Kyle Connor scored 51 seconds into time beyond regulation to elevate the Winnipeg Jets to a 2-1 win over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Sunday night.
Mark Scheifele completed with a purpose and an help for Winnipeg, which gained its third sport in a row to begin the season. Adam Lowry and Josh Morrissey tallied assists for the Jets.
Jake Middleton scored the lone purpose for Minnesota. The Wild have earned one level apiece in every of their previous two video games with a shootout-round loss and an time beyond regulation loss.
Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck stopped 26 of 27 pictures to earn the win. He made 25 saves in regulation and stopped the one shot he confronted within the further session.
Filip Gustavsson allowed two objectives on 35 pictures for the Wild.
Connor scored the game-winning purpose from the best circle. He took a tough go from Scheifele and fired a rising shot that beat Gustavsson on his glove aspect.
The play marked Connor’s second purpose in three video games this season. The 27-year-old has 245 profession objectives in 534 video games.
The Wild opened the scoring 4:06 into the primary interval.
Middleton corralled the puck close to the blue line and fired an extended wrist shot towards the web. The shot appeared to catch Hellebuyck off guard, and it beat him stick aspect for Middleton’s first purpose of the season.
The Jets evened the rating at 1-1 with 2.9 seconds remaining within the first interval.
Lowry gained a faceoff within the offensive zone and slid the puck towards Scheifele, who blasted a one-timer into the web. The play marked Scheifele’s third purpose up to now two video games and his fourth purpose of the season.
Wild ahead Joel Eriksson Ek didn’t journey with the group for Sunday’s sport. He was elbowed within the face Saturday night time in opposition to Seattle and performed one shift with a protecting face protect earlier than he left for the rest of the competition.
Connor led all skaters with eight pictures on purpose. Wild ahead Kirill Kaprizov and Jets defenseman Neal Pionk had been subsequent with 4 pictures apiece.
–Discipline Stage Media
