Winnipeg Jets defeat Seattle Kraken 3-2 in overtime

By The Associated Press on November 13, 2022.

SEATTLE (AP) – Mark Scheifele scored 54 seconds into overtime on Sunday night, capping a dramatic comeback as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Seattle Kraken 3-2.

Scheifele’s goal was his second of the night. He also scored in the second period.

Winnipeg’s Blake Wheeler forced overtime with 3.9 seconds left, knocking in a loose puck from the top of the crease while the Jets had a 6-on-4 advantage with goalie David Rittich on the bench and Seattle’s Carson Soucy sent to the penalty box for roughing with 25.2 seconds remaining.

It was Wheeler’s fourth goal of the season.

Jordan Eberle and Brandon Tanev scored for the Kraken. Goalie Martin Jones, making his 400th NHL start, made 28 saves.

Josh Morrissey set up the overtime winner. Skating down the left side, he passed toward the centre, and Scheifele, from the low slot, beat Jones to the lower right side for his 10th of the season.

Tanev scored near the midpoint of the third period, his third goal in the last four games, to give Seattle a 2-1 lead. He now has four for the year. Eberle scored in the first period on a power play, his fourth.

Scheifele’s goal also was on the power play midway through the second to tie it at 1-1.

NOTES

Both teams had long penalty-killing streaks come to an end. Winnipeg had killed 14 in a row prior to Eberle’s goal. Seattle had killed off 18 straight before Scheifele’s goal. “¦ The second-year Kraken played in alternate jerseys for the first time in franchise history. Dubbed “Reverse Retro,” it has ice blue as the primary background rather than the usual dark blue for home.. “¦ Eberle’s 5-on-3 goal was the first for the Kraken this season and the first allowed by Winnipeg. “¦ Eberle also put one in with 7:03 left in the third, but it was disallowed because of a high stick. “¦ Seattle goalie Jones is now one of 13 active goaltenders with 400 NHL starts.

UP NEXT

Jets: Host Anaheim on Thursday night.

Kraken: Host New York Rangers on Monday night.

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