Caulfield scores first NHL goal as Ducks beat Jets 5-1
Judd Caulfield opened the scoring and added an assist as Anaheim handed Winnipeg its first regulation loss of the season.
What's newCaulfield shared his first NHL goal with 10 family members, including his grandmother, in Winnipeg.
Anaheim handed Winnipeg its first regulation loss of the season Friday, winning 5-1 at Canada Life Centre as Judd Caulfield marked his first NHL goal with a two-point night.
Anaheim improved to 3-1-0, while Winnipeg fell to 3-1-1 after its first regulation defeat of the season. Lukas Dostal stopped 15 of 16 shots for the Ducks; Clay Stevenson made 12 saves for the Jets.
Caulfield put Anaheim ahead at 14:41 of the first period, finishing the rebound after Jeff Malott's partial breakaway. Tim Washe also assisted. Caulfield then helped set up Washe's goal at 5:20 of the second, with Malott supplying the other assist.
Ten members of Caulfield’s family travelled from Grand Forks, North Dakota, for the game, NHL.com reported. The broadcast showed his grandmother cheering his first NHL goal. "It was super special with the family here," Caulfield said, adding that his parents, siblings and wife’s family had come to support him.
Sam Colangelo increased the lead to 3-0 at 4:25 of the third period, scoring from Beckett Sennecke's pass near the crease. Kyle Connor answered at 10:36 after Mark Scheifele sent him in on a breakaway.
Mikael Granlund restored Anaheim's three-goal lead at 14:06, and Nikita Nesterenko added an empty-net goal at 19:19. Granlund and Washe each finished with a goal and an assist, while Malott and Sennecke each had two assists.
The Jets played without defenceman Josh Morrissey, who has an upper-body injury. Haydn Fleury took his place in the lineup.
