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Seattle Kraken at Winnipeg Jets

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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
Nikita Chibrikov, RW Out Apr 30
Elias Salomonsson, D Out Apr 30
Neal Pionk, D Out Apr 16
Vladislav Namestnikov, C Out Apr 16
Gustav Nyquist, RW Out Apr 16
Seattle Kraken Seattle Kraken Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jared McCann, LW Out Apr 17
Joey Daccord, G Out Apr 16
Jaden Schwartz, C Out Apr 16
Matt Murray, G Out Apr 16

Game Information

Canada Life Centre

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

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/vgk.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Vegas 39 26 95 17
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/edm.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Edmonton 41 30 93 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/ana.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Anaheim 43 33 92 6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/la.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Los Angeles 35 27 90 20
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/sj.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">San Jose 39 35 86 8
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/sea.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Seattle 34 37 79 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/cgy.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Calgary 34 39 77 9
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/van.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Vancouver 25 49 58 8

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/col.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Colorado 55 16 121 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/dal.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Dallas 50 20 112 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/min.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Minnesota 46 24 104 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/uta.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Utah 43 33 92 6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/stl.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">St. Louis 37 33 86 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nsh.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Nashville 38 34 86 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/wpg.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Winnipeg 35 35 82 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/chi.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Chicago 29 39 72 14
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