Winnipeg Jets fail to capitalize on power-play chances in 3-2 loss to L.A. – Winnipeg

Captain Anze Kopitar recorded a aim and one help in his 1,2 hundredth profession NHL recreation Saturday to assist raise the Los Angeles Kings to a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets.

Adrian Kempe additionally had a aim and help and Gabriel Vilardi notched his third aim of the season for the Kings (38-23-10), who’ve simply three regulation losses of their final 18 street video games (12-3-3).

Cal Petersen stopped 25 pictures for Los Angeles, which ended a three-game street journey going 2-0-1.

Nikolaj Ehlers and Adam Lowry scored for the Jets, who began a three-game homestand.

Connor Hellebuyck made 35 saves for Winnipeg (33-27-10), that are 3-2-0 of their previous 5 video games.

Winnipeg was 0 for six on the ability play and Los Angeles was 1 for 3.

The Kings led 2-1 after the primary interval and 3-2 following the second.

The Jets had the sport’s first energy play, however the tables turned and Kempe scored shorthanded at 2:21. The aim was reviewed to see if he had kicked the puck into the online, however his twenty ninth marker of the season stood.

Ehlers tied it up 4 minutes later when he burst down the left facet of the ice and beat Petersen, however Kopitar took benefit of a Winnipeg turnover and recorded his 18th of the season to regain the lead at 10:32.

The guests outshot the Jets 19-6 within the opening interval.

Los Angeles stretched it’s result in 3-1 at 3:05 of the second, with Vilardi getting credited for a power-play aim after the puck went in off the skate of Winnipeg defenceman Josh Morrissey.

Lowry squeezed the rating to 3-2 at 13:31 when he netted off a rebound simply 4 seconds after a Winnipeg energy play got here to an finish.

The Jets had been on the ability play for the ultimate three minutes of the second interval due to overlapping Los Angeles penalties and had 1:05 with the person benefit to begin the third.

Winnipeg had a few close-in scoring probabilities to begin the third, however Petersen denied a tying aim. The Jets additionally had an influence play eight minutes into the interval and couldn’t corral a free puck in entrance of the online and switch it right into a aim.

The Jets went into the sport 4 factors again of the idle Vegas Golden Knights (79 factors) for the ultimate wild-card spot within the Western Convention, and three factors behind the Dallas Stars, who had been in San Jose for a late Saturday recreation.

Winnipeg has one recreation in hand over Vegas, however Dallas has performed three fewer video games than the Jets.

The Jets had been with out leading-scorer Kyle Connor and defenceman Nate Schmidt for the third straight recreation as they’ve been within the league’s COVID-19 protocol. They need to be cleared by the point Winnipeg hosts the Detroit Pink Wings on Wednesday.

The Kings are residence to the Flames on Monday, a workforce they beat 3-2 in a shootout in Calgary final Thursday.

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