WINNIPEG, MB – NOVEMBER 13: Winnipeg Jets striker Kyle Connor (81) scores on Los Angeles Kings goalkeeper Calvin Petersen (40) during the regular season game between the Winnipeg Jets and Los Angeles Kings on November 13, 2021 at the Canada Life Center in Winnipeg MB. (Photo by Terrence Lee / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) – Mark Scheifele scored 32 seconds inside overtime to give the Winnipeg Jets a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.
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Kyle Connor and Dylan DeMelo also scored for the Jets, and Connor Hellebuyck stopped 27 shots,
Carl Grundstrom and Brendan Lemieux scored for the Kings, who got a winning streak in seven games. Cal Petersen had 20 saves.
Scheifele’s winner was his first goal of the season.
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DeMelo equalized 2-2 with the Jets short-handed with 6:24 left in the third period. Andrew Copp set him up for a clear shot that beat Petersen for DeMelo’s first goal with Winnipeg and the first since March 21, 2019, when he was with Ottawa.
Lemieux gave the Kings a 2-1 lead with 5:38 left in second place as he threw himself over the rebound from a shot from Blake Lizotte.
The Jets opened the scoring just 1:59 inside the game when Connor got his team-leading 11th spot as he threw himself over his own rebound after a points shot by Logan Stanley.
Grundstrom equalized for 4:02 when his shot from a bad angle hit Hellebuyck over the shoulder.
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