Winnipeg Jets vs Detroit Red Wings

Regular season · Sunday, October 4, 2026 · Little Caesars Arena

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3–2

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SOG 27–36

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Recap

Kyle Connor powers Jets past Red Wings in Detroit

The Winnipeg Jets beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Sunday afternoon at Little Caesars Arena. Winnipeg jumped ahead with two power-play goals in the first period and never trailed. Cole Perfetti opened the scoring at 13:04, and Kyle Connor made it 2-0 at 14:36. Connor added another power-play goal early in the second for a 3-0 lead, and the Jets held on as Detroit pushed back.

Viktor Arvidsson got the Red Wings on the board late in the second, and Emmitt Finnie's first of the season early in the third made it 3-2, but Detroit could not find the equalizer despite outshooting Winnipeg 36-27. Stuart Skinner made 34 saves on 36 shots for the win, while John Gibson stopped 24 of 27 in the loss.

Connor finished with two goals and an assist, and was named the first star. Perfetti had a goal and two assists, and Josh Morrissey chipped in two assists. The Jets went 3 for 4 on the power play.

Written with AI from official NHL data and checked against it. The box score and play-by-play are the official record. How we write these

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
WPG	2	1	0	3	27
DET	0	1	1	2	36

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Cole Perfetti (1)Kyle Connor (2), Josh Morrissey (1)1–013:04 WPG · PPG
Kyle Connor (2)Gabriel Vilardi (2), Cole Perfetti (2)2–014:36 WPG · PPG

2nd period

Kyle Connor (3)Josh Morrissey (2), Cole Perfetti (3)3–005:41 WPG · PPG
Viktor Arvidsson (1)Andrew Copp (1), Moritz Seider (1)Lowry 1:04 into shift3–116:52 DET · PPG

3rd period

Emmitt Finnie (1)Michael Brandsegg-Nygård (1), Alex DeBrincat (1)3–204:56 DET

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:04

3–1 · 2nd 16:52 · Arvidsson. Lowry was 1:04 into his shift when it went in.

GoalWPG on iceDET on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 WPG

1st 13:04 · PP · Perfetti

Rasmussen 0:54

NormalRasmussen 0:54

2–0 WPG

1st 14:36 · PP · Connor

Danielson 0:28

Fresh legsDanielson 0:28

3–0 WPG

2nd 5:41 · PP · Connor

Chiarot 0:57

NormalChiarot 0:57

3–1 DET

2nd 16:52 · PP · Arvidsson

Long shift: Lowry 1:04

Long shiftLowry 1:04

3–2 DET

3rd 4:56 · Finnie

Scheifele 0:42

NormalScheifele 0:42

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

WPGDET

27Shots on goal36

39%Faceoff %61%

3/4Power play1/5

15Penalty minutes13

20Hits25

15Blocked shots12

19Giveaways10

2Takeaways2

Penalties

1st 09:26Gabriel Vilardi · tripping2 min
1st 12:10Keegan Kolesar · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
1st 12:10Tyrel Bauer · fighting5 min
1st 12:10Keegan Kolesar · fighting5 min
1st 13:04J.T. Compher · abuse of officials2 min
1st 19:25Vladislav Namestnikov · cross checking2 min
2nd 05:02Lucas Raymond · holding the stick2 min
2nd 15:48Dylan DeMelo · tripping2 min
2nd 17:56Vladislav Namestnikov · tripping2 min
3rd 01:18Viktor Arvidsson · interference2 min
3rd 15:53Dylan DeMelo · hooking2 min

Season series

Winnipeg Jets

Winnipeg Jets skaters

81Kyle ConnorL	2	1	3	-1	5	0	0	0	–	20:05
91Cole PerfettiC	1	2	3	-1	2	1	1	0	–	17:10
44Josh MorrisseyD	0	2	2	0	7	1	2	0	–	21:33
13Gabriel VilardiC	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	2	33	14:41
7Vladislav NamestnikovC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	63	13:09
9Alex IafalloL	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	–	11:44
17Adam LowryC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	15:17
27Isak RosenR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	12:54
36Morgan BarronC	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	–	17:46
55Mark ScheifeleC	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	42	18:06
61Viggo BjörckC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	30	13:21
62Nino NiederreiterR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	11:15
93Brad LambertC	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	–	10:27
2Dylan DeMeloD	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	4	–	20:53
4Neal PionkD	0	0	0	-1	3	2	4	0	–	23:53
38Mario FerraroD	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	–	20:17
54Dylan SambergD	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	–	19:50
77Tyrel BauerD	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	–	08:35

Winnipeg Jets goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
33Clay StevensonG		0	0	0	–	00:00
74Stuart SkinnerG	W	36	34	2	.944	60:00

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters

18Andrew CoppC	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	76	23:44
28Michael Brandsegg-NygårdR	0	1	1	+1	6	4	0	0	–	19:33
33Viktor ArvidssonL	1	0	1	0	4	1	1	2	100	21:24
58Emmitt FinnieC	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	0	62	16:56
93Alex DeBrincatR	0	1	1	+1	4	0	2	0	–	23:16
53Moritz SeiderD	0	1	1	0	3	1	5	0	–	25:41
22Mason AppletonC	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	–	09:23
23Lucas RaymondL	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	–	23:55
27Michael RasmussenC	0	0	0	0	4	3	1	0	–	16:09
29Nate DanielsonC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	57	08:09
37J.T. CompherL	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	30	12:51
55Keegan KolesarR	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	–	10:49
8Ben ChiarotD	0	0	0	+1	1	2	1	0	–	17:23
20Albert JohanssonD	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	–	12:37
24Andreas EnglundD	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	–	07:15
42Anton JohanssonD	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	–	13:30
44Axel Sandin-PellikkaD	0	0	0	+1	3	0	0	0	–	15:37
72Justin FaulkD	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	–	19:32

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
36John GibsonG	L	27	24	3	.889	57:11
80Daniil TarasovG		0	0	0	–	00:00