Ehlers’ power-play winner lifts Hurricanes past Jets 3-2 for 7th straight win

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Nikolaj Ehlers scored a power-play goal 6:43 into the third period to lift the Carolina Hurricanes to their seventh straight victory, 3-2 over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday.

The former Jet fired a wrist shot past the glove of Clay Stevenson.

Mark Jankowski — also on the power play — and Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored for Carolina as well. Hurricanes defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere had two assists.

Pyotr Kochetkov made 21 saves and has posted victories in all five starts this season. 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.

Mark Scheifele and Alex Iafallo scored for Winnipeg, which lost its first game this season on home ice in regulation. Stevenson stopped 34 shots.

Winnipeg held 1-0 and 2-1 leads, before trailing in the third period. The Jets are 1-1 in matinee games this season, with nine more to play. After a three-game point drought to start the year, Scheifele is now riding a five-game point streak with two goals and six assists.

Carolina made the Jets pay on special-teams, scoring two goals while the power play and killing off Winnipeg’s lone opportunity with the man advantage. Jankowski’s second-period goal extended his NHL-leading active goal streak to seven consecutive games.

Jets: Visit the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night.

Hurricanes: Visit the Calgary Flames on Sunday.

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Winnipeg Jets goaltender Clay Stevenson (33) saves the loose puck against Carolina Hurricanes during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)

Winnipeg Jets' Adam Lowry (17) passes the puck to Alex Iafallo past Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov (52) for a goal by Iafallo during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Clay Stevenson (33) saves the loose puck against Carolina Hurricanes during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)

Winnipeg Jets' Dylan DeMelo (2) defends against Carolina Hurricanes' Nikolaj Ehlers (27) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Connor McDavid had two goals and three assists and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Utah Mammoth 6-2 on Saturday night to split a home-and-home series.

Utah won 4-2 on Thursday night in Edmonton.

Zach Hyman, Mathieu Joseph, Kasperi Kapanen and Leon Draisaitl also scored for the Oilers. Vasily Podkolzin had two assists, and Tristan Jarry made 26 saves.

John Marino and Mikhail Sergachev scored for the Mammoth. Utah replaced goalkeeper Karel Vejmelka with Sebastian Cossa late in the second period. Vejmelka finished with 12 saves, while Cossa made three saves.

Edmonton scored there goals in the first period. McDavid opened the scoring 40 seconds into the game. Hyman scored on a power play with 6:39 remaining in the period, and Joseph followed on a breakaway 32 seconds later.

Kapanen extended Edmonton’s lead to 4-0 with 9:03 remaining in the second period. Draisaitl scored less than three minutes later for a 5-0 advantage.

Oilers: Host Minnesota on Tuesday night.

Mammoth: Host Pittsburgh on Monday night.

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Utah Mammoth defenseman Mikhail Sergachev (98) skates with the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Edmonton Oilers Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)

Edmonton Oilers right wing Mathieu Joseph (21) scores the goal against Utah Mammoth goalie Karel Vejmelka (70) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)

Utah Mammoth center Nick Schmaltz (8) stops the puck against Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid (97) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid (97) skates with the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Utah Mammoth Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)

Utah Mammoth center Jack McBain (22) fights with Edmonton Oilers center Trent Frederic (10) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)