News briefs for Sunday, March 1, 2026

Jets bitten in overtime by Sharks

5:44 PM

SAN JOSE — The Winnipeg Jets lost 2-1 in overtime to the San Jose Sharks on Sunday afternoon.

Morgan Barron opened the scoring for the visitors just 2:44 into the game, but that’s all the offence they could muster.

San Jose forward Will Smith tied the game early in the third period, and then Michael Misa won it during the three-on-three session.

Connor Hellebuyck stopped 31 of 33 shots he faced, while Alex Nedeljkovic turned aside 27 of 28 pucks.

The Jets are now 23-26-10 on the season, including 1-0-2 on this three-game road trip. The Sharks improve to 29-25-4.

Winnipeg now returns home to play eight straight games starting Tuesday night against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Firefighters, police respond to house fire

3:22 PM

One person remains unaccounted for and firefighters are still on scene after a Nassau Street South house fire Saturday night.

The fire broke out in a one-and-a-half storey house in the 600 block of Nassau Street South at about 11:32 p.m Feb. 28. On-duty police officers first reported the fire.

Firefighters responded, fought the blaze and eventually declared the fire under control at 2:43 a.m. Sunday. No injuries were reported, but one person is still unaccounted for, the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service stated in a news release Sunday afternoon. Police and firefighters are still on scene and continue to investigate.

The house is believed to be a complete loss after sustaining significant fire, water and smoke damage, the Fire Paramedic Service stated, advising the public the surrounding area may be slippery as water from fire-fighting efforts has frozen.