“It took a lot of sacrifice,” Scheifele added. “Stanley took a saucer pass off the head. You need that in those moments to get a win.”

What a furious fight to the finish. The Jets needed to withstand an extended offensive push late in the third period by the Los Angeles Kings to squeeze out a 3-2 win on Saturday afternoon at Canada Life Centre. “That was just a commitment to doing the tough things to win a hockey game,” head coach Scott Arniel said.

After Mark Scheifele gave the Jets a 3-2 lead at 11:47 of the third period, objective No. 1 was to hang on and pick up the first victory over the season. Mission accomplished, but it didn’t come easy as the Jets had to hunker down after taking two penalties in the final 3:30 of the game.

First up, Neal Pionk was assessed a roughing penal

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