Winnipeg Jets fly over Los Angeles Kings 4-3, break 6-game winless streak
Judy Owen | The Canadian Press | Posted: April 2, 2024 4:54 AM | Last Updated: April 2
Four-game sellout streak at Winnipeg's Canada Life Centre stalled in Monday's game
Cole Perfetti scored twice and Kyle Connor contributed a trio of assists as the Winnipeg Jets snapped a six-game winless skid with a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday.
The Jets went on the game's first power play midway through third period with the score tied 3-3. Perfetti fired a low shot past Kings goalie Cam Talbot two seconds after the man advantage expired.
Josh Morrissey had a goal and assist and Sean Monahan also scored for the Jets (45-24-6). Perfetti registered a helper on Morrissey's second-period tally.
Laurent Brossoit made 25 saves for Winnipeg before a crowd of 13,334 at Canada Life Centre, halting a four-game sellout streak.
Viktor Arvidsson, Kevin Fiala and Anze Kopitar scored for the Kings (38-25-11). Defenceman Vladislav Gavrikov had two assists and Cam Talbot stopped 28 shots for Los Angeles.
Both sides have struggled recently, with Winnipeg going 0-5-1 heading into the match. The Kings have now lost three straight.
Corrections:- The headline in a previous version of this story referred to the Los Angeles Kings as the Las Vegas Kings. April 2, 2024 11:25 AM