Winnipeg Jets rally for 4-3 win over Seattle Kraken in season finale

May 1, 2022, 2:51 PM

Seattle Kraken goaltender Chris Driedger (60) and Yanni Gourde (37) clear the puck against the Winnipeg Jets during the first period of NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sunday, May 1, 2022. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)

Winnipeg Jets' Evgeny Svechnikov (71) and Dylan DeMelo (2) battle Seattle Kraken's Joonas Donskoi (72) for the puck as Kraken's Jamie Oleksiak moves in during the first period of NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sunday, May 1, 2022. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)

Winnipeg Jets' goaltender Eric Comrie (1) makes a save against Seattle Kraken's Jamie Oleksiak (24) as Jets' Dylan DeMelo (2) defends during the second period of NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sunday, May 1, 2022. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)

Winnipeg Jets' goaltender Eric Comrie (1) makes a save against Seattle Kraken's Ryan Donato (9) during the second period of NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sunday, May 1, 2022. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)

Seattle Kraken's Riley Sheahan (15) celebrates his goal against the Winnipeg Jets with Alex Wennberg (21), Joonas Donskoi (72) and Derrick Pouliout (51) during the second period of NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sunday, May 1, 2022. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)

Winnipeg Jets' Paul Stastny (25) celebrates his 800th career point with an assist on Blake Wheeler's (26) goal against the Seattle Kraken during the third period of NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sunday, May 1, 2022. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)

Winnipeg Jets' Blake Wheeler (26) skates into Seattle Kraken goaltender Chris Driedger (60) during the third period of NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sunday, May 1, 2022. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)

Winnipeg Jets' goaltender Eric Comrie (1) celebrates a win over the Seattle Kraken with Dylan DeMelo (2) in NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sunday, May 1, 2022. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)

Seattle Kraken's Will Borgen (3) reaches for the bouncing puck as Winnipeg Jets' Pierre-Luc Dubois (80) watches it during the third period of NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sunday, May 1, 2022. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)

Seattle Kraken goaltender Chris Driedger (60) makes a a save against Winnipeg Jets' Zach Sandford (13) during the third period of NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sunday, May 1, 2022. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)

Winnipeg Jets' Blake Wheeler (26) celebrates his goal against the Seattle Kraken with Nikolaj Ehlers (27) during the third period of NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sunday, May 1, 2022. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

AP staff

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) – Kyle Connor scored his 47th goal of the season at 9:05 of the third period to rally the Winnipeg Jets to a season-ending 4-3 win over the Seattle Kraken on Sunday.

Winnipeg Jets 4, Seattle Kraken 3: Box score

Morgan Barron, Blake Wheeler and Dominic Toninato also scored for Winnipeg (39-32-11), which missed the playoffs but finished the season with a perfect four-game homestand. Eric Comrie made 27 saves.

Alex Wennberg had a goal and an assist for Seattle (27-49-6), and Daniel Sprong and Riley Sheahan also scored. Chris Driedger stopped 23 shots.

The game was rescheduled following a storm in Winnipeg last month. It was the only one on the schedule and came two days after the rest of the league wrapped up the regular season.

Winnipeg led 1-0 after the first but Seattle went ahead 3-1 entering the third.

Wenneberg began the Kraken’s scoring with his 11th of the season 22 seconds into a power play at 5:55 of the second.

things we love to sea: wenny lighting the lamp! 🚨 pic.twitter.com/iJksJDP5pI

— Seattle Kraken (@SeattleKraken) May 1, 2022

Sprong made it 2-1 at 12:24 with a shot that beat Comrie to the glove side. Sheahan’s goal followed 55 seconds later for a two-goal lead.

sprong to the moon! 🚀 pic.twitter.com/3mjBUU54zj

— Seattle Kraken (@SeattleKraken) May 1, 2022

wenny with the sauce & sheazy with the finish! pic.twitter.com/6DdYq5WUqU

— Seattle Kraken (@SeattleKraken) May 1, 2022

Winnipeg then broke through with three goals early in the third.

Jets center Paul Stastny recorded his 800th career point when he won a faceoff and got the puck back to Wheeler, who sent a one-timer past Driedger at 4:49. It marked the fourth straight game that Wheeler had scored.

Toninato tied it 3-3 at 7:16, with Barron earning an assist.

Connor then got the go-ahead goal less than two minutes later.

BANG BANG BANG 💥 💥 💥

🚨: @KyleConnor18
🍎: @18Dubois
🍏: Mason Appleton#GoJetsGo | #SEAvsWPG pic.twitter.com/NmJZACQ1g4

— Winnipeg Jets (@NHLJets) May 1, 2022

Barron scored his second goal of the season 3:47 into the game to give the Jets the 1-0 lead.

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