Ducks beat Jets 5–1 to hand Winnipeg first regulation loss

Judd Caulfield, Tim Washe and Mikael Granlund each had a goal and an assist as the Anaheim Ducks beat the Winnipeg Jets 5–1 at Canada Life Centre on Friday, October 9.

Lukas Dostal made 15 saves as Anaheim handed Winnipeg its first regulation loss of the season. The Ducks improved to 3–1–0, while the Jets fell to 3–1–1 after entering with three consecutive wins.

Caulfield opened the scoring at 14:41 of the first period. Washe doubled the lead at 5:20 of the second, with Jeff Malott assisting on both goals. Sam Colangelo made it 3–0 at 4:25 of the third.

Kyle Connor scored his sixth goal of the season at 10:36 of the third, assisted by Mark Scheifele and Dylan DeMelo. Granlund restored Anaheim’s three-goal lead at 14:06, and Nikita Nesterenko added an empty-net goal at 19:19.

Beckett Sennecke finished with two assists. Winnipeg went 0-for-4 on the power play, while Anaheim was scoreless on its only opportunity.

Clay Stevenson stopped 12 of 16 shots for the Jets. Anaheim finished with 17 shots, including the empty-net goal, and limited Winnipeg to three shots in the third period.