National Hockey League
Winnipeg 6, Los Angeles 4
When: 10:30 PM ET, Thursday, October 27, 2022
Where: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California
Referees: Jordan Samuels-Thomas, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Trent Knorr
Attendance: 15716

Axel Jonsson-Fjallby and Blake Wheeler scored in the final six minutes to lift the visiting Winnipeg Jets to a 6-4 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday.

Adam Lowry had a goal and an assist, Mark Scheifele, Pierre-Luc Dubois and Nate Schmidt also scored and Morgan Barron had two assists for the Jets, who have won two in a row for the first time this season. Connor Hellebuyck made 40 saves for the victory.

Trevor Moore had a goal and an assist, Arthur Kaliyev, Blake Lizotte and Gabriel Vilardi also scored and Jonathan Quick made 13 saves for the Kings. Los Angeles was unable to build on its 4-2 win against the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday.

Jonsson-Fjallby deflected Brenden Dillon's point shot into the net with 5:37 left to give Winnipeg a 5-4 lead.

Wheeler scored into an empty net with 40.8 seconds remaining to cap the scoring.

Moore had scored off a breakaway following a turnover to tie the score 4-4 at 4:45 of the third period.

Scheifele converted a breakaway off a turnover in the Los Angeles zone to give the Jets a 1-0 lead at 5:03 of the first period, but the Kings came back with three straight goals over the next 9 1/2 minutes.

Kaliyev tied it 1-1 with a power-play goal at 9:47, scoring with a wrist shot from the right circle off a rush.

The Kings moved ahead 2-1 at 10:53. Lizotte got to a loose puck near the right post and pushed it past Hellebuyck's outstretched right skate.

Vilardi made it 3-1 at 14:33 when he tipped in a shot from Kevin Fiala for his sixth goal of the season.

The Kings were still outshooting the Jets 16-1 with five minutes left in the first period when Lowry scored short-handed to make it 3-2 at 18:08.

Dubois tied it 3-3 with a power-play goal at 16:04 of the second period. He took a pass to the side of the net, moved a step closer and scored from in close.

Schmidt scored on a long wrist shot from the high slot to give the Jets a 4-3 lead at 18:55 of the second.

The Jets scored four goals on 14 shots through the first two periods.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Winnipeg   Los Angeles
Adam Lowry 2 Points Trevor Moore 2
Adam Lowry 1 Goals Trevor Moore 1
Morgan Barron 2 Assists Trevor Moore 1
Pierre-Luc Dubois 1 Power Play Goals Arthur Kaliyev 1
Adam Lowry 1 Short Handed Goals N/A
Connor Hellebuyck .909 Save Percentage Jonathan Quick .722
Connor Hellebuyck 40 Saves Jonathan Quick 13
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Winnipeg 19 6 2-5 3-4 8 18
Los Angeles 44 4 1-4 3-5 10 36
Upcoming Games
  • Los Angeles will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Kings have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Winnipeg will play their next game on the road against Arizona. The Jets have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .667 after a loss.