Minnesota Wild at Winnipeg Jets
· National Hockey League
Jets beat the Wild 5-2 as Cole Perfetti scores 2 goals
Perfetti opened the scoring with his fourth of the season just 1:50 into the game. He added another late in the second period on the power play, converting a pass from Gabriel Vilardi in the slot.
Promoted to the top line with Scheifele and Kyle Connor, the trio combined for seven points against the Wild. Connor had a goal and assist. Connor now has goals in three straight games and in five of six games this season.
Perfetti now has five goals this season. Last season, the Jets winger needed 40 games to score five times.
Cole Koepke also scored for Winnipeg, which finished a three-game homestand 2-1.
Stuart Skinner made 19 saves and has yet to lose in regulation this season, with a 3-0-1 record.
Kirill Kaprizov scored both goals for the Wild, who were playing the second of back-to-back games after defeating the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday night. Calvin Pickard stopped 20 shots. Kaprizov’s two goals gives him the NHL lead, with eight. Quinn Hughes’ assist extended his point streak to seven games. He has two goals and eight assists in that span.
Winnipeg went 1 for 2 on the power play, while Minnesota was 0 for 2.
Winnipeg never trailed in the game, taking 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 leads.
Jets: At Chicago on Thursday night.
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Regular Season SeriesWPG leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 1:50 | Cole Perfetti Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Neal Pionk (2), Mark Scheifele (4) |
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Goal | 1st Period 8:47 | Kirill Kaprizov Goal (7) Batted, assists: none |
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Goal | 1st Period 17:54 | Mark Scheifele Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Neal Pionk (3), Kyle Connor (3) |
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Goal | 1st Period 18:38 | Kirill Kaprizov Goal (8) Tip-In, assists: Quinn Hughes (8), Jonas Brodin (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 16:36 | Cole Perfetti Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Gabriel Vilardi (3), Mark Scheifele (5) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 4:06 | Kyle Connor Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 3rd Period 14:42 | Cole Koepke Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Vladislav Namestnikov (1) |
Statistics
 MIN |
 WPG |
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|---|---|---|
| 17 | Blocked Shots | 17 |
| 34 | Hits | 22 |
| 6 | Takeaways | 2 |
| 21 | Shots | 25 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 50.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 29 | Faceoffs Won | 21 |
| 58.0 | Faceoff Win Percent | 42.0 |
| 18 | Giveaways | 13 |
| 2 | Total Penalties | 2 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
Winnipeg Jets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Vladislav Namestnikov, C | Out | Oct 16 |
| Josh Morrissey, D | Out | Oct 15 |
| Elias Salomonsson, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 15 |
| Connor Hellebuyck, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 2 |
| Garrett Brown, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
Minnesota Wild Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Olli Maatta, D | Out | Oct 17 |
| Jared Spurgeon, D | Out | Oct 15 |
| Nico Sturm, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 13 |
| Marcus Foligno, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 12 |
| Filip Gustavsson, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 9 |
