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Kings handled soundly as spiraling Jets snap 11-game skid

Story byHoldenn GraffSat, January 10, 2026 at 5:20 AM UTC·2 min readWith a prime opportunity to get back in the win column against a last-place Jets team, the Los Angeles Kings were downed 5-1 on Friday evening at Canada Life Centre. Marking the second straight Kings loss, the squad dropped to 18-15-10, sitting fifth in the Pacific Division. Winnipeg headed into the contest riding an 11-game losing streak, with their last win coming in a 5-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Dec. 13.

Kings handled soundly as spiraling Jets snap 11-game skid

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Key Highlights

  • The skid was the longest for the club since moving to Winnipeg from Atlanta in 2011. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementVladislav Namestnikov and Cole Koepke got the Jets out in front in the first, with each contributing a score to create a 2-0 cushion.
  • Namestnikov snapped a sizeable scoring drought in the process, finding the net for the first time in 29 games. Quinton Byfield, the lone Kings' scorer of the evening, saw the puck deflect off him and into the net after the initial shot attempt from Warren Foegele.
  • Earning his seventh goal of the season, Byfield now has four points in his last four games. The score also represented his second consecutive game with a point against the Jets.
  • He had previously earned his 100th career assist in a 3-0 Los Angeles victory against Winnipeg on Nov.
  • 4, 2025. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementForward Taylor Ward recorded his first career assist on the play in the third game of his young NHL career.
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