Blake Wheeler Puts Four Goals Past Blue Jackets
6 years agoWinnipeg Jets right wing Blake Wheeler became the fifth player in franchise history to score four goals in a game on Sunday, taking over in the third to lead the team to a 5-2 win at Columbus. Mark Scheifele had three assists. The game was tied 2-2 before Wheeler scored his second of the night 7:44 into the final frame and he ended up notching a couple of more goals inside the final minutes. In the process, the Jets captain reached the 80-point mark in his 65th game of the season, only Ilya Kovalchuk has gotten there faster as a Jets/Atlanta Thrashers player (61 games).
Source: ESPN
Source: ESPN