Kyle Connor scored 51 seconds into overtime to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 2-1 win over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Sunday evening.
Mark Scheifele finished with a goal and an assist for Winnipeg, which won its third game in a row to start the season. Adam Lowry and Josh Morrissey tallied assists for the Jets.
Jake Middleton scored the lone goal for Minnesota. The Wild have earned one point in each of their past two games with a shootout-round loss and an overtime loss.
Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck stopped 26 of 27 shots to earn the win. He made 25 saves in regulation and stopped the only shot he faced in the extra session. Filip Gustavsson allowed two goals on 35 shots for the Wild.
Connor scored the game-winning goal from the right circle. He took a hard pass from Scheifele and fired a rising shot that beat Gustavsson on his glove side.
Stars 2, Kraken 0
Casey DeSmith made 25 saves in his Dallas debut for his 11th career shutout as the Stars defeated visiting Seattle.
Sam Steel and Wyatt Johnston scored for the Stars, who extended their season-opening winning streak to three games. It was the second shutout in as many nights for Dallas. The Stars scored their goals 13 seconds apart late in the first period.
Philipp Grubauer finished with 21 saves for the Kraken.
Flames 4, Oilers 1
Rasmus Andersson scored and added two assists as Calgary knocked off host Edmonton.
Anthony Mantha, Justin Kirkland and Connor Zary added goals for the Flames, who have won three straight games to open the season. Goaltender Dan Vladar made 25 saves for his second win of the campaign.
Jeff Skinner had the lone goal for the Oilers, who have dropped three straight to open a season for the first time since 2015-16. Stuart Skinner made 25 saves in taking his second loss of the season.
Golden Knights 3, Ducks 1
Ilya Samsonov made 22 saves in his first start for Vegas, helping it to a win against Anaheim in Las Vegas.
Brett Howden, Tomas Hertl and Pavel Dorofeyev scored and Keegan Kolesar had two assists for the Golden Knights, who have won three in a row to start the season for the third straight year.
Troy Terry scored for the Ducks. Anaheim goaltender James Reimer also made his team debut after he was claimed off waivers from the Buffalo Sabres on Monday, and he made 29 saves.
–Field Level Media
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