It wasn’t pretty, but the Winnipeg Jets have notched their first win of the season.
The Jets picked up a 3-2 victory over the L.A. Kings Saturday afternoon, evening their record at 1-1.
The Jets opened the scoring less than five minutes into the game. With the Kings shorthanded, Kyle Connor found Alex Iafallo wide open in front of the net and Iafallo roofed it past Darcy Kuemper.
Winnipeg had two more power play looks as they dominated the opening 15 minutes of the game but were unable to get another goal before L.A. started to wake up.
The Jets carried the 1-0 advantage into the second along with a 14-9 edge in shots on goal, though at one point the shots were 14-2.
The Kings drew level just 50 seconds into the middle frame when a Mikey Anderson point shot found its way past Connor H