Kyle Connor looks to continue his torrid start when the Winnipeg Jets host the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday afternoon.

Connor, who signed an eight-year, $96 million contract extension with the Jets on Wednesday, had a hat trick in Winnipeg's season-opening 5-4 loss to the Dallas Stars on Thursday.

Meanwhile, the Kings will be playing their third game in five days after losing 4-1 to the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday and beating the Vegas Golden Knights 6-5 in a shootout on Wednesday.

In Winnipeg, Connor's third goal of the game pulled the Jets within 5-4 with 3:03 remaining in regulation, but Dallas held on after nearly blowing a 5-1 lead.

"Certainly, you have to give Dallas credit, but for 50 minutes we were not a very good hockey team," said Winnipeg coach Scott Arniel. "Our structu

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