Jets earn first win in 12 games with 5-1 victory over Kings

The Winnipeg Jets beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-1 for their first win in 12 games, with Mark Scheifele scoring twice and Eric Comrie stopping 23 of 24 shots.

The Winnipeg Jets ended a 12-game winless stretch with a 5-1 home victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Friday. Several players who had been without goals or points for weeks contributed to the scoring. The win was the team’s first in 27 days and came in the second game of a back-to-back. The result reversed a recent pattern of strong early periods not holding up. Game details: - Final score was 5-1 in favour of the Winnipeg Jets, their first win in 12 games and first victory in 27 days. - Mark Scheifele scored twice. Vlad Namestnikov scored his first goal in 30 games, Jonathan Toews scored his first in 27 games, and Nino Niederreiter recorded his first point in 18 games. - Eric Comrie started in goal and stopped 23 of 24 shots. Darcy Kuemper allowed five goals and was replaced by Anton Forsberg for the third period. - The Jets scored two goals in the first period and three in the second, and they killed all three of their penalties during the game. - Cole Koepke also scored in the first period. Quinton Byfield scored twice for the Kings, including his seventh of the season. Summary: Winnipeg’s victory snapped a nearly month-long winless stretch and featured multiple players ending personal scoring droughts. The team has a day off Saturday, will host the New Jersey Devils on Sunday, and then plays the New York Islanders next Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. Central. Longer-term implications are undetermined at this time.