CALGARY — Cole Perfetti scored a power-play goal with 3:44 remaining, and the Winnipeg Jets extended their season-opening winning streak to eight games with a 5-3 victory against the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome on Saturday.

Perfetti gave the Jets a 4-3 lead with a shot under Dustin Wolf’s blocker from the right face-off circle. The goal came less than three minutes after Winnipeg failed to convert on a 5-on-3 power play that lasted for 1:30.

Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist, and Neal Pionk, Adam Lowry and Nino Niederreiter each had two assists for the Jets (8-0-0), who are the ninth team in NHL history, and the fourth Canadian team, to record a winning streak of at least eight games to begin a season. Eric Comrie made 27 saves.

Mikael Backlund, Rasmus Andersson and Nazem Kadri scored, and Wolf made 30 saves for the Flames (5-2-1), who have lost three of four.

Backlund gave Calgary a 1-0 lead just 28 seconds into the first period when he roofed a sharp-angled shot over Comrie’s right shoulder from below the left circle.

Nikolaj Ehlers tied it 1-1 at 1:51 with a power-play goal. His intended backdoor pass for Gabriel Vilardi from the right post deflected five-hole off the skate of Andersson.

Connor put Winnipeg ahead 2-1 at 17:37 with a short-handed goal. He warded off Blake Coleman on a 2-on-1 rush, took a pass from Lowry, and shot high over a sprawling Wolf.

Connor has 10 points (six goals, four assists) during a season-opening eight-game point streak.

Andersson tied it 2-2 at 17:28 of the second period when he banked a shot in off the side of Comrie’s mask from just above the goal line.

Dylan Samberg put Winnipeg back in front 3-2 at 1:01 of the third period. His one-timer from the right point hit off the end glass, flew back over the net and deflected in off Wolf’s back.

Kadri tied it 3-3 at 4:19 with a wrist shot blocker side from the high slot.

After Perfetti scored his power-play goal, Mason Appleton shot into an empty net at 18:46 for the 5-3 final.