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Winnipeg, Manitoba (NHN)-Neal Pionk had a goal and an three assists while Nikolaj Ehlers and Cole Perfetti each scored twice and added an assist to pace the Winnipeg Jets to a 8-3 win over the visiting San Jose Sharks Friday night.

The win was Winnipeg's fourth straight to start the NHL season.

Connor Hellebuyck made 19 saves for Winnipeg, as they moved to 4-0-0.

Josh Morrissey and Kyle Connor also scored for the Jets.

Vladislav Namestnikov had three assists for Winnipeg.

Gabriel Valardi chipped in a pair of assists for Winnipeg.

Tyler Toffoli had a goal and an assist for San Jose.

Luke Kunin and Fabian Zetterlund also scored for the Sharks.

Mikael Granlund had a pair of assists for San Jose.

Mackenzie Blackwood and Vitek Vanecek combined to make 30 saves for San Jose, who have yet to win this season (0-3-2).

Josh Morrissey put Winnipeg on the board just under two minutes into the opening frame when he took a partner pass from Colin Miller before moving in and beating Mackenzie Blackwood with a low glove side wrister.

The goal was his first of the season.

Nikolaj Ehlers made it 2-0 with a power play goal at 9:25 when Gabriel Vilardi found him alone on the right side of the San Jose net. The Jet winger made no mistake, firing a high wrister past Vanecek.

Tyler Toffoli cut the Jets early lead in half with a power play marker when he tipped a Jake Walman slap shot past Hellebuyck at 11:43. The goal was his fourth of the season.

Ehlers scored his second of the period at 13:31 when Cole Perfetti hit him with a cross ice feed before the Jet winger moved in and fired a wrister past Blackwood beating him high blocker side to make it 3-1 Jets.

The goal was his second of the season.

Neal Pionk scored on the power play through a screen at to make it 4-1 Jets at 18:48.

Kyle Connor fired his third of the season 1:48 into the second period to chase Vanecek from the game, beating him high blocker side to make it 5-1 Winnipeg. Cole Perfetti fired a power play goal 9:50 into the third to make it 6-2 Jets. Cole Perfetti scored on the power play, one-timing a Vladislav Namestnikov feed past Vanecek from the left faceoff dot at 12:55 to make it 7-3 Winnipeg. Vladislav Namestnikov converted a late Neal Pionk feed off the rush to make it 8-4 at 19:27.

Both teams next see action on Sunday as Winnipeg hosts Pittsburgh and San Jose returns home to host Colorado.

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Winnipeg, Manitoba (NHN)-Kyle Connor's power play goal 51 seconds into overtime was the game winner Sunday night as the Winnipeg Jets won their third straight game to start their NHL season.

With Minnesota's Zach Bogosian off for holding, Winnipeg's top trio of Connor, Scheifele and Gabriel Valardi moved the puck around patiently before Scheifele found Connor open and hit him with a cross ice pass which the winger wired past Filip Gustavsson, beating him high glove side to make it 2-1.

The goal was his second of the season.

Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist for Winnipeg.

Connor Hellebuyck turned aside 26 shots for the Jets, who won their second straight contest in overtime.

The Winnipeg netminder has allowed a pair of goals in the Jets opening three games.

The game also marked the first time Winnipeg has opened the season with three straight wins.

Jake Middleton scored Minnesota's lone goal of the contest.

Filip Gustavsson made 33 saves for the Wild, who dropped their second straight game.

Jake Middleton got Minnesota on the board 4:06 into the opening stanza when he drifted a wrister from the right point through a screened Connor Hellebuyck to put the Wild up 1-0.

The goal was his first of the season.

Mark Scheifele scored with .7 second left in the first when he one timed a faceoff win by Adam Lowry past Gustavsson, beating him low blocker side to make it 1-1.

The goal was his fourth of the season and was his third in the last two games.

There was no scoring in the second period.

There was no scoring in the third period and the game went into overtime.

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NOTES-Jets C Mark Scheifele played in his 800th career game Sunday.

Winnipeg, Manitoba (NHN)-Mark Scheifele's goal 48 seconds into overtime gave the Winnipeg Jets a 2-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks Friday night.

The win was their second straight to start the NHL regular season after they gave the Edmonton Oilers a 6-0 drubbing Wednesday night.

Scheifele worked a give-and-go along the faceoff circle with Kyle Connor and chipped the return feed past Soderblom to give the Jets the win.

In fact, Scheifele did all the scoring for a discombobulated Winnipeg squad when he counted the tying goal with 1:04 left in regulation.

Connor Hellebuyck made 25 saves for Winnipeg, who moved to 2-0-0 on the season.

Ryan Donato scored the Blackhawks, who lost their second straight game to start the season.

Arvid Soderblom turned aside 33 shots for Chicago. There was no scoring in the first period.

Ryan Donato scored 16:52 into the second when he skated into a puck at the Winnipeg blue line before moving in and wiring a wrister past Hellebuyck, beating him short side.

The goal was his first of the season.

Mark Scheifele tied the contest at 18:56 of the third period when he dove to get to a rebound off a Nikolaj Ehlers shot before sliding a backhand past Soderblom to send the game into overtime.

Chicago travels to Edmonton Saturday while Winnipeg hosts Minnesota on Sunday.

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