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.

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.

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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.

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The Los Angeles Kings were thinking about friends and family in wildfire-ravaged California as they embarked on an eight-day road trip that kicked off Friday in Winnipeg.

Los Angeles is among the best at suppressing offensive chances, so Winnipeg will have its ... Right behind them are the Jets (.690) and the Kings (.671) at third and fourth overall.

The Los Angeles Kings begin their five-game road trip against the Winnipeg Jets. This is the second of three meetings between the Kings and Jets this season, with LA picking up a 4-1 victory at Crypto.

Winnipeg can't be stopped on home ice, and Neil Parker expects the Central Division leaders to thrive against a Los Angeles roster that has struggled on the road.

Kings: Los Angeles put up 23 shots on goal, while blocking 11 of Winnipeg’s shot attempts. Jets: Winnipeg barely tested Kuemper, managing four shots on goal in the first period and five in the ...

The Los Angeles Kings won a tight-checking contest as Adrian Kempe scored the game-winning goal at 1:14 of overtime for a 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Friday. Neither team was able to ...