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Winnipeg, Manitoba (NHN)-Kyle Connor scored twice and added an assist and Mark Scheifele scored and added a pair of helpers as the Winnipeg Jets edged the Colorado Avalanche by a 7-6 score Sunday night to take a 1-0 series lead as they kicked off the NHL playoffs.

Jets captain also Adam Lowry had a pair of goals.

Josh Morrissey had a goal and an assist.

Vladislav Namestnikov, Mark Scheifele also scored for the Jets.

Nino Niederreiter and Gabriel Valardi each had a pair of assists.

Connor Hellebuyck made 39 saves for Winnipeg, Valeri Nichushkin, Miles Wood, Nathan Mackinnon, Artturi Lehkonen, Cale Makar and Casey Mittelstadt scored for the Avalanche.

Alexandar Georgiev turned aside 16 shots for Colorado.

There were six goals scored in the first period.

Valeri Nichushkin got the Avalanche on the board first when Josh Manson banked the puck off the boards and Nichushkin picked up the puck moved in to the top of the right face off dot and beat Hellebuyck short side with high wrister 6:10 into the first.

The goal was his first of the playoffs.

Josh Morrissey knotted the contest at one just under two minutes later 8:02 into the first when he took a drop pass from Kyle Connor just inside the blue line before floating a wrister through a screened Georgiev to make it 1-1.

Vladislav Namestnikov scored just under the twelve minute mark when Avalanche defenceman Josh Manson's attempted clearing attempt deflected off of a forechecking Alex Iafalo's stick and went right to Namestnikov, who blew a slapshot past Georgiev to make it 2-1 Jets.

Miles Wood tied the game at 14:47 when Winnipeg defenceman Dylan Samberg turned over the puck behind the goal line right onto Ross Colton's stick.

He dropped the puck for Joel Kiviranta, who slid the disc to a driving Wood, who snapped it past Hellebuyck to tie the game at two.

Nathan Mackinnon gave Colorado the lead at 15:05 when he took a cross ice feed from Mikko Rantanen before wiring a wrister past Hellebuyck to make it 3-2.

Mark Scheifele tied it at 15:53 when Gabe Vilardi found him in alone in front of the Avalanche net.

Scheifele fired the disc past Georgiev to make it 3-3.

Adam Lowry gave the Jets the lead just under nine minutes into the second when he got control of the puck in the neutral zone before moving in and sliding the disc between Georgiev's pads to make it 4-3.

Adam Lowry scored 3:38 into the third after he faceplanted Mikko Rantanen along the side boards before taking the puck and beating Georgiev with a forehand deke where the puck appeared to walk the goal line.

The play was reviewed before being ruled a goal.

The goal was his second of the game and playoffs.

Kyle Connor made it 6-3 5:51 into the third with a power play marker.

The goal was his first of the playoffs.

Artturi Lehkonen scored on the power play 6:29 into the third when he tipped a Cale Makar point shot past Hellebuyck to make it 6-4.

Kyle Connor scored his second of the contest at 8:54 when he snapped a Gabriel Valardi feed past Georgiev, beating him glove side to make it 7-4.

The goal was his second of the playoffs.

Cale Makar's unassisted power play marker at 12:24 pulled the Avalanche to within a pair of goals when he beat Hellebuyck with a point shot through traffic.

Jets Head Coach Rick Bowness said his club just kept going.

"Yeah, we were resilient tonight. We found a way. The goals we gave up in the first were a little too easy for them. We kind of gave them those goals, but we also recognized it and that’s important that we recognize, ok, that was on us. Let’s clean these things up. We cleaned them up in the second period for the most part, and then they took it to another level in the third and we knew that was going to come. We bent a little, we broke a couple of times but listen, give the guys credit. We found a way to win that wasn’t structured. It wasn’t played out the way it was supposed to be structured. So find a way and we’ll take that every day," he said.

Colorado Head Coach Jared Bednar pulled his goaltender with over three minutes remaining in regulation.

Casey Mittelstadt scored with 27.1 seconds remaining to pull the Avalanche to within a goal.

Bednar said his club played hard. "Well we played hard. We played extremely hard. You don't get six (goals) on the Jets without doing that like you mentioned," he said. "There's a lot to look at that is on the positive side. We'll have to be better in a couple of areas of the game. But I don't think there's a need for frustration at all after that." "Throwing your game plan out the window is something that fragments our team. Like we have to stick to our plan and the way we want to play. Doesn't mean that we don't try to make adjustments here or there on things that we see or the things we pick up," said Bednar.

Avs goaltender Alexandar Georgiev, who let in 7 goals on 23 shots put on a brave face after the game. "You have to stay positive and try to find out what happened today and go forward. It's only 1-0 in the series so I'm looking forward to the next game," he said.

Game two goes Tuesday night at 830PM CST.

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Winnipeg, Manitoba (NHN)-Kyle Connor scored twice and Connor Hellebuyck made 20 saves as the Winnipeg Jets downed the Seattle Kraken 4-3 to clinch home ice advantage for the first round of the playoffs.

The Jets, who now have 108 points on the season, clinched second place in the NHL Central Division and will face the Colorado Avalanche in the first round of the playoffs.

Winnipeg, Manitoba (NHN)-Gabriel Valardi fired three goals and Connor Hellebuyck made 31 saves as the Winnipeg Jets downed the Calgary Flames by a 5-2 score Thursday night to clinch a Western Conference playoff spot.

The win was their second in a row and moved the Jets to 98 points and 4th place overall in the Western Conference standings.

Winnipeg, Manitoba (NHN)-Cole Peffetti's goal 13:05 into the third period was the game winner as the Winnipeg Jets edged the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 and snapped a six game losing skid.

Perfetti, who had seen a series of scratches since the Jets aquired Tyler Toffoli scored the first and last Jet goals on the night.

Josh Morrissey and Cole Perfetti each had a goal and an assist. Sean Monahan had the other Winnipeg goal.

Kyle Connor had three assists.

Laurent Brossoit turned aside 25 shots for Winnipeg, who moved to 45-24-6.

Viktor Ardvisson, Kevin Fiala, Antze Kopitar replied for the Kings.

Vladislav Gavrikov had a pair of assists.

Cam Talbot made 28 saves for Los Angeles, who dropped to 38-35-11.

Cole Perfetti opened the scoring 11:13 into the first when a sprawling Dylan DeMelo, who came in from his point position, got the disc to Perfetti, who lifted it past Cam Talbot to make it 1-0 Jets.

The Kings responded 1:17 later when Viktor Arvidsson blew a slap shot past Brossoit from his off wing at the top of the faceoff circle, beating the Jet goaltender high glove side to knot the contest at 1 after Trevor Moore hit the Los Angeles winger with a cross ice pass in full stride to send him into the Jet zone.

The goal was his 2nd of the season.

Kevin Fiala gave Los Angeles the lead 5:48 into the second stanza when Vladislav Gavrikov got him the puck along the side boards as he worked his way to the slot before spinning and firing, beating Brossoit with a low wrister through a screen to make it 2-1 Kings.

The goal was his 25th of the season.

Sean Monahan tied it up 11:49 into the second when he redirected a Josh Morrissey shot from the right side boards past Talbot to make it 2-2.

The goal was his 24th of the season.

Antze Kopitar made it 3-2 Kings just over two minutes later when he drifted a wrister past Brossoit from the slot, converting a Adrian Kempe feed from beside the net, beating the Winnipeg netminder high glove side at 13:56.

The goal was his 26th of the season.

Josh Morrissey tied it at 3 16:47 into the second after Cole Perfetti hit him with a cross slot feed after the Jet defenceman had cruised in toward the net.

The goal was his 9th of the season.

Cole Perfetti scored 13:05 into the third period when he converted a Neal Pionk feed, snapping a wrister past Talbot from forty feet out, beating the L.A. netminder just inside the left post.

The goal was his 17th of the season.

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NOTES-The game marked NHL Linesman and Winnipegger Ryan Galloway's last game. His career spanned 22 NHL seasons.

Winnipeg, Manitoba (NHN)-Brady Tkachuk's power play marker with 1:45 remaining in the third period was the game winner as the Ottawa Senators edged the Winnipeg Jets by a 3-2 score to extend their losing streak to six games.

Ottawa moved the puck around effectively until Tim Stützle hit a waiting Brady Tkachuk with a cross-ice pass which the Sens captain promptly hammered past an outstretched Connor Hellebuyck to make it 3-2.

The goal was his 33rd of the season.

The Sens captain finished with a goal and an assist to pace the Ottawa attack.

Boris Katchouk and Ridly Greig also scored for the Senators.

Joonas Korpisalo turned aside 26 shots, who moved to 33-36-4.

Nikolaj Ehlers and Mark Scheifele scored for the Jets.

Connor Hellebuyck made 24 saves for Winnipeg, who dropped to 44-24-6.

There was no scoring in the first period.

Nikolaj Ehlers put the Jets on the board just under two minutes into the second when he lifted a rebound off a Sean Monahan shot past Korpisalo, beating him high glove side at 1:58.

The goal was his 22nd of the season.

Boris Katchouk replied for Ottawa 1:42 later when Erik Brannstrom slid him a pass in the slot which he shot into a wide open net to make it 1-1.

Ridly Greig scored at 13:42 after Brady Tkachuk's attempted pass to Eric Brannstrom careened off the inside of Mark Scheifele's skate and ended up right on Grieg's blade.

Greig deked Hellebuyck on his backhand before sliding the puck past him to give the Senators a 2-1 lead.

The goal was his 12th of the season.

Mark Scheifele tied it up with a power play marker 9:48 into the third.

With Ridly Greig off for hooking the Jets power play unit moved the puck around before Connor hit Scheifele with a cross ice feed which Scheifele promptly firing the disc, which went off of Senator defenceman Artem Zub's skate before sliding past Korpasalo.

The goal was his 23rd of the season.

Winnipeg hosts Los Angeles Monday while the Senators visit Minnesota Tuesday.

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NOTES-The game was goaltender Connor Hellebuyck's 500th.

Winnipeg, Manitoba (NHN)-Ivan Barbashev scored twice as the Vegas Golden Knights downed the Winnipeg Jets by a 4-1 score Thursday night.

His game winning tally came 14:31 into the third when he converted an Anthony Mantha feed, whipping a high backhand shot past Hellebuyck, beating him high blocker side to give the Golden Knights their fourth win in their last five games.

Vegas moved to 40-25-8 and solidified their hold on the 8th and final Western Conference playoff spot.

Pavel Dorofeyev and Jack Eichel also scored for the Golden Knights.

Logan Thompson made 39 saves for Vegas, who have won four of their last five games.

Sean Monahan scored the lone Jets goal on the night.

The Jets went 0-for-5 on the power play.

Connor Hellebuyck turned aside 23 shots for Winnipeg, who dropped their fifth straight game.

Pavel Dorofeyev scored at 15:56 of the first when he converted a William Karlsson feed and snapped a high wrister past Hellebuyck to make it 1-0 Vegas.

The goal was his 16th of the season.

Sean Monahan tied it up 3:31 into the second period as the tipped a Nikolaj Ehlers shot past Thompson to score his 23rd of the season.

Winnipeg had three power play opportunities in the second period but failed to score.

Ivan Barbashev gave the Golden Knights the lead 14:31 into the third when Anthony Mantha slid him a pass while driving the net.

Barbashev one timed it past Hellebuyck on his backhand, beating the Winnipeg netminder high blocker side to make it 2-1 Vegas.

The goal was his 17th of the season.

Barbashev added an empty netter late in the third to seal the win for the Golden Knights.

Jack Eichel also scored into an empty net with 33 seconds to go in regulation.

The Jets winless streak now sits at a season high five games.

Both teams see action on Saturday as Vegas visits Minnesota while Winnipeg hosts Ottawa.

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NOTES-Jets winger Vladislav Namestnikov played in his 700th NHL game on the evening.

Winnipeg, Manitoba (NHN)-Tyler Toffoli fired a pair of third period goals and Laurent Brossoit stopped all 21 shots he faced to earn his second shutout of the season as the Winnipeg Jets downed the Anaheim Ducks 6-0 Friday night.

The Jets moved into first place in the NHL's Central Division standings with the win with 89 points.

Both Dallas and Colorado and Winnipeg each have 89 points but the Jets get the nod due to winning percentage.

Winnipeg, Manitoba (NHN)-Tyler Toffoli fired a pair of third period goals and Laurent Brossoit stopped all 21 shots he faced to earn his second shutout of the season as the Winnipeg Jets downed the Anaheim Ducks 6-0 Friday night.

The Jets moved into first place in the NHL's Central Division standings with the win with 89 points.

Both Dallas and Colorado and Winnipeg each have 89 points but the Jets get the nod due to winning percentage.

Winnipeg, Manitoba (NHN)-Gustav Nyquist had a goal and an assist to pace the Nashville Predators to a 4-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets Wednesday night.

Kiefer Sherwood, Filip Forsberg and Jason Zucker also scored for the Predators.

Roman Josi had a pair of assists for the Predators.

Juuse Saros picked up the win for Nashville, stopping 28 shots.

The Predators moved to 38-25-4.

Alex Iafallo scored for the Jets.

Connor Hellebuyck made 34 saves for Winnipeg, who dropped to 41-19-5.

Gustav Nyquist scored 6:38 into the contest to give the Predators an early lead after Roman Josi hit him with a stretch pass at the Winnipeg blue line before he broke in and unleashed a wrister by the faceoff dot beating Hellebuyck high glove side to make it 1-0.

The goal was his 18th of the season.

Kiefer Sherwood made it 2-0 at 14:32 when he converted a Roman Josi feed, beating Hellebuyck high glove side.

Josi took a cross ice feed in the neutral zone from Cole Smith cut to the center of the ice at the top of the faceoff circle before hitting Sherwood pass in the high slot which the Predators winger snapped past Hellebuyck to score his 9th goal of the season.

The Predators carried the edge in play in the second stanza, outshooting the Jets 19-7.

There was no scoring in the second period.

Nashville scored a pair of goals 21 seconds apart to take control of the contest.

Filip Forsberg fired the disc past Hellebuyck after Gustav Nyquist left him a fancy between the legs drop pass for him right in front of the Winnipeg goal.

The goal was his 34th of the season.

Jason Zucker snapped up a rebound off a Colton Sissons shot 21 seconds later and shovelled a backhand shot past the goaltender to make it 4-0 Nashville.

Alex Iafallo scored 13:12 into the third when he redirected a Brenden Dillon shot from the left point past Saros to make it 4-1.

He appeared to have contacted the puck with a high stick but the goal was allowed to stand after the officials conferred on ice and then a further video review.

The goal was his 10th of the season.

Mason Appleton scored a late power play marker to make it 4-2.

The goal was his 11th of the season.

Winnipeg wraps up a three-game homestand Friday while Nashville visits Seattle on Saturday.

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NOTES-Jets leading scorer Mark Scheifele was a scratch due to illness.

Nashville defenceman Roman Josi hit the 50 assist mark on the night, the second time in his career he has hit that mark.