ANAHEIM, Calif. — Kyle Connor was scoring goals not long after he took his first strides on a pair of kiddie blades back home in Michigan.
The dynamic 22-year-old Winnipeg Jets winger hasn’t stopped.
Forget about a sophomore jinx for Connor. He burst from the gate with a goal in each of Winnipeg’s first three games of the 2018-19 season and had six tallies through a dozen contests. He’s maintained momentum, scoring his 28th of the season Monday to help lift the visiting Jets to a 3-2 triumph over the Los Angeles Kings.
He’s got the gift of being a game-changer, as his three overtime goals during his rookie season and 11 game-winners over 168 career games demonstrate, but Connor, third in team goal-scoring behind Mark Scheifele (34) and Patrik Laine (29) prior to Wednesday's meeting with the host Anaheim Ducks, isn't focusing on the pucks that go in.