The Jets, facing a seemingly insurmountable deficit with time dwindling down, ignited their comeback engine, scoring with a dramatic late surge in the third period to steal a 2-1 victory from the Kraken in a thrilling finish on Thursday,
The winning goal came after a clearance attempt by Seattle defenseman Adam Larsson attempt took a strange carom off the side glass and fell to the Jets' Nikolaj Ehlers. He passed to DeMelo, whose wrist shot from the top of the left faceoff circle beat a screened Daccord to the top far corner of the net.
Seattle, which went 2-3-0 on its trip, will hope for smoother sailing when it plays the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night, the first of nine home games over the Kraken's next 10 overall as they try to make up ground in the wild-card playoff race.
WINNIPEG -- Dylan DeMelo broke a tie with 27 seconds remaining in the third period, and the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Seattle Kraken 2-1 at Canada Life Centre on Thursday.
It was a bad night for Seattle to be missing a top penalty killer. Winger Brandon Tanev was ruled out due to illness. Tye Kartye, who was scratched in favor of John Hayden during the Kraken’s last game in Pittsburgh, went back in for Tanev.
Kraken score twice but can’t battle back against Detroit’s six-goal push fueled by three-for-three start on power play
The Detroit Red Wings scored four goals in the first eight minutes and extended their winning streak to seven games by romping past the visiting Seattle Kraken 6-2 on Sunday. Detroit's streak matches its longest since Jan. 12-23, 2012.
The Kraken trailed by four less than eight minutes into Sunday's game against the Detroit Red Wings and trudged through a 6-2 drubbing.
The Seattle Kraken travelled to the Winnipeg Jets on Jan. 16 for the last game of their road trip. The game was tied 1-1 heading into the third. It was ultimately the Jets who took the win, 2-1, at the last possible second.
The Kraken keep attempting to repeat their past that led to a 2023 playoff run. But they've failed to repeat that formula, and now must consider a rebuild.