Kyle Connor scored his second goal of the evening with exactly one minute remaining in the third period to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday at Canada Life Centre.
Following a scoreless opening period, Jaden Schwartz opened the scoring for Colorado at 2:51 of the second period with his first goal of the season, assisted by Fedor Svechkov and Brent Burns. Winnipeg answered just 1:10 later when Connor tipped in a shot from Neal Pionk, with Dylan Samberg picking up the secondary assist. The Jets took their first lead late in the period at 18:16 as Cole Perfetti deflected home a feed from Samberg and Mark Scheifele.
Colorado drew level midway through the final frame. Svechkov netted his first goal of the season at 12:35 of the third period on a tip-in set up by Schwartz and Brett Kulak. The tie held until 19:00, when Scheifele set up Connor for a wrist shot that sealed the win for the home team.
Stuart Skinner earned the victory in goal for Winnipeg, stopping 32 of 34 shots faced as the Avalanche outshot the Jets 34-19. Mackenzie Blackwood turned aside 16 of 19 shots in the loss for Colorado. Special teams were quiet on both sides, with the Avalanche failing to convert on their lone power-play chance and the Jets going 0 for 2 with the man advantage.
The victory extended Winnipeg's winning streak to three games, improving their record to 3-0-1 on the season. Colorado suffered its first defeat of the campaign, dropping to 2-1-0.
Colorado travels to face the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday, October 19. Winnipeg returns to action on Tuesday, October 20, when the team visits the St. Louis Blues.
