{"id":10286,"date":"2026-04-07T04:14:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T08:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=10286"},"modified":"2026-04-07T07:14:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T11:14:36","slug":"winnipeg-jets-crash-seattle-kraken-in-6-2-victory-with-two-goals-from-kyle-connor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/winnipeg-jets-crash-seattle-kraken-in-6-2-victory-with-two-goals-from-kyle-connor","title":{"rendered":"Winnipeg Jets Crash Seattle Kraken in 6-2 Victory, with Two Goals From Connor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/kyle-connor-scores-a-second-in-win-against-the-seattle-kraken-during-2025-nhl-season.jpg\" alt=\"Kyle Connor scores a second in win against the Seattle Kraken during 2025 NHL Season\" class=\"wp-image-10289\" style=\"width:300px\" title=\"Winnipeg Jets Crash Seattle Kraken in 6-2 Victory, with Two Goals From Kyle Connor\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kyle Connor scored twice as the Winnipeg Jets dominated the Seattle Kraken with a 6-2 win.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Winnipeg scored three power-play goals for the first time this season.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scheifele reached 900 career NHL points in a strong team performance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/winnipeg-jets-win-first-presidents-trophy-in-history-plan-to-win-the-stanley-cup\">Winnipeg Jets<\/a> delivered a strong all-round performance on Monday night, defeating the Seattle Kraken 6-2 at Canada Life Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"connor-scored-twice-scheifele-added-three-assists\">Connor Scored Twice, Scheifele Added Three Assists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kyle Connor<\/strong> led the way with two goals, while <strong>Jonathan Toews<\/strong> and <strong>Gabriel Vilardi<\/strong> each contributed a goal and an assist. <strong>Brad Lambert<\/strong> and <strong>Vladislav Namestnikov<\/strong> also scored, with Namestnikov sealing the result into an empty net late in the third period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mark Scheifele<\/strong> added three assists in a standout playmaking performance, while <strong>Josh Morrissey<\/strong> chipped in with two assists of his own. In goal, <strong>Connor Hellebuyck made 22 saves to secure the win<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seattle opened the scoring through Jordan Eberle, who netted his team-leading 25th goal of the season. It marked the fourth straight <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/hockey\">hockey game<\/a> in which Winnipeg had allowed the first goal, but this time the response was immediate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jonathan Toews managed to tie the game on the power play in the first period, setting the tone for a strong night on special teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Everybody LOVES a Tazer GOAL \ud83d\ude0d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HACA718BdT\">pic.twitter.com\/HACA718BdT<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Winnipeg Jets (@NHLJets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLJets\/status\/2041309272722563296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Winnipeg went on to score three power-play goals in total, marking their most productive night with the man advantage this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"decisive-second-period\">Decisive Second Period<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The second period proved decisive. Vilardi gave Winnipeg its first lead before Connor added his first of the night just minutes later, pushing the Jets firmly in control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seattle briefly pulled back into the game early in the third period when Jared McCann cut the deficit to 3-2. However, momentum shifted again when Lambert scored midway through the period, restoring a two-goal cushion and effectively closing the door on a comeback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A notable moment came late in the game when Seattle goaltender <strong>Philipp Grubauer left due to injury after allowing three goals on 15 shots<\/strong>. Joey Daccord stepped in for relief but could not stop Winnipeg\u2019s attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Jets\u2019 victory was also particularly important for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockeydb.com\/ihdb\/stats\/pdisplay.php?pid=130548\">Mark Scheifele<\/a>, who recorded his 900th NHL point with an assist on Connor\u2019s second-period goal<\/strong>, further proving his long-term consistency for the franchise.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">KYLE FRICKIN&#39; CONNOR CAN&#39;T BE STOPPED \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8tIV2CnEHs\">pic.twitter.com\/8tIV2CnEHs<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Winnipeg Jets (@NHLJets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLJets\/status\/2041337583049777187?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In parallel, for Seattle, the defeat extended a difficult stretch, as the team continues to slip in the Western Conference standings with time running out in the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Summary: The Winnipeg Jets delivered a strong all-round performance on Monday night, defeating the Seattle Kraken 6-2 at Canada Life Centre. 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