In Winnipeg, the Jets had a 3-1 lead in the second period and frittered it away and trailed 4-3 in the third period to the Edmonton Oilers.
Mark Scheifele struck midway through the final frame to get the teams even at 4-4.
Josh Morrissey then scored with 41 seconds gone in the extra session to give the Jets a 5-4 win.
“Nice to be able to get that one in the third by [Scheifele], that was a huge goal, and then to find a way to get that win was big,” Morrissey said.
The Jets moved to 20-9-2.
Mathieu Perreault, Nikolaj Ehlers and Patrik Laine added goals for the Jets.
Connor Hellebuyck made 22 saves to get the win.
Ryan Spooner scored for the Oilers.
“The second period was a good period for us, and then the third period kind of [stunk] after a little bit,” Spooner said. “We went really hard at the blue lines and that kind of cost us a little bit. But we got a point here and that’s not the worst thing.”
Darnell Nurse, Jujhar Khaira and Alex Chiassonalso scored for the Oilers.
“I think it was just the third period,” Nurse said. “I think we dominated the whole second period from start to finish. In the third, they came out and had a good push and we didn’t seem to have an answer for it.”
Edmonton dropped to 17-13-3.
“It was a high-level playoff game, that’s what it was,” Oilers coach Ken Hitchcock said. “It was very high level.”
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Cam Talbot made 35 saves in the loss.
“They’re a good team over there. They’re an experienced team. They know how to win and we’re still learning over here. They played a great game over there and they took it to us in the third and we just re-group tomorrow, learn off this. We’ve got to bring a better effort in the third,” Jujhar Khaira said after the loss.
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