Tuesday, October 17, 2023 08:00 PM (ET)

Trevor Moore powers Kings past Jets for first win of season

Field Level Media
Oct 17, 2023

Trevor Moore had two goals and an assist as the Los Angeles Kings defeated the host Winnipeg Jets 5-1 on Tuesday for their first win of the season.

Phillip Danault had a goal and two assists, while Arthur Kaliyev chipped in a goal and an assist for Los Angeles. Pierre-Luc Dubois also scored. Kings goalie Cam Talbot stopped 26 shots.

Mark Scheifele ended Talbot's shutout bid with 1:16 remaining. Connor Hellebuyck finished with 24 saves for Winnipeg.

The game didn't start well for the Jets. Gabriel Vilardi left 5:55 into the first period with an apparent lower-body injury after getting his leg twisted going hard into the corner due to a tripping penalty by Blake Lizotte. Vilardi did not return.

In his return to Winnipeg, Dubois was booed every time he touched the puck from the home crowd after he requested a trade out of Winnipeg last season. He would get back at Jets fans with the game's opening goal in the second period.

As the Kings were ending a power-play opportunity, Dubois cleaned up a rebound in front of the net to score his first goal as a King, giving Los Angeles its first lead of the season at the 11:01 mark of the middle stanza.

The Kings added to their lead with their second goal with 3:41 remaining in the second. A defensive breakdown allowed Moore to get a shot off in tight that trickled past Hellebuyck, putting Los Angeles ahead 2-0.

In the final period, Los Angeles continued to build its advantage. The Jets gave up the slot once again, where Moore found Kaliyev, who increased the lead to 3-0 at the 2:51 mark.

The Kings scored twice more to go up 5-0. Moore scored his second of the game at 14:31 in the third, and a little more than two minutes later, Danault added another.

Scheifele scored off assists from Dylan DeMelo and Vladislav Namestnikov with less than two minutes to go.

--Field Level Media

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