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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-10-08 · by Judy Owen The Canadian Press
Kyle Connor scored the winning goal with one minute left in regulation to help the Winnipeg Jets defeat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Wednesday. Mark Scheifele contributed two assists and Cole Perfetti also scored for Winnipeg, which extended its season-opening point streak to four games. Jaden Schwartz and Fedor Svechkov each had a goal and an assist for the Avalanche. Stuart Skinner made 32 saves for Winnipeg, while Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 16 shots for Colorado.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-08,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Wednesday, the Winnipeg Jets secured a thrilling 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche with just one minute remaining in regulation. Kyle Connor scored his second goal of the game, breaking a tie that had lasted since Fedor Svechkov's late goal for Colorado. Stuart Skinner made 32 saves for Winnipeg, while Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 16 shots for the Avalanche. The Jets started the season with their fourth consecutive point-earning game (3 wins and 1 tie), thanks to Connor’s five goals in four games, tying him for the NHL lead. Earlier in the match, Mark Scheifele and Cole Perfetti had given Winnipeg a brief 2-1 lead before Svechkov tied it again later on.
Written for “Jets Win Against Avalanche” on 2026-10-08,
grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.
Kyle Connor scored his fifth goal of the season with one minute left in regulation to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday.
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Connor → score → Wednesday
Mark Scheifele sent a pass from near the boards across to Connor charging the net and he fired a shot that beat Avs goalie Mackenzie Blackwood.
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that → send → Blackwood
Scheifele registered his first two points of the season, also picking up an assist on new linemate Cole Perfetti’s goal.
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Scheifele → register → goal
Defenceman Dylan Samberg contributed a pair of assists for Winnipeg (3-0-1).
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Samberg → contribute → Winnipeg
Stuart Skinner made 32 saves for a Winnipeg side that extended its season-opening point streak to four games.
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that → make → games
Jaden Schwartz and Fedor Svechkov each had a goal and an assist for the Avalanche (2-1-0).
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Schwartz → have → Avalanche
Blackwood stopped 16 shots.
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Blackwood → stop → shots
Schwartz got the visitors on the board at 2:51 of the second period with a shot from the slot that beat Skinner, but Connor tipped in a Neal Pionk point shot 70 seconds later to tie it up.
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Connor → get → it
A Samberg shot went in off Perfetti’s skate at 18:16 of the middle frame to give Winnipeg a 2-1 lead.
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shot → go → lead
Svechkov tied it at 12:35 of the third when Schwartz sent a puck that bounced off the boards across to him in front of the net.
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that → tie → net
Veteran defenceman Josh Morrissey grabbed his right hand after hitting the glass while trying to check a player into the boards late in the first period.
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Morrissey → grab → period
He came out for one shift in the second, but left the ice and the team ruled him out with an upper-body injury ...
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team → come → injury
The Jets’ power play was at 50 per cent heading into the match (4-for-8), but they didn’t get any shots on goal in two man advantages.
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they → head → advantages
After scoring 14 goals in their first two games of the season, the reigning Presidents’ Trophy winners were held in check by a hot Skinner.
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winners → score → Skinner
The new Jets netminder had Martin Necas’s number early in the game, stopping three good chances, including a one-timer during a first-period power play where Colorado had five shots.
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Colorado → have → shots
Scheifele went down the side of the boards with the puck and sent a quick pass over to Connor, who beat Blackwood with a wrist shot that stood up as the game winner.
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that → go → winner
Key stat
New linemates Connor and Perfetti have scored eight of the Jets’ 12 goals this season.
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Connor → score → goals
Up next
Avalanche: Play the Flames in Calgary on Thursday.
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Avalanche → play → Thursday
Jets: Host the Anaheim Ducks on Friday.
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Jets → host → Friday
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 7, 2026.
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report → publish → Press
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