Cole Perfetti scores in overtime in the Jets' 3-2 victory over the Canucks
Winnipeg Jets' Cole Perfetti (91) celebrates his winning goal against the Vancouver Canucks during an overtime NHL hockey game in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. Credit: AP/ETHAN CAIRNS
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Cole Perfetti scored off a rebound at 1:37 of overtime to give the Winnipeg Jets a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night.
Kyle Connor, returning to the Jets after helping the United States win the Olympics on Sunday, and Gabriel Vilardi also scored, Mark Scheifele had two assists.
Eric Comrie stopped 21 shots. Connor Hellebucyk, who backstopped the United States to the Olympic gold medal, is scheduled to join the team in Anaheim on Friday.
Drew O’Connor and Evander Kane scored for Vancouver, and Nikita Tolopilo made 25 saves.
Vancouver took a 2-1 lead just 38 seconds into the second period when Elias Pettersson won a draw in the Jets' end and Kane blasted a one-timer past Comrie.
Vilardi tied the it with less than two minutes left in second. Parked in the crease, he banged home a pass from Scheifele.
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Jets: At Anaheim on Friday night.
Winnipeg Jets' Cole Perfetti, not seen, scores on Vancouver Canucks goaltender Nikita Tolopilo (60) as Tom Willander (5) and Winnipeg's Dylan Samberg (54) watch during an overtime NHL hockey game in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. Credit: AP/ETHAN CAIRNS
Canucks: At Seattle on Saturday night.
