Recap
Perfetti scores twice as Jets beat Wild 5-2
The Winnipeg Jets beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 on Tuesday night at Canada Life Centre. The Jets never trailed, and after a four-goal first period ended 2-2, Winnipeg pulled away with three goals in a row.
Cole Perfetti opened the scoring at 1:50 of the first with his 4th goal of the season, assisted by Neal Pionk and Mark Scheifele. Kirill Kaprizov tied it midway through the period with an unassisted goal, his 7th. Mark Scheifele put Winnipeg back in front late in the first with his 1st, and Kaprizov answered 44 seconds later with his 8th to make it 2-2. Perfetti struck again late in the second on the power play for the game winner, his 5th, making it 3-2. Kyle Connor scored unassisted early in the third for his 7th, and Cole Koepke added his 1st midway through the period to make it 5-2.
Scheifele finished with a goal and two assists to earn first-star honours, with Perfetti and Pionk taking the other two stars after two-goal and two-assist nights. Stuart Skinner made 19 saves for the win, while Calvin Pickard stopped 20 shots in the loss. The Jets outshot the Wild 25-21 and went 1 for 2 on the power play; Minnesota was 0 for 2.
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