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Jets 2-1 Kraken (Jan 16, 2025) Game Recap
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — — Dylan DeMelo scored with 27 seconds left to play to give the Winnipeg Jets a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night.
Matty Beniers scored in the first period for Seattle and Mark Scheifele scored a power-play goal for Winnipeg in the second period. Winnipeg goalie Connor Hellebuyck made 18 saves and Seattle’s Joey Daccord stopped 34 shots.
The Jets stretched their point streak to five games (4-0-1) and improved to 8-2-2 in their last 12.
The Kraken capped a 2/3 road trip.
Scheifele’s power-play goal drew the Jets even at 9:35 of the second. With Jamie Oleksiak off for interference, Scheifele whipped Kyle Connor‘s rebound past Daccord.
Hellebuyck kept it a 1-1 game when he stopped Andre Burakovsky on a breakaway late in the second.
Beniers opened the scoring midway through the opening period when he converted a perfect pass from Kaapo Kakko on Hellebuyck’s doorstep.
Jets: Outplayed in the opening period, Winnipeg came alive in the second, outshooting Seattle 20-8.
Kraken: Showed no signs of fatigue in the last of a five-game road trip. The Kraken were all over the Jets in the first period when they scored first and outshot Winnipeg 11-8. But the Jets kept putting the pressure on in the last two periods.
DeMelo’s goal set up by Nikolaj Ehlers.
The Jets outshot Seattle 36-19.
The Jets host the Calgary Flames on Saturday night.
The Kraken return home to play the Los Angeles Kings, also on Saturday night.
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The Winnipeg Jets defeated the Seattle Kraken 2-1 in a thrilling game on January 16, 2025. The Jets came out strong in the first period, with forward Mark Scheifele scoring the opening goal to give his team the early lead.
The Kraken fought back in the second period, with defenseman Adam Larsson scoring a power play goal to even the score at 1-1. The game remained tied until the third period, when Jets forward Kyle Connor netted the game-winning goal to secure the victory for Winnipeg.
Both teams put on a strong defensive performance, with goaltenders Connor Hellebuyck and Philipp Grubauer making key saves throughout the game. The Jets were able to hold off a late push from the Kraken to secure the win.
With this victory, the Jets improve their record to 25-15-4, while the Kraken fall to 18-22-4 on the season. It was a hard-fought game between two competitive teams, but in the end, the Jets came out on top. Stay tuned for more exciting matchups as the season continues.
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