Spezza scores in shootout, Maple Leafs beat Jets 2-1

<p>WINNIPEG, Manitoba &mdash; Jason Spezza scored the only goal of the shootout to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 2-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night.</p>
<p>The veteran forward corralled a rolling puck before deking Connor Hellebuyck and tucking it in the small gap between the goaltender’s outstretched pad and the post.</p>
<p>Kyle Connor, Pierre-Luc Dubois and Mark Scheifele were unable to beat Toronto goaltender Jack Campbell in the tiebreaker as he improved to 8-0-0 on the season.</p>
<p>Travis Dermott scored in regulation for the North Division-leading Maple Leafs. Campbell finished with 31 saves.</p>
<p>Toronto had several great chances to put the game away on an overtime power play, but couldn’t beat Hellebuyck, who played in his 300th career regular-season game.</p>
<p>Andrew Copp had the lone goal for the Jets. Hellebuyck had 37 saves.</p>
<p>Zach Hyman showed some early zip for Toronto in a quiet first period. He sped around the net on his first shift and beat Hellebuyck only to watch the puck roll out just wide of the post.</p>
<p>Campbell was steady at the other end in an opening period that had just a few decent scoring chances.</p>
<p>Dermott snapped a puck from the point that seemed to catch Hellebuyck off guard at 5:16 of the second period. The rather innocuous one-timer knuckled its way inside the post for his second goal of the season.</p>
<p>The Jets answered moments later after Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly pressed a bit too far at the Winnipeg blue line.</p>
<p>Adam Lowry took advantage by racing ahead on a 2-on-1 break, feeding Copp for his 12th of the year at 11:50.</p>
<p>Toronto’s Alex Kerfoot hit the post late in the second period and teammate Alex Galchenyuk found the iron early in the third.</p>
<p>The Jets pressed midway in the final period, forcing Campbell to make a pair of diving saves. The Toronto goalie appeared to favor his leg after making a great stop on Connor, but shook it off and stayed in the game.</p>
<p>POWER PLAYS</p>
<p>The Maple Leafs’ power-play woes continued as they went 0 for 3 on the night. Toronto has just one goal in its last 28 opportunities with the man advantage.</p>
<p>Winnipeg was 0 for 2 on the power play. </p>
<p>BEAULIEU OUT</p>
<p>Earlier in the day, the Jets said that defenseman Nathan Beaulieu will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn labrum.</p>
<p>SCHEDULE CHANGE</p>
<p>The NHL announced Friday that a Jets home game against Ottawa scheduled for May 7 will be played Monday night. The change is a result of recently postponed games affecting the Jets and Vancouver Canucks.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Maple Leafs: At Calgary on Sunday night.</p>
<p>Jets: Host Ottawa on Monday night.</p>