Jets upset Golden Knights in Game 1 after skate-to-face causes Barron to get 75-plus stitches

The visiting Winnipeg Jets struck first in their first-round NHL playoff series with top-seeded Vegas on Tuesday night, topping the Golden Knights 5-1 at T-Mobile Arena.

Kyle Connor and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored just over a minute apart for the Jets in the second period and Blake Wheeler added a goal early in the third.

Adam Lowry iced the win with an empty-netter and added another goal with 18.3 seconds left.

Connor Hellebuyck made 16 saves for Winnipeg. His former understudy with the Jets, Laurent Brossoit, had 26 stops for the Golden Knights.

Game 2 in the best-of-seven series is scheduled for Thursday night in Las Vegas.

"There are villains in any story and when we're on the road, it's us."