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.

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.

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.

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.

Friday night in the NHL sees the Winnipeg Jets play host to the red-hot Los Angeles Kings at Canada Life Centre. Welcome to NHL Predictions here at Last Word on Hockey, where each day we preview and predict the upcoming slate of NHL games around the league!

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.

The goal: allow the fewest goals. It’s a goal the Winnipeg Jets accomplished last season, when Connor Hellebuyck (with help from Laurent Brossoit, although he didn’t get official credit due to falling two appearances short of the minimum) captured the William M.

As firefighters continue to battle the multiple wildfires around Southern California, the Los Angeles Kings are showing them support from north of the border.

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 ...

Kings: Los Angeles put up 23 shots on goal, while blocking 11 of Winnipeg’s shot attempts. Winnipeg Jets goaltender Eric Comrie (1) goes down to stop a shot by Los Angeles Kings' Phillip Danault ...