Jordan Greenway scores first NHL goal in key situation

Jordan Greenway scored his first NHL goal, combining good fortune and good luck.

The big winger, who joined the team after finishing his college season at Boston University, corralled a loose puck and whirled to score with five minutes left in the second period on Sunday night, giving the Wild a three-goal lead on its way to a 6-2 victory over Winnipeg.

"You only get that moment once, so it's pretty exciting," said Greenway, who played in six regular-season games. "I stepped out in the high slot and the puck found me, and I tried to put it on net as soon as I could."

The shot found a perfect spot, high behind Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck.

Greenway had no idea where it was going but joked, "Tell everyone I aimed it."

He is the first player in Wild history to get his first NHL goal in a playoff game.

Winnipeg defenseman Tyler Myers did not play in the third period after injuring a leg when Wild winger Nick Foligno slid into him late in the second period.

Jets coach Paul Maurice said he did not have an update on Myers.

Asked about the play, Maurice said he "didn't love it,'' clarifying that he was referring both to the play and the injury. Jets forward Adam Lowry said he sensed no ill intent.

"I think that's just an awkward play,'' Lowry said. "Foligno just falls into him. It's unfortunate. I don't think there was any intent to injure."

Said Foligno: "I went out to block the shot and then I thought he was jumping behind me and I don't know, I just got tangled up and then he button-hooked away from me. I didn't really like hit him or do anything other than I just might have caught his leg or something with my shin pad."

Despite losing the first two games in Winnipeg, the Wild didn't change its lineup, which meant Greenway was in and veteran winger Tyler Ennis was the odd man out again.

Seeler stepped up in the game, leading the Wild's penalty kill, getting two assists and almost scoring his first NHL goal in his 25th game. He took a shorthanded feed from Daniel Winnik on a 2-on-1 and hit the post behind Hellebuyck. The puck skittered along the goal line and came out behind the goalie as the crowd roared.

"The fans started cheering, and I put my hands up," Seeler said. "That's OK, sometimes they go in."

The snow and wind that pelted the Twin Cities over the weekend delayed the Jets' arrival for Game 3. They didn't touch down in Minneapolis until Sunday morning after travel was grounded at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport for a chunk of Saturday.

"I don't know if it made us worse, but I can say for a fact that it certainly didn't make us better," Maurice said.

Despite the grim weather, the Jets did try to fly out of Winnipeg on Saturday. But after loitering in Duluth, the team eventually decided to return to Winnipeg for the night and attempt the trip Sunday.

During that wait in Duluth, the Jets played cards and watched hockey and basketball games on their phones. Once they ran out of food, they started to roam the plane.

"The whole point of having a routine is so when an aberration comes up, you've got a good place to go," Maurice said. "You play in the Western Conference, we've got a one-hour flight to our first playoff game. That's about 2½ hours shorter than what we did four years ago. So there's your time in Duluth. This is an easy travel."

• The Wild called up forwards Kurtis Gabriel, Justin Kloos and Kyle Rau and goaltender Niklas Svedberg from the American Hockey League after Iowa's season ended.

Staff writers Rachel Blount and Chris Miller contributed to this story.