Adrian Kempe stickhandled into the slot and beat Eric Comrie with a wrist shot to the top right corner at 1:14 of overtime to give Los Angeles a 2-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night in the Kings’ first game in almost a week because of wildfires.

Adrian Kempe scored at 1:14 of overtime to lift the visiting Los Angeles Kings to a 2-1 win against the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night in the opener of a five-game road trip.

WINNIPEG -- Adrian Kempe scored 1:14 into overtime, giving the Los Angeles Kings a 2-1 win against the Winnipeg Jets at Canada Life Centre on Friday. It was the Kings’ first game in six days. Their home game against the Calgary Flames on Wednesday was postponed because of the wildfires in the Los Angeles area.

WINNIPEG — Adrian Kempe scored 74 seconds into overtime and added an assist as the Los Angeles Kings beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Friday, extending their winning streak to five games.

Will they trade him now, will he walk or could the Jets still re-sign him? You wonder if Cole Perfetti is big or strong enough for his first full playoffs. Some of you just want to get Eric Comrie some run support — and one of you asked a fun statistical question about the Jets’ performance in Comrie’s starts.

Something needs to be said about the determination and resilience of the 2024-25 Los Angeles Kings who seem to continue to thrive.

Kempe wins it in OT for the Kings as they take it 2-1. Jets will get a point. They fall to 28-12-3. For those who would like to take a deeper dive into the advanced stats click here to see the results from the game via Natural Stat Trick.

Los Angeles Kings’ broadcaster Patrick O’Neal is one of the many residents of the city to become a victim of the area’s massive wildfires. O’Neal shared a video of himself in front of the charred remains of his family’s home during the Kings’ pregame show on FanDuel Sports Network West before the team’s matchup against the Winnipeg Jets on Friday.

Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller was compared to former toxic Winnipeg Jets player Blake Wheeler by insider Darren Dreger. With many reports suggesting the feud between J.T.

The circumstances were particularly meaningful for Pittsburgh forward Blake Lizotte, who started his NHL career with the Kings and had 106 points (37 goals, 69 assists) in 320 games for them. This was his first game at Crypto.com Arena as a visitor, but the LAFD hat he wore after the morning skate reflected the larger circumstances.

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SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken will play the Los Angeles Kings at home Saturday evening. The game at Climate Pledge Arena begins at 7 p.m. PT.