Three takeaways: Jets fall to 1-4-0 on six-game road trip

Three takeaways: Jets fall to 1-4-0 on six-game road trip

The Winnipeg Jets led the Seattle Kraken 3-2 in the third period but couldn’t hold on, conceding three unanswered goals in a 5-3 loss on Thursday night. It marks Winnipeg’s fourth loss during their six-game road trip.

Alex Iafallo, Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor scored for the Jets, while Connor Hellebuyck stopped 13 of 17 shots in the loss.

Jets blow lead

Winnipeg controlled the second period, outscoring Seattle 12-5 and taking a 3-2 lead late in the frame when Kyle Connor buried a power-play marker.

But in the third, the Jets’ penalty kill problems continued. Eeli Tolvanen tied the game on a Kraken power play, and Jordan Eberle followed with the go-ahead goal before adding an empty-netter to cap off the comeback.

Samberg makes season debut

Jets defenseman Dylan Samberg made his season debut after missing the first 16 games due to a broken wrist suffered in the preseason. Skating alongside Neal Pionk, Samberg logged 23:04 of ice time with two blocks, two hits and two shots on goal, per NHL Stats.

KC scores its first power play goal since December 2024

Kyle Connor snapped a surprising drought to score his first power-play goal since Dec. 23, 2024 in Toronto. Josh Morrissey set him up with a quick cross-seam pass, and Connor hammered a one-timer past Philipp Grubauer for his tenth of the season.

KYLE CONNOR at the POWERPLAY 😏

“Yeah, like I said, it’s kind of a function of the way we’ve been moving the puck, and what’s been open, and if there’s a shot there, I definitely try to shoot it,” Connor said. “But a lot of times we’ve been able to take advantage of those internal plays. Yeah. So let’s just not force anything, and just see the play and make it.”
Winnipeg’s season-long, six-game road trip ends Saturday in Calgary against the Flames. Puck drop is at 9:00 PM CST on Sportsnet.

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