Dylan DeMelo scored with 27 seconds left to play to give the Winnipeg Jets a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken.
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Dylan DeMelo scored with 27 seconds left in regulation to give the Winnipeg Jets a hard-earned 2-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday.
With Jamie Oleksiak off for interference ... 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.
(John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP) Seattle Kraken’s Jamie Oleksiak (24) defends against Winnipeg Jets’ Nino Niederreiter (62) as Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord (35) watches the puck during second-period NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg ...
Youngster Matty Beniers got things going for Seattle just 8:12 into the game. A floating pass from the defensive zone caught the Jets standing still, before Kaapo Kakko fed Beniers for a redirection from the top of the crease which beat Hellebuyck for the early 1-0 score.
Scheifele, Connor, Vilardi combine for five points in 4-1 win
Oleksiak recorded an assist and went minus-2 in Tuesday's 6-4 loss to the Ducks. Oleksiak has earned five points over his last 10 contests. The 32-year-old doesn't add much offense, but he's been a stalwart in the Kraken's lineup even with a demotion to the third pairing in recent weeks.
Goalies such as Seattle's Joey Daccord can help generate offense and also reduce the physical burden of their defensemen.
You might say the Kraken and Joey Daccord were not kidding around Saturday, turning a serious workmanlike victory to sweep the season series from Pittsburgh on Kids Day at Climate Pledge Arena. Daccord faced 29 total shots,
Jamie Oleksiak (267 games, 14 goals, 50 assists, 64 points) F: Marian Gaborik (502 games, 219 goals, 218 assists, 437 points) F: Kirill Kaprizov (312 games, 183 goals, 197 assists, 380 points ...
The Kraken capped a 2-3 road trip while Winnipeg played the seventh of an eight-game homestand. The Jets trailed by a goal when Scheifele's power-play goal drew the hosts even at 9:35 of the second period. With Jamie Oleksiak off for interference ...