Two youngsters made big impressions during the Winnipeg Jets’ two-game road trip.
Brendan Lemieux scored his fourth, fifth and sixth goals of the year and was the sparkplug on an effective fourth line, while young Finnish-born defenceman Sami Niku earned a pair of assists against the Predators.
For now, Winnipeg reassigned Niku and veteran pro Cam Schilling to the Manitoba Moose to bolster the AHL club’s blue line this week while the big club is idle.
Schilling made his presence felt immediately, scoring once and setting up another goal as the Moose doubled up on the San Antonio Rampage 4-2 on Sunday afternoon at Bell MTS Place.