Axel Jonsson-Fjällby, Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele gave Winnipeg an early three-goal lead, and the Jets held on to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3 on Sunday night.
Karson Kuhlman also scored, Kevin Stenlund had an empty-netter and David Rittich made 28 saves for the Jets, who improved to 2-2 on a five-game road trip that concludes Tuesday night in Nashville.
Kevin Hayes tallied twice while playing in his 600th career game, and Ivan Provorov added a goal for Philadelphia. Kuhlman broke a 3-3 tie with 11:16 left in regulation when his seemingly harmless shot from the side of the net went through Felix Sandström’s legs. Sandström, Philadelphia’s backup playing in his first game since Dec. 13, made 25 saves.Jonsson-Fjällby scored on a waist-high deflection from close range over Sandström’s right pad 4:53 into the contest.
Provorov, who drew national headlines on Jan. 17 by sitting out warmups because he didn’t want to wear a pride-themed jersey due to his religious beliefs, got the Flyers on the board with his third goal of the season. Owen Tippett set up the play by waiting out defenseman Nate Schmidt’s sliding attempt to defend the pass and sending the puck across the front of the net to Provorov.
Hayes pulled Philadelphia within 3-2 with the only goal of the second period. Noah Cates passed down low to Hayes, who ripped a wrister from nearly parallel to the goal line into the top left corner for a power-play tally. Hayes tied it 2:35 into the third with another power-play goal, following up a rebound with another good wrist shot from an angle.The Jets improved to 14-10-1 on the road and 10-9 against the Eastern Conference. … Philadelphia dropped to 10-12-1 at home.
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