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The shutout was Hellebuyck's fourth of the NHL season.

The win was the Jets' 8th straight against Minnesota, going back through last season.

The Jets also swept the three games this season.

Neal Pionk had a goal and an assist for the Jets.

Nikolaj Ehlers, Morgan Barron, Vladislav Namestnikov also scored for Winnipeg.

The Jets moved to 24-10-1 and have won three of their last five games.

Jesper Wallstedt turned aside 19 shots for Minnesota, who dropped to 20-10-4.

Winnipeg's power play was key in the game, going 3-5 overall and scoring after winning key faceoffs in Minnesota's end.

“It was just good execution. You see Fly’s goal, that’s just one of our multiple plays for both units off the face-offs. That was the one they called and they ran it to perfection, scoring in six seconds. And then ours, we do that play quite often with the transfer behind the net," said Pefetti, whose offensive night got in gear during the second period.

"Sometimes it’s a shot, sometimes it’s a pass, whatever it is. Neal got a hold of that one and it’s good with being sharp with execution and being sure we have a plan to just stick to that. If it works, it work, if it doesn’t, well, we can make adjustments. But tonight it worked," he said.

Nikolaj Ehlers opened the scoring 6:51 into the opening stanza just six seconds into their opening power play.

With Jon Merrill off for holding the stick, the Jets got possession off a face off win and worked the puck to Kyle Connor in the right faceoff circle.

Connor slid the disc to Ehlers, who was parked beside the crease. Ehlers slid the disc through Wallstedt's pads to make it 1-0 Jets.

The goal was his 10th of the season.

Morgan Barron made it 2-0 with just over two minutes left in the first when Alex Iafallo's shot ended up sliding through Wallstedt's pads and sat in the crease.

Barron, who was about to skate by the net, pivoted hard by the post and hammered the loose puck into the open goal.

The tally was his 3rd of the season.

Neal Pionk scored 14 seconds into a power play to put the Jets up 3-0 just over five minutes into the second period.

Jesper Wallstedt took a delay-of-game penalty when he batted the puck out of play and Winnipeg took full advantage as Cole Perfetti relayed a Nino Niederreiter pass from behind the net to Pionk, who beat the Wild goaltender with a slapshot just inside the right post.

The goal was his 5th of the season.

Cole Perfetti made it 4-0 2:07 into the third when he intercepted a break out pass from Jonas Brodin in the high slot before moving in and snapping a wrister past Wallstedt.

The goal was his 7th of the season.

Vladislav Namestnikov deflected a Neal Pionk shot past Wallstedt at 7:36 to make it 5-0 Jets.

Jets Head Coach Scott Arniel thought his club played a complete game.

“I wouldn’t say quite some time, but I would say it’s probably one of our better efforts in the last few games here. We knew they were coming in after playing last night, went after them in the first period and kind of continued that through the three periods. Liked a lot of our compete, sort of our little details. A lot of good things that happened tonight," he said.

Wild Head Coach John Hynes felt his club didn't execute their game plan and it showed.

"The mindset needs to be to play the game the right way. To play the game that gives us the best chance to win," said Hynes. "That gives us the best chance to produce offence. The best way to check, I think when you look in those areas you want to go east-west and pass up shots and play a perimeter game then you're not going to score."

Both teams see action on Monday as Winnipeg travels to Toronto while Minnesota hosts Chicago.

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Adam Lowry and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored for the Jets.

Josh Morrissey had a pair of assists.

Connor Hellebuyck made 26 saves for Winnipeg to pick up his NHL leading 19th win of the season.

Lane Hutson and Josh Anderson scored for the Canadiens.

Sam Montembeault turned side 23 shots for Montreal, who dropped to 11-16-3.

Lane Hutson scored 7:48 into the first period when he snapped a wrister past Hellebuyck from the left wing circle.

The goal was his first of his NHL career.

Gabriel Vilardi tied it up on the power play 14:34.

With Kirby Dach off for high sticking, Kyle Connor slid a pass from the right corner, cross crease to Vilardi who hammered it past Montembeault to make it 1-1.

Adam Lowry gave Winnipeg the lead just over two minutes later at 16:40 when Nino Niederreiter slid him the disc from behind the Montreal net and into the crease as he curled around the Montreal net.

The goal was his 8th of the season.

Lowry fired the disc into a largely open net to make it 2-1 Jets.

The Jets went up a pair 6:26 into the second while on a two-man advantage when Kyle Connor one timed a Josh Morrissey feed past Montembeault.

The goal was his 17th of the season.

With the Jets unable to clear their zone, Josh Anderson pulled Montreal to within a goal at the 8 minute mark when he snapped a Christian Dvorak feed past Hellebuyck.

Canadiens Head Coach Martin St. Louis pulled his goaltender with just over a minute left in regulation but the Canadiens were unable to score.

Vladislav Namestnikov scored into an empty net with 7 seconds left in the third period to seal the win for the Jets.

The goal was his 8th of the season.

Montreal hosts Buffalo Tuesday while Winnipeg visits San Jose.

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A bad line change by Winnipeg proved costly as Hadyn Fluery's attempted pass to Vladislav Namestnikov, who was changing, was picked off along the boards by Shea Theodore, who moved in on a 2-on-1 before dishing to Barbashev who fired the disc past a shocked Hellebuyck.

Keegan Kolesar and Victor Olofsson also scored for the Golden Knights, who kicked off a three-game road trip with a win.

Shea Theodore had a pair of assists.

Adin Hill turned aside 18 shots for Vegas, who moved to 19-7-3.

Nikita Chibrikov also scored for the Jets.

Connor Hellebuyck made 33 saves for Winnipeg, who dropped to 21-9-1.

Chibrikov gave the Jets the lead 9:27 into the first when he drove the net and shot a rebound off a Vladislav Namestnikov shot into an almost wide open net.

The goal was his 2nd of the season and third in his three NHL appearances.

There was no scoring in the second period.

Winnipeg didn't register their first shot on goal of the second period until the 18 minute mark.

Keegan Kolesar scored 4:34 into the third when he parlayed a solid shift of forechecking into the tying goal.

"It's fun, it's very fun. Got a lot of special people in the building," said Kolesar, who grew up in Winnipeg. "It's exciting." Logan Stanley attempted to get a pass to Kyle Connor, but the disc ended up hopping over his stick and Kolesar took possesstion before firing home a wrister past Hellebuyck from inside the left circle to make it 1-1.

The goal was his 7th of the season.

Josh Morrissey scored at 10:55 and gave the Jets a one goal lead.

Morrissey took a partner pass along the Vegas blue line before moving in to the top of the face off circle and blew a slapshot past Adin Hill, beating him over his right shoulder.

The goal was his 3rd of the season.

Victor Olofsson tied it up with a power play marker at 18:11 when Mark Stone hit him with a cross-crease pass which the Vegas winger one timed past Hellebuyck.

The goal was his 4th of the season.

"I mean I think we played a solid game, I think we were the better team and we just kind of kept playing the same way the entire game and we finally got paid for it at the end," said Olofsson.

The game went into overtime.

"We were down two to one in the third and I thought we were playing really well to be honest with you especially defensively. They (Jets) are at the end of I think a four in six, they've had a tough stretch, we've been off for a while so I thought we might be rusty early," said Vegas Head Coach Bruce Cassidy.

"I thought after the first period that we executed better and had our legs and hands more than I would have suspected. Didn't give up much for two periods but hung in there and got some calls late we needed them obviously and our power play was able to connect there.

Both teams are active Saturday as Vegas visits Edmonton and Winnipeg hosts Montreal.

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The Jets rebounded from a 4-1 loss to Columbus on Sunday night.

Winnipeg has won three of their last six games.

Gabriel Vilardi and Nikita Chibrikov each had a goal and an assist.

Neal Pionk had a pair of assists.

Vladislav Namestnikov and Gabriel Vilardi also scored for the Jets.

Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves for Winnipeg, who moved to 21-9-0.

David Pastrnak scored for Boston.

Jeremy Swayman turned aside 27 shots for Boston, who dropped to 15-12-3.

Winnipeg scored first on the power play 12:09 into the opening stanza. With Brandon Carlo off for high sticking Vladislav Namestnikov poked the puck past Swayman after Nino Niederreiter's shot hit the goal post.

The goal was his 7th of the season.

Mark Scheifele made it 2-0 with just under two minutes left in the first.

Gabriel Vilardi's second effort in the high slot saw him slide the puck to Connor along the goal line. The Jet winger paused before hitting Scheifele with a saucer pass in the slot which he shot just over Swayman's shoulder.

The goal was his 15th of the season.

Scheifele scored again just under seven minutes into the second when he one timed a cross ice feed from Josh Morrissey at 7:02.

David Pastrnak got Boston on the board with a power play marker 9:13 into the second when he one timed a Charlie McAvoy feed past Hellebuyck from the left face off dot, beating the Jet netminder high glove side to score his 10th of the season.

Kyle Connor scored 1:15 into the third to give the Jets a 4-1 lead when Mark Scheifele found him alone cruising in the slot.

Connor snapped the disc past Swayman, beating him high blocker side.

The goal was his 16th of the season.

Gabriel Vilardi scored 5:33 into the third after Connor hit him just inside the Bruins blue line before he cut to the center and beat Swayman with a wrister just inside the left post.

The goal was his 12th of the season.

Alex Iafalo made it 6-1 on the power play at 7:19 after he redirected a Neal Pionk shot from the point.

Mason Appleton scored at 16:16 off a shot from the corner which went in off of Swayman's skate.

Nikita Chibrikov scored ten seconds later off a turnover as Cole Perfetti fed him a pass which he one timed past Swayman, beating him high glove side to score his first of the season.

Winnipeg hosts Vegas on Thursday while Boston visits Seattle.

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The Blues moved to .500 with the win (12-12-2).

Dylan Holloway had a goal and an assist.

Robert Thomas also scored for the Blues.

Scott Perunovich had a pair of assists for St. Louis.

Mark Scheifele scored the lone Jet goal on the night.

Connor Hellebuyck made 30 saves for Winnipeg (18-8-0).

The loss extended the Jets losing streak to a season high four games.

There was no scoring in the first period.

Jordan Kyrou got the Blues on the board late in the second period when Brayden Schenn took control of the puck just along the boards in the neutral zone before before sending Kyrou in on Hellebuyck.

The St. Louis winger attempted a deke which the Winnipeg goaltender initially stopped before the disc was knocked into the net off a backchecking Mark Scheifele's skate.

Dylan Holloway followed up 39 seconds later when he broke in on Hellebuyck, getting off a shot before following up on his own rebound and lifting the disc past him at 18:43.

The goal was his 8th of the season.

Kyrou netted his second of the night 6:38 into the third when Dylan Holloway got control of the puck along the end boards before moving into the faceoff circle and slid the puck to Kyrou, who moved into the high slot before spinning and beating Hellebuyck with a wrister.

The goal was his 9th of the season.

Mark Scheifele scored at 15:45 of the third, beating Hofer with a wrister.

The goal was his 13th of the season.

Robert Thomas scored an empty netter at 16:21 to seal the win for the Blues.

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NOTES-Jets winger Nikolaj Ehlers was put on IR and Winnipeg called up F Brad Lambert from their AHL affiliate, the Manitoba Moose earlier in the day.

Connor Hellebuyck made 32 saves for Winnipeg, who won their 6th straight contest to move to an NHL leading 14-1-0.

Rasmus Kupari, Nikolaj Ehlers also scored for the Jets.

Jake Oettinger and Casey De Smith combined to stop 21 shots for Dallas, who dropped to 8-5-0.

Alex Iafallo scored on the power play 7:28 into the first period.

With Sam Steel off for tripping Namestnikov fed Iafallo from the corner after the Jet centre had cut hard for the net.

The goal was his 2nd of the season.

Iafallo snapped a shot just inside the left post to make it 1-0 Winnipeg.

Rasmus Kupari put the Jets up by a pair at 10:21 when he pressured Dallas defenceman Mathew Dumba who coughed up the puck to Alex Iafallo who got a shot on goal as Kupari calmly picked up the disc and slid it into the open net.

The goal was his 2nd of the season.

Vladislav Namestnikov scored 3:04 into the second period on a second effort following a wraparound attempt.

Dallas goaltender Jake Oettinger appeared to have control of the puck following the initial shot but Namestnikov managed to smack the disc into the net in a follow up attempt.

The goal was his 4th of the season.

Nikolaj Ehlers made it 4-0 with a power play marker at 7:14 after he one timed a Mark Scheifele feed from the side boards past Oettinger.

With Jamie Benn off for roughing, Ehlers worked his way to the top of the left face off circle before Scheifele found him and the Jet winger hammered it through Oettinger's pads.

Oettinger's afternoon ended shortly thereafter as Stars Head Coach Pete DeBoer pulled him in favor of Casey DeSmith just over two minutes later.

The Stars scored a late power play goal when Roope Hintz got a puck through Hellebuyck's pads.

The goal was his 5th of the season.

Dallas visits Pittsburgh Monday while Winnipeg travels to New York to face the Rangers Tuesday.

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The shutout was his second straight and 40th career shutout.

“I thought the guys played really hard in front of me. They let me see pucks, cleared rebounds, scored. We really committed to our game in our defensive zone. It might not have been pretty but that’s why every game is a team effort," said Hellebuyck.

“We didn’t give up at all. We battled right to the end. Like I said, they were cleaning up, they weren’t giving up any rebounds, they were boxing out, puck was hitting me. We had a perfect combination for a game like that.” “No. 40 feels really good. That’s one of those milestones. One more is just the 300 wins. I’m really looking forward to that this season. Hopefully, I can achieve it, but this one feels really good.” Winnipeg has lost only once this season, a 6-4 setback to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Their record stands at 13-1-0.

Alexandar Georgiev made 27 saves for Colorado, who dropped to 6-8-0.

Gabriel Vilardi opened the scoring just over a minute into the opening stanza when Mark Scheifele took control of the puck along the boards in he neutral zone before moving across the Avalanche line and sliding the disc to Vilardi, who shot the puck past and outstretched Georgiev's glove at 1:06.

The tally was his 6th of the season.

"Yeah, I think on the 2-on-1’s, I'm expecting to get that puck every time from him. I've seen him do it in practice so many times. He always finds the triangles under the stick, whether it's through the legs, whatever it is, he'll wait a guy out and find the seam and that's on 2-on-1’s, that's on power play. That's all over the ice because he's just such a smart player," said Vilardi.

There was no scoring in the second period.

Colorado put on some pressure in the third, outshooting Winnipeg 16-4 and generated some quality scoring chances but were unable to score.

Avalanche Head Coach Jared Bednar pulled his goaltender with just over three minutes left in regulation.

Colorado enjoyed a two-man advantage for 1:10 as Jets defenceman Josh Morrissey was penalized for holding but were unable to tie the game.

Avalanche Head Coach Jared Bednar was satisfied with his club's effort on the night. "Listen I don't have any complaints on our game, our effort or competitiveness. I thought it was all fantastic tonight. You know I would say the chances we gave up on the defensive side, they (Jets) earned them. You know we had a couple of turnovers up ice first period especially that led to some dangerous chances against."

But Jets Head Coach Scott Arniel wasn't quite as content with his troop's effort as his counterpart Bednar was.

"I think I'll go three places. We didn't break the puck out real well. We didn't get through the neutral zone. We turned a lot of pucks over through the neutral zone and then we didn't have that extended zone time. We got knocked off pucks. Our puck support in the ozone, where we usually -- and especially in the first, we had close support, we got pucks to the net, we had traffic... It was kind of a 200 foot kind of problem tonight. In the second period, I think they had five rush chances where we got outnumbered. Our F3 dove in, our fourth and fifth guys got beat up the ice by maybe their D, so a little bit of everything kind of happened there." SHOTS-COLORADO 34 WINNIPEG 28

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Gabriel Vilardi had the other Jet goal.

Adam Lowry had a pair of assists.

Connor Hellebuyck stopped all 21 shots he faced to earn his 2nd shutout of the season (12-1-0). Karel Vejmelka turned aside 25 shots for Utah, who dropped to 5-5-3.

There was no scoring in the first period.

The Jets took a 1-0 lead late in the second period on the power play when Gabriel Vilardi tipped a Josh Morrissey blast from the point past Vejmelka at 17:57.

The goal was his 5th of the season.

Nino Niederreiter gave the Jets some breathing room 7:30 into the third period when he converted a Mason Appleton feed to make it 2-0 Winnipeg.

Adam Lowry moved across the Utah blue line and hit a streaking Mason Appleton along the right side boards before the Jet right winger spotted a trailing Niederreiter in the high slot and sent him in alone on Vejmelka and beat him with a low wrister.

Utah Head Coach André Tourigny pulled his goaltender with just over three minutes left in regulation.

Niederreiter scored nto an empty net to seal the win for the Jets.

The goal was his 7th of the season.

Both clubs see action Thursday as Utah visits St. Louis while Winnipeg hosts Colorado.

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