Overview
- Mark Scheifele tied the game with 1:03 left in the second period and tipped home the winner at 11:47 of the third to secure Winnipeg’s first victory.
- Connor Hellebuyck made 30 saves as the Jets killed late penalties and closed out Los Angeles in the final minutes.
- Alex Iafallo opened the scoring on a power play from a Kyle Connor feed, while Mikey Anderson and Adrian Kempe tallied for the Kings.
- The Jets went 1-for-4 on the power play and held the Kings to 0-for-5, with Winnipeg’s skaters blocking a flurry of shots down the stretch.
- Defenseman Haydn Fleury exited after blocking a shot with a lower-body issue, and the Jets now head to the Islanders on Monday as the Kings, now 1-2-0, visit the Wild.