Josh Morrissey’s OT goal put the Jets past the Canucks.

Josh Morrissey scored and added an assist in overtime in his first game back from injury as the Winnipeg Jets beat the visiting Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Saturday night.

Mark Scheifele had a goal and two assists and Gabriel Vilardi also scored for the Jets, who got 21 saves from Connor Hellebuyck.

For Vancouver, Linus Karlsson had a goal and an assist and Liam Ohgren also scored. Teddy Blueger added two assists and Kevin Lankinen made 32 saves.

Vancouver opened the scoring when Carlson’s shot from the faceoff dot hit a partially obscured Hellebuyck high toward the blocker. The goal gave the Canucks a 1-0 lead at 7:28 of the first period.

Winnipeg controlled much of the game in the opening 30 minutes, outscoring Vancouver 10-5 and generating several quality scoring opportunities, but was unable to push the puck over the Canucks’ goal line.

The Jets finally broke through late in the second period. After a faceoff win by Toews, Scheifele collected the puck and fired a shot across the slot past Lankinen with 12 seconds left in the frame to tie the game at three. The Winnipeg captain secured his fifth 30-goal campaign.

Vancouver responded quickly in the final period. Just 33 seconds into the frame, a turnover in Jets territory hit Ohgren’s stick, and his shot deflected off Toews’ stick and into the net to restore the Canucks’ lead to 2-1.

Vilardi tied the score 2-2 with 4:48 left in power play regulation. After receiving a pass from Scheifele, Vilardi made a couple of quick moves before finishing a wide-open Lankinen with a backhand.

In overtime, Morrissey scored the winner high in the zone as the puck went off the skate of Canucks’ Filip Hronek and into the net at 1:49 of the extra frame. Morrissey has not played in an NHL game since Jan. 4 after suffering an upper-body injury while playing for Team Canada at the Winter Olympics.

–Field level media