Josh Morrissey scored the tying goal in the final minute of regulation and Mark Scheifele got the winner 1:33 into overtime as the Winnipeg Jets rallied to beat the San Jose Sharks 2-1 on Monday night for their franchise-record 10th straight win.
The Jets teammates Connor and Morrissey were scratched in favor of the Rangers' Kreider and the Stars' Harley.
Illness continues to be a story of the 4 Nations Cup for Canada. Defenseman Josh Morrissey is will miss Thursday's final against the USA.
Team Canada star Josh Morrissey is out for the 4 Nations Final on Thursday against Team USA due to an illness.
For the second consecutive game against the United States, Canada took the ice missing a key player on the blue line on Thursday. This time, it was defenseman Josh Morrissey, who was ruled out for the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game because of an illness.
Josh Morrissey ties the score in the final minute for the Jets, then Mark Scheifele scores the overtime winner to take down the Sharks.
Morrissey scored his eighth goal of the season in Monday's 2-1 overtime win over the Sharks. After sitting out Team Canada's championship win in the 4 Nationals Face-Off as well as the Jets' first game after the break due to an illness,
Morrissey (illness) will play against San Jose on Monday, Jamie Thomas of the Jets' official site reports. Morrissey sat out Canada's championship win at the 4 Nations Face-Off on Thursday and missed Winnipeg's 4-3 shootout victory over St.
Morrissey didn't play against Team USA in Thursday's 4 Nations Face-Off Final due to the illness. He is feeling better, but Morrissey will still take some time off before playing for Winnipeg. He has seven goals and 46 points in 56 appearances in 2024-25.
Josh Morrissey scored the tying goal in the final minute of regulation and Mark Scheifele got the winner 1:33 into overtime as the Winnipeg Jets rallied to beat the San Jose Sharks 2-1 for their franchise-record 10th straight win.
WINNIPEG - As a deep thinker, Jets goaltender Eric Comrie often ponders many of life’s great questions. On Thursday night Comrie was faced with a personal conundrum. Cheer for Connor Hellebuyck and Kyle Connor on Team USA or root for his home country and good pal Josh Morrissey on Team Canada.
Josh Morrissey has played in some huge games in his career. The gold medal game at the 2015 World Juniors in Toronto, the 2017 World Hockey Championship gold medal game in Germany and Game 7 in Nashville in the second round of the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs.