The Winnipeg Jets are a team reknowned for their flash.
Brendan Lemieux’s chief contribution to the mix is supposed to have a greasier edge, and Tuesday night was the 22-year-old left-winger’s first chance to show what he could bring.
Lemieux, slotting in on the club’s fourth line with centre Jack Roslovic and right-winger Mathieu Perreault as a replacement for rookie Kristian Vesalainen, chipped in with one hit, one takeaway and two blocked shots in 6:01 of ice time in Winnipeg’s 5-4 overtime loss to the visiting Edmonton Oilers.
Vesalainen, meanwhile, spent his first game in the press box after putting up one assist in five outings, averaging 6:50 of ice time.