Jets nip Ducks 3-2 in OT

All Kyle Connor wanted to do was get off a quick shot. He did more than that.

The Jets rookie scored 3:16 into overtime as Winnipeg edged the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 and set a franchise record for points in a season Friday.

It also marked the second straight game the winger scored the overtime winner. Connor had both goals in Winnipeg’s 2-1 victory over Los Angeles Tuesday.

This time he registered his 28th goal of the season against netminder John Gibson, who was a workhorse in stopping 39 shots.

“I put a lot of pucks on net and shoot it, just try to get it off quick,” Connor said. “That was pretty much going through my mind on that rush.

“We put a lot at (Gibson) and it seemed like he was making one save after another. I thought we played a really good game.”

Mark Scheifele assisted on the winner and finished with a goal and two assists. Nikolaj Ehlers also scored. Captain Blake Wheeler picked up a pair of assists as the Jets remained unbeaten on their sixgame homestand (4-0-0).

Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck only had to make 16 saves in his 38th win of the season.

“He’s gotten better and better as the season’s gone on,” Scheifele said of his linemate Connor. “He goes to the right spots. He battles hard in the corner, he goes to the right areas, he goes to the dirty areas.

“He does everything so well and obviously his knack for scoring is top notch. He’s been really fun to play with this season. It’s exciting to see him grow like that.”

Derek Grant and Nick Ritchie scored for Anaheim (38-24-13), which had its four-game win streak end. The Ducks were playing without captain Ryan Getzlaf after he was scratched with the flu.

“We were very, very fortunate to get out of this game with one point. Simple as that,” Anaheim coach Randy Carlyle said. “Our goaltender stole us a point here tonight.”

Winnipeg (45-19-10) earned its fourth straight win and reached the 100-point plateau for the first time. The Jets registered 99 points in 201415 before being swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Ducks.

Ritchie tied it 2-2 at 10:17 of the third period. He went in alone on Hellebuyck, who squeezed his pads on the shot but the puck dropped under him and went over the goalline.