Mark Scheifele scores twice to make Jets beat Kings 3-2

Mark Scheifele scored two targets, Connor Hellebuyck made 30 saves and the Winnipeg Jets defeated the visiting Los Angeles Kings 3-2 on Saturday.

Alex Iafallo additionally scored for the Jets, who bounced again after dropping their opener to the Dallas Stars on Thursday night time. Gabriel Vilardi had two assists for Winnipeg.

Adrian Kempe had a purpose with an help and Mikey Anderson additionally scored for the Kings, who’ve misplaced two of three to start out the season. Darcy Kuemper made 24 saves for Los Angeles.

Iafallo gave the Jets a 1-0 lead towards his former workforce at 4:48 of the primary interval. He picked up the puck on the within fringe of the fitting circle off a move from Kyle Connor and shot previous Kuemper throughout an influence play.

Anderson tied it at 1-1 when he acquired a move from Drew Doughty and scored on some extent shot by way of a display screen 50 seconds into the 2nd interval.

The Kings took a 2-1 lead on a phenomenal passing sequence at 9:12 of the second interval. Andrei Kuzmenko went to the fitting circle and handed behind the again to Anze Kopitar, who handed to Kempe for the entry.

Scheifele tied it at 2-2 when he entered the zone, shot the web and lifted a backhand dwelling at 18:57 of the second half.

Scheifele gave the Jets a 3-2 lead when he deflected Josh Morrissey’s shot from the left level previous Kuemper at 11:47 of the third interval.

The Kings went on an influence play with 3:30 left within the sport, however had been unable to transform. Los Angeles pulled Kuemper late on the facility play and saved the puck within the Winnipeg zone, however could not get a shot from Hellebuyck.

Winnipeg took one other penalty with 18 seconds remaining, however within the ensuing draw, the Jets had been in a position to win the puck and get it out of the zone.

The Jets had been 1-for-4 on the facility play, whereas the Kings had been 0-for-5.

–Subject-level media