WINNIPEG — Mark Scheifele scored his second goal of the game midway through the third period to give the Winnipeg Jets a hard-fought 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday afternoon.
Alex Iafallo also scored for Winnipeg.
Adrian Kempke and Mikey Anderson replied for L.A.
Connor Hellebuyck made 29 saves for Winnipeg, while Darcy Kuemper stopped 25 shots for Los Angeles.
Scheifele picked a Josh Morrissey pass out of the air and deflected it past Kuemper to give Winnipeg a 3-2 lead midway through the third period.
Scheifele tied the score 2-2 with 1:03 left in the second. In the tail end of killing a penalty, Morgan Barron stole the puck and fed Scheifele, who raced down the ice and his backhand deflected off Anderson past Kuemper.
The Kings took a 2-1 lead midway through th