WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Mark Scheifele scored twice, including the go-ahead goal midway through the third, and Connor Hellebuyck made 30 saves as the Winnipeg Jets held on for a 3–2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.
Winnipeg struck first on a power-play goal by Alex Iafallo at 4:48 of the opening period. The Kings responded early in the second, when Mikey Anderson tapped home a slap shot just 50 seconds in. Later in the period, Adrian Kempe finished off a crisp passing sequence from Anze Kopitar and Andrei Kuzmenko to put Los Angeles ahead 2–1.
With only 1:03 left in the second, Morgan Barron poked the puck free while the Jets were killing a penalty and fed Scheifele, whose deft backhand tipped off Anderson and past Darcy Kuemper to tie the game. Then, at 11:47 of the third, Scheifele deflected a Josh Morrissey point shot past Kuemper to give Winnipeg the lead for good.
Los Angeles pulled Kuemper late in a bid to tie the game while on the power play but couldn’t break through Hellebuyck’s resistance. Reuters+1 The Kings were 0-for-5 on the power play; the Jets went 1-for-4.
With the win, Winnipeg evened its record to 1–1 to open the season. Los Angeles dropped to 1–2 in its first three games.