EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Patrik Laine shot the puck into his own net midway through the third period, costing the Winnipeg Jets in a 3-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday night.
Edmonton's Mark Letestu was credited with his second goal of the game when Laine fired the rebound of Letestu's slap shot directly into his own wide-open goal.
Captain Blake Wheeler put an arm around Laine to console him when the Finnish rookie returned to the bench. The 18-year-old ranks third in the NHL with 17 goals and is an early front-runner for the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's top rookie.
Oscar Klefbom also scored and Cam Talbot made 29 saves for the Oilers.
Mathieu Perreault and Chris Thorburn had goals for the Jets, who have now lost four straight games. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 27 shots.
Winnipeg started the scoring with 5:10 left in the first period. Bryan Little's tip went off the post, but Perreault got two whacks at it, eventually sweeping it in past Talbot.
Edmonton came close late in the first on a power play, but Jordan Eberle's one-timer hit the crossbar behind Hellebuyck.
The Oilers tied the game about two minutes into the second period when a huge rebound from Tyler Pitlick's shot came to Klefbom, who hammered in his fifth of the season.
Winnipeg regained the lead with 8 minutes to play in the second when Thorburn scored on a nice feed in front from Marko Dano.
Edmonton appeared to pull even again two minutes later, but Zack Kassian's breakaway goal was overturned for offsides on review.
The Oilers made it 2-2 2:28 into the third period on the power play when Connor McDavid set up Letestu for a goal in front.
That set up Edmonton's fortunate break, when Laine one-timed the puck with some authority into his own cage. Laine appeared surprised when the rebound of Letestu's shot came his way, quickly putting a second hand on his stick and smacking at the puck, possibly in an attempt to clear it out of the zone.
Five of Letestu's six goals this season have come against Winnipeg.
NOTES: It was the third and final meeting between the two teams this season. The Oilers won both previous games in Winnipeg, shutting out the Jets 3-0 at the Heritage Classic in October, and then won the second game 6-3 to start December. ... Winnipeg's Brandon Tanev leads all NHL rookies in hits, coming into the contest with 74 in 30 games.
UP NEXT
Jets: Are off until Thursday night, when they host Florida.
Oilers: Remain at home to play Columbus on Tuesday night.
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