NHL pre-season roundup: Jets rally to beat Flames 5-4 in shootout

CALGARY — Tanner Pearson scored the winner in the seventh round of a shootout as the visiting Winnipeg Jets erased a 4-2 third-period deficit to beat the Calgary Flames 5-4 in NHL pre-season action on Friday at Scotiabank Saddledome.

Haydn Fleury, Gustav Nyquist, Alex Iafallo and Parker Ford also scored for the Jets, who trailed 3-1 after the first period and 4-2 heading into the third.

Nazem Kadri scored twice for the Flames, who were outshot 35-29. Matvei Gridin and Joel Hanley added singles for the hosts, who went 0-for-5 on the power play. The Jets were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Iafallo started the Jets’ comeback at 3:47 of the third, and Ford tied the game nine minutes later.

Connor Hellebuyck stopped 25 of 29 shots for Winnipeg, while Dustin Wolf stopped 31 of 35 shots for Calgary.

The Jets blocked 20 shots, while the Flames blocked 17.

Elsewhere in the NHL on Friday:

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CANUCKS 3 OILERS 2 (OT)

VANCOUVER, B.C. — Conor Garland scored 90 seconds into overtime and the Vancouver Canucks defeated the visiting Edmonton Oilers 3-2 in N-H-L.

Jonathan Lekkerimaki gave the Canucks a 1-0 lead at 19:49 of the first period, but second-period goals by Kasperi Kapanen and Leon Draisaitl gave the Oilers a 2-1 lead heading into the third period.

Lekkerimaki scored the tying goal at 5:58 of the third period to force overtime.

The Canucks went 1-for-4 on the power play, while the Oilers were 1-for-3. Both teams had 27 shots on goal.

Canucks’ centre Elias Pettersson took an elbow to the head area and left the game in the second period and did not return.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 3, 2025.