Nikolaj Ehlers scores OT goal to lift unbeaten Winnipeg to 4-3 win over Seattle
Winnipeg Jets left wing Nikolaj Ehlers, left, celebrates his game-winning goal with center Mark Scheifele (55) as Seattle Kraken defenseman Brandon Montour, center, looks away during overtime of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, in Seattle. The Jets won 4-3 in overtime. Credit: AP/Lindsey Wasson
SEATTLE — Nikolaj Ehlers scored 1:26 into overtime and the Winnipeg Jets remained unbeaten this season with a 4-3 win over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night.
Nino Niederreiter had two goals for Winnipeg, Gabriel Vilardi scored one and Connor Hellebuyck had 29 saves as the Jets improved to 7-0.
Matty Beniers had two goals and an assist for Seattle.
Beniers scored first at 11:27 of the first period to put the Kraken ahead 1-0. Seattle’s lead disappeared in the second period, when Niederreiter tied it with a goal at 3:56.
Vilardi put one past Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord at 15:05 of the second to give the Jets a 2-1 lead.
Niederreiter scored again just over four minutes into the third period to put the Jets ahead by two.
Jordan Eberle made it a one-score game with 9:58 left with his sixth goal in Seattle's first eight games, and Beniers tapped in his second with 3:22 remaining to tie it at 3-3.
Seattle Kraken center Matty Beniers reacts to scoring as Winnipeg Jets defenseman Neal Pionk, left, looks away during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, in Seattle. Credit: AP/Lindsey Wasson
Daccord finished with 32 saves.
Takeaways
Kraken: Beniers’ goals were his first two of the season. He didn’t score his second goal last season until Seattle’s 18th game.
Jets: Winnipeg, which ranks second in the league in scoring, has now scored three or more goals in four consecutive games, and has reached the mark in five of its seven contests this season.
Key moment
The Kraken appeared to take a 2-1 lead on Oliver Bjorkstrand's goal midway through the second period, but the goal was disallowed after review due to goaltender interference. Vilardi put Winnipeg ahead just a few minutes later, making that overturned call sting even more.
Seattle Kraken center Matty Beniers, front center, celebrates his goal against Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, in Seattle. Credit: AP/Lindsey Wasson
Key stat
Winnipeg outshot the Kraken after the first period, 29-20, with four of those shots finding the back of the net.
Up next
The Jets will play at Calgary on Saturday night, while the Kraken will play host to Carolina.
