Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) lays on the ground after stopping a shot during the third period of an NHL hockey pre-season game against the Minnesota Wild, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
By The Canadian Press
Oct 3, 2025 | 9:07 PM
CALGARY — Tanner Pearson scored the winner in the seventh round of a shootout as the visiting Winnipeg Jets erased a 4-2 third-period deficit to beat the Calgary Flames 5-4 in NHL pre-season action on Friday at Scotiabank Saddledome.
Haydn Fleury, Gustav Nyquist, Alex Iafallo and Parker Ford also scored for the Jets, who trailed 3-1 after the first period and 4-2 heading into the third.
Nazem Kadri scored twice for the Flames, who were outshot 35-29. Matvei Gridin and Joel Hanley added singles for the hosts, who went 0-for-5 on the power play. The Jets were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Iafallo started the Jets’ comeback at 3:47 of the third, and Ford tied the game nine minutes later.