Golden Knights rally to beat Jets in OT

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The Vegas Golden Knights got a goal from Ivan Barbashev at 3:47 of overtime to earn a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday at Canada Life Centre.

The Jets got goals from Nikita Chibrikov and Josh Morrissey and held a 2-1 lead before the Golden Knights tied the game on a power-play goal from Victor Olofsson.

The Golden Knights were on a lengthy two-man advantage after consecutive tripping minors to Gabe Vilardi and Dylan DeMelo.

Vegas’ roster features four Manitobans and two of them figured prominently as Keegan Kolesar scored in the third period to tie the game 1-1 and Winnipegger Mark Stone set up Olofsson for the goal that evened the score 2-2.

Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck finished with 33 saves in a game where the Golden Knights had a decisive edge in high-danger chances (16-4, according to Natural Stat Trick).

Vegas has won eight consecutive regular season matchups between the two teams and 12 of 13 overall, including the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.

The Jets slip to 21-9-1 for the season and will close out this four-game homestand on Saturday against Patrik Laine and the Montreal Canadiens.