Will Smith scored the game-winner late in the third as the Winnipeg Jets lost 2-1 to the San Jose Sharks on Friday night

The winner came at 15:39 on a goalmouth scramble after Macklin Celebrini took the puck to the net, the puck bouncing off bodies before Smith came in from the left side and slammed the puck into the back of the net with Connor Hellebuyck lying on his back. Hellebuyck stopped 25 shots for his second consecutive loss.

The entire sequence was started when Dylan DeMelo turned the puck over in the defensive zone, his cross-ice pass failing to reach a teammate.

The Jets pulled Hellebuyck with 2:13 remaining in the game, but Alex Nedeljkovic closed the door with four saves in the final 35 seconds to preserve the win.

Josh Morrissey scored a first period goal for the Jets.

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