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Dylan DeMelo scores last-minute goal to give Jets a 2-1 win over Kraken

Dylan DeMelo nets last-minute winner for Jets

Matty Beniers scored in the first period for Seattle and Mark Scheifele scored a power-play goal for Winnipeg in the second period. Winnipeg goalie Connor Hellebuyck made 18 saves and Seattle's Joey Daccord stopped 34 shots.

The Jets stretched their point streak to five games (4-0-1) and improved to 8-2-2 in their last 12.

The Kraken capped a 2/3 road trip.

Scheifele’s power-play goal drew the Jets even at 9:35 of the second. With Jamie Oleksiak off for interference, Scheifele whipped Kyle Connor's rebound past Daccord.

Hellebuyck kept it a 1-1 game when he stopped Andre Burakovsky on a breakaway late in the second.

Beniers opened the scoring midway through the opening period when he converted a perfect pass from Kaapo Kakko on Hellebuyck’s doorstep.

Takeaways Jets: Outplayed in the opening period, Winnipeg came alive in the second, outshooting Seattle 20-8.

Kraken: Showed no signs of fatigue in the last of a five-game road trip. The Kraken were all over the Jets in the first period when they scored first and outshot Winnipeg 11-8. But the Jets kept putting the pressure on in the last two periods.

Key moment DeMelo’s goal set up by Nikolaj Ehlers.

Key stat The Jets outshot Seattle 36-19.

Up next The Jets host the Calgary Flames on Saturday night.

The Kraken return home to play the Los Angeles Kings, also on Saturday night.

Regular Season Series

WPG leads series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 8:12 Matty Beniers Goal (9) Tip-In, assists: Kaapo Kakko (16), Jaden Schwartz (17)
Goal 2nd Period 9:35 Mark Scheifele Goal (27) Slap Shot, assists: Kyle Connor (34), Josh Morrissey (35)
Goal 3rd Period 19:33 Dylan DeMelo Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (24)

Statistics

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23 Blocked Shots 17
17 Hits 16
5 Takeaways 5
18 Shots 36
0 Power Play Goals 1
1 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
30 Faceoffs Won 21
58.8 Faceoff Win Percent 41.2
10 Giveaways 16
2 Total Penalties 1
4 Penalty Minutes 2
Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Jets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Gabriel Vilardi, C Out Apr 19
Rasmus Kupari, C Out Apr 19
Nikolaj Ehlers, LW Out Apr 15
Seattle Kraken Seattle Kraken Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jared McCann, LW Out Apr 16

Game Information

Canada Life Centre

Location: Winnipeg, MB
Attendance: 13,959 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 50 22 110 10
Los Angeles 48 25 105 9
Edmonton 48 29 101 5
Calgary 41 27 96 14
Vancouver 38 30 90 14
Anaheim 35 37 80 10
Seattle 35 41 76 6
San Jose 20 50 52 12

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 56 22 116 4
Dallas 50 26 106 6
Colorado 49 29 102 4
Minnesota 45 30 97 7
St. Louis 44 30 96 8
Utah 38 31 89 13
Nashville 30 44 68 8
Chicago 25 46 61 11
Full Standings