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.

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The Kings were scheduled to play at home against Calgary on Wednesday, but the game was postponed due to the fires. While there are no players or coaches who’ve had their homes threatened, it seems they all know someone who has. Especially Moore, who’s from the area.

Top-pairing defenceman Filip Hronek is expected to return to the lineup when the Vancouver Canucks visit the Winnipeg Jets tonight.

Winnipeg Jets (28-12-2, in the Central Division ... Adrian Kempe has 19 goals and 18 assists for the Kings. Phillip Danault has one goal and seven assists over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Jets: 6-3-1, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.1 assists, 2.9 penalties ...

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.

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. Darcy Kuemper made 18 saves for Kings (24-10-5), while Alex Turcotte got his fifth goal of the season.

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Eric Comrie (1) goes down to stop a shot by Los Angeles Kings' Phillip Danault (24) during first-period NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Friday, Jan. 10 ...

Los Angeles Kings center Phillip Danault (24 ... to return to the lineup when the Vancouver Canucks visit the Winnipeg Jets tonight. Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet says the 27-year-old Czech ...