Adrian Kempe stickhandled into the slot and beat Eric Comrie with a wrist shot to the top right corner at 1:14 of overtime to give Los Angeles a 2-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night in the Kings’ first game in almost a week because of wildfires.

Adrian Kempe scored at 1:14 of overtime to lift the visiting Los Angeles Kings to a 2-1 win against the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night in the opener of a five-game road trip.

WINNIPEG -- Adrian Kempe scored 1:14 into overtime, giving the Los Angeles Kings a 2-1 win against the Winnipeg Jets at Canada Life Centre on Friday. It was the Kings’ first game in six days. Their home game against the Calgary Flames on Wednesday was postponed because of the wildfires in the Los Angeles area.

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The Los Angeles Kings were thinking about friends and family in wildfire-ravaged California as they embarked on an eight-day road trip that kicked off Friday in Winnipeg.

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Adrian Kempe scored the overtime winner 1:14 into the extra frame, beating Comrie on a clean two-on-one rush up-ice. His first period helper gave him two points on the night.

Dylan DeMelo scored with 27 seconds left to play to give the Winnipeg Jets a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken.

SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken will play the Los Angeles Kings at home Saturday evening. The game at Climate Pledge Arena begins at 7 p.m. PT.

First up are the Los Angeles Kings, who have won four straight games and should be well rested, considering they haven’t played since a 2-1 triumph over Tampa Bay last Saturday. A scheduled game on Wednesday was postponed due to the horrific wildfires sweeping through SoCal which have hit home for players and staff members.

The Los Angeles Kings begin their five-game road trip against the Winnipeg Jets. This is the second of three meetings between the Kings and Jets this season, with LA picking up a 4-1 victory at Crypto.

Kings: Los Angeles put up 23 shots on goal, while blocking 11 of Winnipeg’s shot attempts. Jets: Winnipeg barely tested Kuemper, managing four shots on goal in the first period and five in the ...