WINNIPEG — Kyle Connor delivered the late dagger, snapping a 2-2 tie with 1:00 left in regulation as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 at Canada Life Centre on Wednesday.
- Connor scored twice, including the winner from the hash marks off Mark Scheifele’s cross-ice feed at 19:00 of the third period.
- Cole Perfetti scored for Winnipeg, while Dylan Samberg recorded two assists.
- Stuart Skinner stopped 32 shots for the Jets, who opened the season with points in four straight games at 3-0-1.
- Defenseman Josh Morrissey left with an upper-body injury after delivering a late first-period hit on Colorado forward T.J. Hughes. He took one 1:32 shift early in the second period before exiting for good.
- Jaden Schwartz and Fedor Svechkov each posted a goal and an assist for Colorado. Mackenzie Blackwood made 16 saves.
- The Avalanche fell to 2-1-0, taking their first loss of the season.
Neither side found a goal in the opening 20 minutes. Colorado broke through at 2:51 of the second when Schwartz capitalized after Winnipeg mishandled the puck in its own end.
The Jets answered 70 seconds later. Connor set up at the top of the crease and redirected Neal Pionk’s point shot past Blackwood for a 1-1 game.
Perfetti put Winnipeg ahead late in the period, with Samberg’s shot from the blue line glancing off Perfetti’s left skate at 18:16.
Colorado pushed back in the third. Brett Kulak sent a shot around the end boards, Schwartz collected it quickly and found Svechkov alone in front. Svechkov poked the puck through Skinner’s legs at 12:35 to level the score.
Connor settled it in the final minute. Scheifele threaded a pass across the offensive zone through traffic, and Connor fired a quick wrist shot past Blackwood for the deciding goal.
