Former Jets forward Ehlers scores winner as Carolina Hurricanes top Winnipeg 3-2

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Hamilton, J. (2026, October 17). Former Jets forward Ehlers scores winner as Carolina Hurricanes top Winnipeg 3-2. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/former-jets-forward-ehlers-scores-winner-as-carolina-hurricanes-top-winnipeg-3-2/article_4e934db3-b5a9-57a7-83e1-25e913351846.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-17 · by Jeff Hamilton

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Nikolaj Ehlers scored his first goal of the season to help the Carolina Hurricanes defeat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 in a game at Canada Life Centre on Saturday. Ehlers’s power-play goal broke a tie late in the third period. The Hurricanes extended their winning streak to seven games, while the Jets lost their first home game this season in regulation time. Key players included Mark Jankowski, who has scored in seven straight games, and goalie Pyotr Kochetkov, who made 22 saves for his fifth consecutive victory.
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📰 Carolina Hurricanes Win Against Winnipeg
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🔮 “Maybe getting the puck on net a little bit more, maybe not looking for one more pass might be sort of the remedy.”
2026-10-14 · assertive framing · Jets' Scheifele relieved to finally get some puck luck
🔮 With the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (5-12) and Ottawa Redblacks (0-16) officially out of playoff contention, ensuring a crossover to the East, all but one Western club will make the post-season.
🔮 “I wish I could keep that going, bottle it up.”
🔮 It was about as good a first impression as he could have hoped for, and endeared him to his new teammates.
🔮 While Cheveldayoff faces a tough task ahead in securing a trade package that would keep his club competitive, he seemed determined to stay the course.
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Carolina Hurricanes Jets NHL WINNIPEG

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WINNIPEG GPE · 5× Carolina ORG · 4× Jets ORG · 4× Hurricanes ORG · 3× Clay Stevenson PERSON · 2× NHL ORG · 2× Jet ORG · 1× Nikolaj Ehlers PERSON · 1× the Carolina Hurricanes ORG · 1× the Winnipeg Jets ORG · 1×

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Pyotr Kochetkov made 22 saves in the win, posting victories in all five starts this season. Mark Scheifele and Alex Iafallo scored for Winnipeg (4-2-2), which lost its first game this season on home ice in regulation time.
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WINNIPEG - Nikolaj Ehlers scored his first goal of the NHL season to lift the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets at Canada Life Centre on Saturday afternoon. asserted
Ehlers → score → afternoon
The former Jet broke a 2-2 tie at 6:43 of the third period, firing a wrister past the glove of Clay Stevenson for a power-play goal. asserted
Jet → break → goal
Mark Jankowski and Jesperi Kotkaniemi also scored for Carolina (7-1-1), which extended its winning steak to seven games. asserted
which → score → games
Defenceman Shayne Gostisbehere recorded two assists. asserted
Gostisbehere → record → assists
Pyotr Kochetkov made 22 saves in the win, posting victories in all five starts this season. Mark Scheifele and Alex Iafallo scored for Winnipeg (4-2-2), which lost its first game this season on home ice in regulation time. asserted
which → make → time
Clay Stevenson stopped 34 shots. asserted
Stevenson → stop → shots
Carolina went 2-for-2 on the power play, while Winnipeg went 0-for-1. asserted
Winnipeg → go → 0
Winnipeg held 1-0 and 2-1 leads, before trailing in the third period. asserted
Winnipeg → hold → period
The Jets are 1-1 in matinee games this season, with nine more to play. asserted
Jets → play → nine
After a three-game point drought to start the year, Scheifele is now riding a five-game point streak (2G, 6A). asserted
Scheifele → start → streak
Carolina made the Jets pay on special-teams, scoring both goals on the power play and killing off Winnipeg’s lone opportunity with the man-advantage. asserted
Jets → make → advantage
Jankowski’s second-period goal extended his NHL-leading active goal streak to seven consecutive games. asserted
goal → extend → games
With fewer than 40 seconds remaining, Kochetkov made a pad save on Cole Perfetti, following that up with a save on 18-year-old Viggo Bjorck off the helmet to preserve Carolina’s lead. asserted
Kochetkov → remain → lead
KEY STAT The Hurricanes have won seven straight games, pacing the NHL with a 7-1-1 record. asserted
Hurricanes → win → record
UP NEXT Jets: Visit the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday. Hurricanes: Visit the Calgary Flames on Sunday. asserted
Hurricanes → visit → Sunday
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 17, 2026. asserted
report → publish → Press
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