<p>WINNIPEG, Manitoba &mdash; Kyle Connor scored 6:52 into the third overtime period, lifting the Winnipeg Jets to a first-round series sweep of the Edmonton Oilers with a 4-3 victory Monday night.</p>
<p>Mark Scheifele scored twice and Mason Appleton added a goal for the Jets, who eliminated the Oilers in the playoffs for the first time. It was the longest game in Winnipeg’s history.</p>
<p>Connor Hellebuyck made 37 saves for Winnipeg, which will face the winner of the other North Division series between Toronto and Montreal. The Maple Leafs took a 2-1 series lead Monday night with a 2-1 victory. </p>
<p>Connor McDavid, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Alex Chiasson scored for Edmonton, which hasn’t won a playoff series since 2017. Mike Smith stopped 39 shots for the Oilers, who had high hopes for the postseason after finishing second in the North Division ahead of third-place Winnipeg. Edmonton also won the regular-season series 7-2. </p>
<p>The Jets struck first on a power-play goal by Scheifele at 6:16 of the first period. </p>
<p>Just 1:17 later, McDavid — the NHL’s leading scorer in the regular season — got his first goal of the series when he scored on a wraparound after a give-and-go with Leon Draisaitl. </p>
<p>The Jets regained the lead off Appleton’s deflection of Josh Morrissey’s shot at 15:55 of the first.</p>
<p>Nugent-Hopkins tied it again at 3:44 of the second, scoring on a back-hander into the top corner.</p>
<p>The Oilers took their first lead of the game at 16:37 of the second on Chiasson’s power-play goal. But it was short-lived as Scheifele connected for his second goal of the night on a slap shot at 6:01 of the third. </p>
<p>NOTES: Jets captain Blake Wheeler took a shot in the groin late in the third, and headed straight to the locker room bent over in pain. He was back on the ice for overtime. … It was the Jets’ first series win since 2018, when they beat Minnesota in five games and then Nashville in seven before losing to Vegas in the conference finals. … This was the first postseason series between the teams since 1990, when Edmonton won in seven games in the Smythe Division semifinals. </p>
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