Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper, left, stops a shot by the Winnipeg Jets’ Morgan Barron (36) during first the period on Friday night in Winnipeg, Manitoba. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Eric Comrie (1) watches a rebound as the Kings’ Kevin Fiala (22) crashes into the net during the first period on Friday night in Winnipeg, Manitoba. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Kings’ Vladislav Gavrikov (84) and Anze Kopitar (11) defend against the Winnipeg Jets’ Nino Niederreiter (62) during first-period NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Eric Comrie (1) goes down to stop a shot by the Kings’ Phillip Danault (24) during first-period NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Winnipeg Jets’ Mark Scheifele, second from left, defends against the Kings’ Warren Foegele, left, as Jets goaltender Eric Comrie (1) watches the puck during second-period NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Eric Comrie (1) saves a tipped by from the Kings’ Warren Foegele, left, as Jets’ Mark Scheifele (55) defends during second-period NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Winnipeg Jets’ Kyle Connor (81) looks to pass the puck as the Kings’ Vladislav Gavrikov (84) defends during second-period NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Winnipeg Jets’ Vladislav Namestnikov (7) collides with Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper (35) who stops a shot during second-period NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Winnipeg Jets’ Logan Stanley (64) and Dylan Coghlan (52) defend against the Kings’ Alex Turcotte (15) who waits for a pass during second-period NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Eric Comrie (1) jumps on a Kings rebound during second-period NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Kings’ Adrian Kempe (9) scores the winning goal against Winnipeg Jets goaltender Eric Comrie (1) as Jets’ Neal Pionk (4) tries to block the shot in overtime NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Kings’ Anze Kopitar (11), Trevor Lewis (61), Adrian Kempe (9), Brandt Clarke (92), Alex Turcotte (15) and Jordan Spence (21) celebrate after Kempe’s game-winning overtime goal against the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The 2-1 win was the Kings’ fifth in a row. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper, left, congratulates Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, right, for his 300th win, 500 regular-season games and 40th shutout during warmups prior to an NHL hockey game in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper, left, stops a shot by the Winnipeg Jets’ Morgan Barron (36) during first the period on Friday night in Winnipeg, Manitoba. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — In their first game in nearly a week, the Kings proved they still have momentum on their side.
Adrian Kempe stickhandled into the slot and beat Eric Comrie with a wrist shot to the top right corner 1:14 into overtime to give the Kings a 2-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night, their fifth consecutive win.
Kings defenseman Jordan Spence briefly thought he scored the game’s first goal at 15:59 of the first period, but the Jets challenged for offsides, and the goal was overturned upon review.
After the Kings outshot Winnipeg 6-4 in a scoreless first period and Comrie stopped Brandt Clarke on a breakaway early in the second, they took a 1-0 lead 4:39 into the middle frame.
Kings defenseman Jacob Moverare received a pass at the right point and fed Kempe in the high slot. He spun and shot as he skated away from the net, and the puck was deflected by Turcotte at the left hash marks and over the left pad of Comrie for his fifth goal of the season.
The Jets (28-12-3) did not capitalize on their first power play of the game, which began at 6:46 of the third period, but they did on their second after Alex Laferriere was whistled for hooking Nikolaj Ehlers at 9:58.
Gabriel Vilardi fed Scheifele in the left circle, and he scored his team-leading 24th goal of the season with a one-timer to tie the score at 1-1 with 9:38 left and deny Kuemper his third shutout of the season.
Comrie made 21 saves for the Jets, who have dropped four of five (1-2-2) but earned a point in the standings to join Vegas and Washington atop the NHL with 59. Comrie has lost his past seven starts (0-6-1) while serving as the backup to Connor Hellebuyck, who leads the NHL in wins (25) and goals-against average (2.08).
The Kings took 23 shots on goal, while blocking 11 of Winnipeg’s shot attempts.
Winnipeg barely tested Kuemper, managing four shots on goal in the first period and five in the second period.
UP NEXT
The Kings will play at Calgary on Saturday at 7 p.m., then make stops in Edmonton on Monday night, Vancouver on Thursday night and Seattle on Saturday, Jan. 18.
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