With the score 2-1 Jets at the start of the third, Elias Salomonsson recorded his first NHL goal coming in from the point and ripping a shot past Lukas Dostal to restore Winnipeg’s two-goal lead at 1:27. Salomonsson (21 years, 181 days) became the fifth-youngest defenseman in Jets/Thrashers history at the time of his first NHL goal, behind Zach Bogosian (18 years, 186 days on Jan. 17, 2009), Ville Heinola (18 years, 220 days on Oct. 8, 2019), Jacob Trouba (19 years, 217 days on Oct. 1, 2013) and Sami Niku (21 years, 175 days on April 3, 2018).
“We had a great shift in the o-zone there, winning back the puck there. Lows the guy in the middle there, jumping in,” said Salomonsson.
“I stepped right into it. I was happy to see that one go in, it was pretty special.”