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

Dylan DeMelo scored with 27 seconds left in regulation to give the Winnipeg Jets a hard-earned 2-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday.

The Kraken managed to keep pace Thursday night against the best in the West, but an unlucky bounce in the closing minute allowed Winnipeg to escape with a 2-1 win.

KING 5 and KONG are the official local television partners of the Kraken, bringing the hockey team to free over-the-air live television. The stations will air 72 of the team's 82 regular season games. National broadcast partners will show the remaining 10 games.

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The Winnipeg Jets have really started to cook on this season-long eight-game homestand, going 3-0-1 after a midding 0-1-1 start. They’ll try to keep the good times rolling on Thursday night as they host a Seattle Kraken team that has spent the past week in enemy territory, going 2-2-0 so far on a five-game trip that is about to come to an end.

Dylan DeMelo scored with 27 seconds remaining in the third period as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the visiting Seattle Kraken 2-1 Thursday night to remain tied with Washington for first place in the NHL's overall standings.