Draisaitl scored his third goal of the game, converting a pass from McDavid. It was Draisaitl's 26th power-play goal of the season, a franchise record. It was also McDavid's 58th power-play point, breaking the record he had shared