Kyle Connor scores twice and Jets roll past Kraken 6-2

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Kyle Connor scored twice, and Jonathan Toews and Gabriel Vilardi had a goal and an assist each to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 6-2 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Monday night.

Brad Lambert and Vladislav Namestnikov, into an empty net, also scored for the Jets, who have collected points in seven of their last nine games.

Mark Scheifele registered three assists, while Josh Morrissey provided a pair. Connor Hellebuyck made 22 saves for the win.

Jordan Eberle and Jared McCann scored for the Kraken, who extended their losing streak to five games and have lost nine of their last 10.

Seattle starting goaltender Philipp Grubauer left the game with an undisclosed injury in the second period after allowing three goals on 18 shots. Joey Daccord entered in relief and made 10 saves.

The loss dealt a devastating blow to Seattle’s bid for a playoff spot, costing the club an opportunity to close the gap in the Western Conference wild-card race.

Scheifele registered his 900th career NHL point with his secondary assist on Connor’s second-period goal.

Kraken: Visit the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday.

Jets: Visit the St. Louis Blues on Thursday.

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Seattle Kraken's Oscar Fisker Molgaard (78) tries to shoot against Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) as Jets' Haydn Fleury (24) defends during second-period NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Monday, April 6, 2026. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)

A shot by Winnipeg Jets' Kyle Connor (not shown) gets past Seattle Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer, second from right, for a goal as Jets' Jonathan Toews (19) looks for a rebound during second-period NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Monday, April 6, 2026. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)

Seattle Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord, third from left, scrambles to make a save against Winnipeg Jets' Kyle Connor (81) as Kraken's Matty Beniers (10), Vince Dunn (29) and Brandon Montour (62) defend during third-period NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Monday, April 6, 2026. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)

Winnipeg Jets' Brad Lambert (93) celebrates his goal against the Seattle Kraken during the third period of an NHL hockey game, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Monday, April 6, 2026. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)

TORONTO (AP) — Dalton Rushing hit two solo home runs for his first career multihomer game and the Los Angeles Dodgers went deep five times to rout the Toronto Blue Jays 14-2 on Monday night in a rematch of the 2025 World Series.

Teoscar Hernández and Freddie Freeman each hit a two-run homer, and Shohei Ohtani added a solo shot.

Los Angeles beat the Blue Jays in last year's Fall Classic for its second consecutive championship, winning Game 7 at Toronto in 11 innings.

After scoring 31 runs in a three-game sweep at Washington, the Dodgers piled up 17 hits against the slumping Blue Jays. Rushing went 4 for 4 and also scored after he was hit by a pitch.

Rushing connected on Tommy Nance’s first pitch of the seventh, then went deep again off Spencer Miles in the eighth.

Hernández went 2 for 5 with a walk and drove in four runs, while Freeman was 2 for 4 with a walk and three RBIs. Kyle Tucker had a hit, walked and scored three times, and drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. Andy Pages had two hits, including a two-run double.

Blue Jays catcher Tyler Heineman came on to pitch the ninth and retired the side in order, Toronto’s only 1-2-3 inning of the game.

The Blue Jays lost their fifth straight and saw right-hander and three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (1-1) leave after two innings. The 41-year-old allowed two runs and two hits, walked one and struck out a pair.

Hernández homered off Scherzer in the first. Freeman drilled a 438-foot shot off Josh Fleming in the third.

Ohtani homered off Joe Mantiply in the sixth, his third in four games.

Making his first start of the season, Dodgers left-hander Justin Wrobleski (1-0) allowed one run and two hits in five innings.

World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1-1, 3.00 ERA) is scheduled to start Tuesday against Blue Jays RHP Kevin Gausman (0-0, 0.75).

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Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer works against the Los Angeles Dodgers during first-inning baseball game action in Toronto on Monday, April 6, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Justin Wrobleski pumps his fist after a fly ball hit by Toronto Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was caught during first-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Monday, April 6, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani (17) congratulates teammate Freddie Freeman (5) who comes in to score on his two-run home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during third-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Monday, April 6, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Los Angeles Dodgers' Teoscar Hernández celebrates after scoring on a two-run home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during first-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Monday, April 6, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Los Angeles Dodgers' Dalton Rushing (68) celebrates afte his second home run of the night with teammate Hyeseong Kim (6) during eighth-inning baseball game action against the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto, Monday, April 6, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)