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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
Colin Miller, D Injured Reserve Mar 10
Nino Niederreiter, RW Injured Reserve Feb 28
Vladislav Namestnikov, C Out Feb 28
Seattle Kraken Seattle Kraken Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jared McCann, LW Day-To-Day Mar 22
Ryan Winterton, C Out Mar 21
Jaden Schwartz, C Out Mar 9
Max McCormick, LW Out Sep 30

Game Information

Canada Life Centre

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

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Anaheim 39 27 82 4
Vegas 32 25 78 14
Edmonton 34 28 77 9
Los Angeles 28 25 73 17
Seattle 31 29 71 9
San Jose 32 30 70 6
Calgary 29 34 65 7
Vancouver 21 40 50 8

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 46 13 102 10
Dallas 43 16 97 11
Minnesota 40 19 92 12
Utah 37 28 80 6
Nashville 33 28 75 9
Winnipeg 29 29 70 12
St. Louis 28 30 67 11
Chicago 26 31 65 13
Full Standings