Adam Lowry scored the go-ahead goal with 73 seconds left in regulation to give the Winnipeg Jets a 4-3 comeback victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.
The Sharks had a 3-2 lead until Kyle Connor’s power-play goal tied the game at 11:56 in the third period. Lowry then put Winnipeg ahead for good by tipping in Dylan DeMelo’s shot from the point, marking his fourth game-winning goal of the season.
Connor scored twice in another strong performance by the Jets’ top line. Mark Scheifele added a goal and two assists, while Gabriel Vilardi recorded three assists.
Winnipeg is 5-1-1 in its last seven games and has won its last three road games.
Connor Hellebuyck stopped 32 of 35 shots to secure his league-leading 20th win of the season.
The loss was tough for San Jose, as they have now gone 1-5-0 in their last six games.
Macklin Celebrini and Tyler Toffoli each had a goal and an assist for the Sharks, while Fabian Zetterlund added a goal. Jake Walman also contributed two assists.
Alexandar Georgiev made 29 saves on 33 shots.
San Jose controlled much of the first period before Winnipeg finally got going. Vilardi passed the puck down the ice to set up a two-on-one rush for Connor and Scheifele, with Connor scoring his first goal at 12:18.
Toffoli responded for the Sharks with his 13th goal just 1:52 into the second period, after Celebrini passed him the puck from behind the net.
Both teams scored power-play goals before the second intermission. At 7:28, a series of passes set up Scheifele for his 17th goal. Celebrini answered for San Jose at 17:11 with a backhander that beat a screened Hellebuyck.
Zetterlund gave the Sharks their first lead of the game at 4:44 in the third, scoring on a two-on-one rush with a wrist shot that beat Hellebuyck.
Winnipeg’s top-ranked power play was 2-for-2, with goals from Scheifele and Connor. The Jets are 32-for-101 (31.7 percent) on the power play this season.
