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Latimer snapped an Owen Pederson feed past Thunderbirds goaltender Thomas Milic from behind the net to make it 3-0 Ice.

Winnipeg scored all of their goals in the first two periods and hung on to get the win as Seattle made it interesting with a pair of third period tallies along with a late goal post.

Connor Mclennon, Evan Friesen and Carson Latimer scored for Winnipeg.

Owen Pederson had a pair of assists for the Ice.

Daniel Hauser made 27 saves for Winnipeg, who moved their playoff record to 13-2.

Reid Schaefer had the lone goal on the night for the Thunderbirds.

Thomas Milic turned aside 25 shots for Seattle, who dropped to 12-3 in the post-season.

Connnor Mclennon got the Ice on the board with a power play marker 9:13 into the first period when he took a feed from Ben Zloty before curling in toward the net and unleashing a high wrister, beating Milic glove side.

The goal was his 14th of the playoffs and extended his goal scoring streak to four games.

Mclennon nearly gave Winnipeg a two-goal cushion with 6:47 left in the first when Milic foiled him on a two-on-one.

Winnipeg got their two-goal lead at 15:22 when Zack Ostapchuk broke up a Seattle rush in the neutral zone before getting the puck to Owen Pederson who worked his way into the Thunderbird zone.

Pederson slipped Thunderbird defenceman Nolan Alan's check before getting a shot on goal that Milic stopped but the ensuing rebound landed right on Evan Friesen's stick which the Ice forward buried.

The goal was his 5th of the playoffs.

Carson Latimer made it 3-0 just over seven minutes into the second when he converted a Owen Pederson feed from behind the net, snapping a high wrister past Milic, beating him high blocker side.

The goal was his 2nd of the playoffs.

Reid Schaefer got Seattle on the board 28 seconds into the third when he deflected a Dylan Guenther shot past Hauser to make it 3-1.

The goal was his 7th of the playoffs.

Seattle pulled to within a goal at 18:18 of the third with an extra attacker as Kevin Korchinski converted Kyle Crnkovic's cross-crease feed after he moved in from the blue line.

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Ivan Barbashev's goal 14:19 into the second period proved to be the game winner.

The Golden Knights forward got his stick on a Shea Theodore blast which gave them a lead they would not relinquish.

Brett Howden and William Karlsson had the other Vegas goals.

Chandler Stephenson had a pair of assists for the Golden Knights.

Lauren Brossoit made 24 saves to backstop Vegas to the win.

Blake Wheeler had a goal and an assist for the Jets.

Pierre-Luc Dubois had the other Jet goal.

Neal Pionk had a pair of assists.

Connor Hellebuyck turned aside 26 shots for Winnipeg.

The game took an ugly turn for Winnipeg early on as Mark Scheifele left the game early after injuring himself falling into the end boards after being thwarted on a breakaway.

He attempted a one-timer on his off wing on a power play after receiving a pass but immediately left the game holding his wrist and did not return.

Blake Wheeler gave the Jets a lead just under six minutes into the contest on the power play when he worked a give-and-go with Neal Pionk at the blue line before moving into the right face off dot and unleashing a high wrister, beating Vegas goaltender Laurent Brossoit blocker side.

The goal was his 2nd of the playoffs.

Brett Howden tied the contest at 9:53 after following up on his first shot and burying the rebound, snapping a high shot past Hellebuyck to make it 1-1.

The goal was his 1st of the playoffs.

William Karlsson gave Vegas the lead 13:32 into the second when he redirected a Jonathan Marchessault shot past Hellebuyck with a skate just as a penalty to Pierre-Luc Dubois expired.

Ivan Barbashevg gave the Golden Knights a two-goal cushion 1:13 later when he got his stick on a Shea Theadore blast at 14:19.

The goal was his 1st of the playoffs.

Winnipeg pulled within a goal just under three minutes into the third on the power play when Pierre-Luc Dubois got his stick on an airborne puck which he deflected high in the air and landed in the Vegas net at 2:57.

The play was reviewed but the goal was allowed to stand.

Brett Howden added an empty netter with 16.2 seconds left in regulation to seal the win for the Golden Knights.

Vegas can wrap up the series Thursday night when they host game 5.

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Jets defenceman Dylan Samberg attempted to clear the puck off his end boards but hit forechecking Vegas forward Ivan Barbashev's right leg and ended up right on Amadio's stick in the high slot.

The Vegas winger simply fired the puck past a tired Connor Hellebuyck, beating him with a high shot to give the Golden Knights the win.

Adam Lowry managed to get the game to overtime, scoring the tying goal with just 22 seconds left in regulation.

The Jets scored three times in the third period to force overtime after being outscored and outshot in the game's first two stanzas.

Pierre-Luc Dubois nearly ended the contest 9:35 into the first overtime but hit the goal post.

Jack Eichel scored twice and added an assist to pace the Vegas Golden Knights in scoring.

Eichel, who was largely ineffective in game one of the series, has improved steadily, scoring once in game two before game three as he had three-point outing.

Connor Stephenson had a goal and an assist for the Golden Knights.

Keegan Kolesar also scored for Vegas.

Alex Pietrangelo had a pair of assists.

Lauren Brossoit turned aside 30 shots to pick up the win for the Golden Knights.

Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist for the Jets.

Nino Niederreiter and Mark Scheifele also scored for Winnipeg.

Neal Pionk added a pair of assists.

Connor Hellebuyck made 43 saves for the Jets, who lost their second straight series game.

The game got off to a physical start with Vegas forward Keegan Kolesar and Winnipeg defenceman Brendan Dillon dropping the gloves 49 seconds into the contest.

Connor Stephenson got Vegas the lead 2:52 into the first when he broke in on Hellebuyck on a two-on-one with Mark Stone before snapping a high wrister past him to make it 1-0 Golden Knights.

The goal was his 2nd of the playoffs.

Jack Eichel gave Vegas a two-goal cushion with a power play markerat 6:18 when Chandler Stephenson found him alone in the right face-off circle and hit him with a cross ice pass which he promptly one timed past Hellebuyck, beating him low blocker side just inside the left post.

The goal was his 2nd of the playoffs.

Winnipeg had been a perfect 7-for-7 on the penalty kill until Eichel's goal.

Kyle Connor cut the Vegas lead in half at 9:07 when he deflected a Dylan DeMelo shot past Brossoit from the high slot to make it 2-1.

The goal was his 2nd of the playoffs.

Winnipeg nearly tied it 4:45 into the second when Brendan Dillon's shot from the left point hit the inside of the post.

With Dylan Samberg off for tripping Vegas took the lead 10:49 into the second on the power play when Alex Pietrangelo found Jack Eichel and the Vegas winger hammered the disc through Hellebuyck's pads to make it 3-1.

The goal was his 3rd of the playoffs.

Keegan Kolesar gave Vegas a three-goal lead 17:45 when he pounced on a rebound off a Jack Eichel slap shot and backhanded it past Hellebuyck to make it 4-1.

The goal was his first of the playoffs.

Nino Niederreiter pulled the Jets to within a pair of goals just over two minutes into the third period.

Niederreiter had control of the puck in the neutral zone before working a give-and-go with Pierre-Luc Dubois just inside the blue line as the Jet forward snapped a high shot past Brossoit, beating him glove side to make it 4-2.

The goal was his first of the playoffs.

Mark Scheifele scored on the power play at 14:08.

With Phil Kessel off for holding-the-stick, Neal Pionk found Scheifele alone near the top of the faceoff circle.

Scheifele moved in a notch before unleashing a high wrister, beating Brossoit glove side to make it 4-3.

The goal was his first of the playoffs.

Adam Lowry tied the game with 21.9 seconds left in regulation to send the game to overtime after sending a rebound off a Neal Pionk shot past Brossoit to make it 4-4.

The goal was his 4th of the playoffs.

Vegas began overtime with a power play but were unable to score.,p> Pierre-Luc Dubois came close to ending the contest when he hit a goal post at 9:35 of overtime.

There was no scoring in the first overtime.

The two teams face each other Monday night as Winnipeg hosts game 4.

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The game marked his 500th NHL career game

Adam Lowry, Mason Appleton, Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele each had a goal and an assist for the Jets in their final home game of the season.

The win pushed the Jets to the brink of the 8th and final Western Conference playoff berth.

Nino Niederreiter had a pair of assists.

Connor Hellebuyck made 19 saves for Winnipeg, as they moved to 45-32-3.

Erik Karlsson scored twice.

James Reimer turned aside 27 shots for San Jose, who dropped to 22-42-16.

San Jose scored first but Winnipeg turned the tables shortly thereafter.

Erik Karlsson scored twenty seconds into the contest after working a give-and-go with Jacob Peterson in the high slot before Karlsson beat Connor Hellebuyck glove side with a wrister to make it 1-0 Sharks.

The goal was his 24th of the season.

The lead didn't last long however, as Pierre-Luc Dubois tied the contest with a power play marker 51 seconds later after Mark Scheifele hit him with a crisp pass from the side of the Sharks net which Dubois promptly snapped past James Reimer to score his 27th goal of the season.

Adam Lowry gave Winnipeg the lead at 7:14 when he knocked a puck past Reimer while on his knees.

Nino Niederreiter circled around back of the San Jose net with the puck before cutting for the front and sliding the disc cross-crease which Kyle Connor made it 3-0 at 14:26 when he tipped a Dylan DeMelo point shot past Reimer.

The goal was his 37th of the season.

There was no scoring in the second period.

Mason Appleton gave Winnipeg a three-goal cushion 16 seconds into the third when he skated into a rebound off an Adam Lowry shot and snapped it past Reimer to make it 4-1.

The goal was his 4th of the season.

San Jose pulled to within a goal on the power play.

With Nikolaj Ehlers serving a too-may-men penalty Erik Karlsson scored his second of the night when he drilled a wrister past Hellebuyck at 3:42, beating the Jet goaltender between the pads.

The goal was his 25th of the season.

Josh Morrissey restored the three-goal lead at 5:48 when he took a partner pass from Dylan DeMelo before stepping into a slap shot which beat a screened Reimer just inside the right post.

The goal was his 16th of the season.

Mark Scheifele scored six seconds into a power play when he one-timed a cross ice feed feed from Kyle Connor to make it 6-2 at 7:35.

The goal was his 41st of the season.

Winnipeg faces Minnesota Tuesday while San Jose travels to Calgary to face the Flames Thursday.

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Neal Pionk also scored for Winnipeg.

The Jets moved to 44-32-3, good for 91 points, two up on the Calgary Flames who have 89 and three up on the Predators who have 88 in the battle for the final Western Conference Wild Card playoff spot.

Jusse Saros turned aside 36 shots for the Predators, who dropped to 40-31-8 on the season.

There was no scoring in the first period.

Winnipeg turned up the heat in the second period, peppering Saros with 20 shots but were unable to get a puck past the Predators goaltender until the last five minutes of the period.

Mark Scheifele scored 15:06 into the second to break the stalemate after he took a drop pass from Vladislav Namestnikov along the boards before curling toward the net and firing a wrister that Saros could only get a piece of as the disc dropped just across the line inside the right goalpost to give Winnipeg a 1-0 lead.

The goal was his 40th of the season.

The Jets appeared to take a 2-0 lead late in the second when Pierre-Luc Dubois appeared to poke the puck past Saros after Nikolaj Ehlers rang a shot off of the crossbar but referee Wes McCauley waved it off.

The play was reviewed and the call was confirmed.

Neal Pionk made it 2-0 Jets 1:36 into the third when Nikolaj Ehlers hit him with a centering pass in the high slot and the Jet defenceman made no mistake, leaning into a wrister and beating Saros from forty feet out to give Winnipeg a 2-0 lead.

Cody Glass narrowly missed getting Nashville on the board when he hit the cross bar with 5:30 remaining in regulation.

Predators Head Coach John Hynes pulled Saros with 1:28 left in the third period in favor of an extra attacker but they were unable to score.

Winnipeg closes out a five-game homestand on Monday when they host the Sharks while Nashville visits Calgary.

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NOTES-The Jets hit the goal post three times on the night and one cross bar with Nikolaj Ehlers clanging the iron twice.

The Jets scored three in the first and never looked back, adding two more in the second as they routed the Red Wings to kick off a five-game homestand with a win.

Nino Niederreiter also scored for the Jets.

Mason Appleton and Vladislav Namestnikov had a pair of assists.

Connor Hellebuyck made 22 saves for Winnipeg, who snapped a two-game losing skid (42-31-3).

The Jets moved four points up on the Calgary Flames for the final Western Conference playoff berth with 87.

David Perron and Joe Veleno scored for the Red Wings.

Magnus Hellberg turned aside 23 shots for Detroit, who dropped to 33-33-9.

Kyle Connor opened the scoring just under 7 minutes into the opening stanza when he redirected a Brendan Dillon shot from the point past Hellberg to make it 1-0 Jets.

The goal was his 29th of the season.

Blake Wheeler gave Winnipeg a two-goal lead at 11:57 after Nikolaj Ehlers hit him with a crisp pass while he was driving the net.

The big winger got his stick down and drove the disc past Hellberg to score his 16th of the season.

Mark Scheifele scored 13:34 into the first when a point shot from Neal Pionk trickled it's way to him in front of the Detroit net.

Scheifele snapped the disc into a wide open goal to score his 39th of the season.

Dylan DeMelo made it 4-0 1:20 into the second period when he took a Mason Appleton feed from the left boards at the top of the face off circle before moving in and drifting a hight wrister past Hellberg.

The goal was his 5th of the season.

Nino Niederreiter scored 13:42 into the second when he followed up on his own shot before backhanding the puck by Hellberg to make it 5-0 Jets.

The goal was his 23rd of the season.

Nikolaj Ehlers converted a Blake Wheeler pass in front of the Detroit net to score his 10th of the season at 5:07.

With Neal Pionk off for interference, David Perron fired a power play goal just inside the left post off a shot from the high slot at 10:41.

The goal was his 20th of the season.

Detroit got it's second goal of the night just 21 seconds later when Joe Veleno snapped a loose puck in the crease off a Matt Luff shot to make it 6-2 at 11:02.

The goal was his 8th of the season.

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The Jets scored three in the first and never looked back, adding two more in the second as they routed the Red Wings to kick off a five-game homestand with a win.

Nino Niederreiter also scored for the Jets.

Mason Appleton and Vladislav Namestnikov had a pair of assists.

Connor Hellebuyck made 22 saves for Winnipeg, who snapped a two-game losing skid (42-31-3).

The Jets moved four points up on the Calgary Flames for the final Western Conference playoff berth with 87.

David Perron and Joe Veleno scored for the Red Wings.

Magnus Hellberg turned aside 23 shots for Detroit, who dropped to 33-33-9.

Kyle Connor opened the scoring just under 7 minutes into the opening stanza when he redirected a Brendan Dillon shot from the point past Hellberg to make it 1-0 Jets.

The goal was his 29th of the season.

Blake Wheeler gave Winnipeg a two-goal lead at 11:57 after Nikolaj Ehlers hit him with a crisp pass while he was driving the net.

The big winger got his stick down and drove the disc past Hellberg to score his 16th of the season.

Mark Scheifele scored 13:34 into the first when a point shot from Neal Pionk trickled it's way to him in front of the Detroit net.

Scheifele snapped the disc into a wide open goal to score his 39th of the season.

Dylan DeMelo made it 4-0 1:20 into the second period when he took a Mason Appleton feed from the left boards at the top of the face off circle before moving in and drifting a hight wrister past Hellberg.

The goal was his 5th of the season.

Nino Niederreiter scored 13:42 into the second when he followed up on his own shot before backhanding the puck by Hellberg to make it 5-0 Jets.

The goal was his 23rd of the season.

Nikolaj Ehlers converted a Blake Wheeler pass in front of the Detroit net to score his 10th of the season at 5:07.

With Neal Pionk off for interference, David Perron fired a power play goal just inside the left post off a shot from the high slot at 10:41.

The goal was his 20th of the season.

Detroit got it's second goal of the night just 21 seconds later when Joe Veleno snapped a loose puck in the crease off a Matt Luff shot to make it 6-2 at 11:02.

The goal was his 8th of the season.

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Nikolaj Ehlers also scored for the Jets.

Connor Hellebuyck made 29 saves for Winnipeg, who moved to 40-29-3, good for 83 points.

The win moved them five points up on 9th place Nashville with 78 and 6 points up on the Calgary Flames with 79 for the final Western Conference playoff berth.

Barrett Hayton scored the lone goal for the Coyotes on the night.

Karel Vejmelka turned aside 23 shots for Arizona, who dropped to 27-33-11.

Nikolaj Ehlers scored 4:19 into the contest when he snagged a loose puck off Christian Fischer's stick at the blue line before going in alone on Vejmelka and lifting his own rebound past him to make it 1-0 Jets.

The goal was his 9th of the season.

Adam Lowry made it 2-0 with a shorthanded marker at 11:43.

With Dylan DeMelo off for slashing, Morgan Barron and Adam Lowry broke in on a 2-on-1 when Barron hit Lowry with a saucer pass which he one timed past a sprawling Vejmelka.

The goal was his 10th of the season.

Barrett Hayton cut the lead in half at 11:46 of the second when he lifted a backhand past Hellebuyck off of a Clayton Keller shot to make it 2-1.

The goal was his 15th of the season.

There was no scoring in the third period.

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NOTES-Jets forward Nino Niederreiter skated in his 800th NHL career game.