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Kyle Connor scores a pair of power-play goals as Jets squeak past Red Wings 3-2

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Gauruder, D. (2026, October 4). Kyle Connor scores a pair of power-play goals as Jets squeak past Red Wings 3-2. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/kyle-connor-scores-a-pair-of-power-play-goals-as-jets-squeak-past-red-wings-3-2/article_d4068966-a44d-5571-915b-c5259903a03c.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-04 · by Dana Gauruder

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In Sunday's game, Kyle Connor scored two power-play goals as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Detroit Red Wings 3-2. Cole Perfetti also contributed with a goal and two assists, while Stuart Skinner made 33 saves for Winnipeg. The Red Wings' Viktor Arvidsson and Emmitt Finnie each found the net but fell short despite John Gibson's 24 saves. Several key players were absent due to injuries or trade requests.
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On Sunday, Kyle Connor scored two power-play goals and assisted on another as the Winnipeg Jets narrowly defeated the Detroit Red Wings 3-2. Cole Perfetti also contributed with one goal and two assists while Stuart Skinner made 33 saves for Winnipeg. For Detroit, Viktor Arvidsson and Emmitt Finnie scored, but John Gibson could only stop 24 of 27 shots. Notably, prominent Olympic gold medalists Dylan Larkin (injured) and Connor Hellebuyck (suspended/inactive) did not play. The Jets had lost to Boston in their season opener on Friday, while the Red Wings were shut out by New York Rangers two days earlier.

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📰 Kyle Connor Scores Key Goals
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Dana Gauruder
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DETROIT Jets Winnipeg the Detroit Red Wings the Red Wings

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Jets ORG · 7× DETROIT GPE · 4× Winnipeg GPE · 3× Connor PERSON · 2× the Red Wings ORG · 2× Cole Perfetti PERSON · 1× Josh Morrissey PERSON · 1× Kyle Connor PERSON · 1× Stuart Skinner PERSON · 1× the Detroit Red Wings ORG · 1×

Narrative

The Red Wings failed to take advantage of a late power-play opportunity and Skinner made a nifty save against Lucas Raymond in the final minute to preserve the Jets’ lead.
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2026-10-04 · Toronto Star
Kyle Connor scores a pair of power-play goals as Jets squeak past Red Wings 3-2 · assertive framing

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DETROIT (AP) — Kyle Connor scored two of Winnipeg’s three power-play goals and added an assist on the third as the Jets held off the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Sunday. asserted
Jets → score → Sunday
Cole Perfetti scored the Jets’ other goal and had two assists, while Josh Morrissey also had two assists. asserted
Morrissey → score → assists
Stuart Skinner made 33 saves in Winnipeg’s first victory. asserted
Skinner → make → victory
The Jets lost to Boston in overtime in their season opener on Friday. asserted
Jets → lose → Friday
Viktor Arvidsson and Emmitt Finnie scored for the Red Wings and John Gibson stopped 24 saves. asserted
Gibson → score → saves
Detroit was blanked 2-0 by the New York Rangers in its opener on Friday. asserted
Detroit → blank → Friday
Detroit center Dylan Larkin was sidelined with an upper-body injury, while Winnipeg goaltender Connor Hellebuyck remained on the suspended/inactive list. asserted
Hellebuyck → sideline → list
Both players have requested trades from their teams. asserted
players → request → teams
Detroit defenseman Simon Edvinsson (unsigned) and forward Marco Kasper (upper body) also missed the game. asserted
Edvinsson → miss → game
The Jets took advantage of unsportsmanlike conduct penalties against Keegan Kolesar and J.T. Compher in the first period on goals by Perfetti and Connor. asserted
Jets → take → Perfetti
Connor scored his second power-play goal from the right circle during the second period. asserted
Connor → score → period
Arvidsson ended the Red Wings’ scoring drought with 3:08 left in the period. asserted
Arvidsson → end → period
Finnie’s goal at 4:56 of the third cut the Jets’ lead to 3-2. asserted
goal → cut → 3
The Red Wings failed to take advantage of a late power-play opportunity and Skinner made a nifty save against Lucas Raymond in the final minute to preserve the Jets’ lead. asserted
Skinner → fail → lead
Red Wings: Host Ottawa on Tuesday. asserted
Wings → host → Tuesday
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