Jets edge Kings 4-3 to snap six game losing skid Featured

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Winnipeg, Manitoba (NHN)-Cole Peffetti's goal 13:05 into the third period was the game winner as the Winnipeg Jets edged the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 and snapped a six game losing skid.

Perfetti, who had seen a series of scratches since the Jets aquired Tyler Toffoli scored the first and last Jet goals on the night.

Josh Morrissey and Cole Perfetti each had a goal and an assist. Sean Monahan had the other Winnipeg goal.

Kyle Connor had three assists.

Laurent Brossoit turned aside 25 shots for Winnipeg, who moved to 45-24-6.

Viktor Ardvisson, Kevin Fiala, Antze Kopitar replied for the Kings.

Vladislav Gavrikov had a pair of assists.

Cam Talbot made 28 saves for Los Angeles, who dropped to 38-35-11.

Cole Perfetti opened the scoring 11:13 into the first when a sprawling Dylan DeMelo, who came in from his point position, got the disc to Perfetti, who lifted it past Cam Talbot to make it 1-0 Jets.

The Kings responded 1:17 later when Viktor Arvidsson blew a slap shot past Brossoit from his off wing at the top of the faceoff circle, beating the Jet goaltender high glove side to knot the contest at 1 after Trevor Moore hit the Los Angeles winger with a cross ice pass in full stride to send him into the Jet zone.

The goal was his 2nd of the season.

Kevin Fiala gave Los Angeles the lead 5:48 into the second stanza when Vladislav Gavrikov got him the puck along the side boards as he worked his way to the slot before spinning and firing, beating Brossoit with a low wrister through a screen to make it 2-1 Kings.

The goal was his 25th of the season.

Sean Monahan tied it up 11:49 into the second when he redirected a Josh Morrissey shot from the right side boards past Talbot to make it 2-2.

The goal was his 24th of the season.

Antze Kopitar made it 3-2 Kings just over two minutes later when he drifted a wrister past Brossoit from the slot, converting a Adrian Kempe feed from beside the net, beating the Winnipeg netminder high glove side at 13:56.

The goal was his 26th of the season.

Josh Morrissey tied it at 3 16:47 into the second after Cole Perfetti hit him with a cross slot feed after the Jet defenceman had cruised in toward the net.

The goal was his 9th of the season.

Cole Perfetti scored 13:05 into the third period when he converted a Neal Pionk feed, snapping a wrister past Talbot from forty feet out, beating the L.A. netminder just inside the left post.

The goal was his 17th of the season.

SHOTS-LOS ANGELES WINNIPEG

ATTENDANCE-13,334

NOTES-The game marked NHL Linesman and Winnipegger Ryan Galloway's last game. His career spanned 22 NHL seasons.

Philip Paul-Martin

A well rounded journalist with experience in both print and broadcast mediums, Philip has written news stories with impact, broken national news while at the CBC, anchored radio news and hosted talk show radio. His coverage includes feature writing, game stories and more in-depth pieces during the off-season as well as writing about the National Hockey League and the Winnipeg Jets. He calls Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada home.