Recap
Kyle Connor scores late winner as Jets edge Avalanche 3-2
The Winnipeg Jets beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Wednesday night at Canada Life Centre. After a scoreless first period, Jaden Schwartz put Colorado ahead at 2:51 of the second, but Kyle Connor answered for Winnipeg and Cole Perfetti added another late in the period to give the Jets a 2-1 lead. Fedor Svechkov tied it for the Avalanche at 12:35 of the third before Connor struck again at 19:00 for his second of the night and the game winner, capping Winnipeg's comeback from a one-goal deficit.
Connor finished with 2 goals, while Mark Scheifele and Dylan Samberg each chipped in 2 assists. Schwartz had a goal and an assist for Colorado, and Svechkov matched that with 1 goal and 1 assist. Stuart Skinner made 32 saves on 34 shots to earn the win as the first star, while Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 16 of 19 for the Avalanche, who outshot the Jets 34-19. The Jets have now won 3 games in a row to improve to 3-0-1.
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