Dec. 12, 2024 23:16 PM EST

Ivan Barbashev Scores In Overtime To Lift The Golden Knights Past The Jets, 3-2

Vegas Golden Knights' Zach Whitecloud (2) defends against Winnipeg Jets' Nikita Chibrikov (90) during first-period NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP) JOHN WOODS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Vegas Golden Knights' Zach Whitecloud (2) defends against Winnipeg Jets' Nikita Chibrikov (90) during first-period NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) stops a backhander by Vegas Golden Knights' Tomas Hertl (48) during first-period NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
Winnipeg Jets' Mason Appleton (22) defends against Vegas Golden Knights' Victor Olofsson (95) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) saves a shot by Vegas Golden Knights' Tanner Pearson (70) during second-period NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
Vegas Golden Knights' Shea Theodore (27) defends against Winnipeg Jets' Morgan Barron (36) who attempts to get his stick on a rebound during first-period NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
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WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Ivan Barbashev scored at 3:47 of overtime to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night.

Barbashev beat Connor Hellebuyck on the blocker side after a Winnipeg turnover for his 14th goal of the season. Vegas has won four in a row to improve to 19-7-3.

Keegan Kolesar and Victor Olofsson also scored for the Golden Knights. Shea Theodore had two assists, and Adin Hill made 18 saves.

Nikita Chibrikov and Josh Morrissey scored for Winnipeg, and Hellebuyck stopped 33 shots. The Jets dropped to 21-9-1.

Takeaways

Golden Knights: Coming off a five-day break, the Golden Knights had fresh legs. They outshot the Jets 36-20.

Jets: Winnipeg wasn’t attacking the net like coach Scott Arniel keeps talking about. They went a span of 18:24 without a shot on goal, from late in the first period until 13:01 of the second, but picked it up after that.

Key moment

Jets forward Gabriel Vilardi and defenseman Dylan DeMelo took costly minor penalties late in the third.

Key stat

The Jets are 0-6-2 in their last eight regular-season games against Vegas.

Up next

The Golden Knights are at Edmonton on Saturday. The Jets host Montreal on Saturday night.

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