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Utah Hockey Club at Winnipeg Jets

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Nino Niederreiter scores twice to lift Jets to 3-0 win over Utah

Gabriel Vilardi scores power-play goal vs. Hockey Club

It was Hellebuyck’s second shutout of the season and 39th of this career.

Gabriel Vilardi also scored for the Jets. Adam Lowry assisted on both goals by Niederreiter.

Utah ended a run of picking up points in three consecutive games (1-0-2).

Karel Vejmelka stopped 25 shots for Utah in its second stop on a four-game road trip.

Jets winger Kyle Connor had his franchise-record, season-opening points streak end at 12 games.

Takeaways Utah: The visitors had three power plays, but didn’t get a shot on goal in the first one and only forced Hellebuyck to make one stop in each of the next two. The Jets blocked 17 shots compared to Utah’s five.

Jets: Winnipeg had opportunities to fire at the net, but got derailed early on looking for the perfect setup until Josh Morrissey sent a blast from the point with Vilardi in front of the net.

Key moment Niederreiter lifted a Utah opponent’s stick in Winnipeg’s end, allowing the Jets to get the puck and head toward the visitor’s net. He then joined the rush, deked and put the puck around Vejmelka.

Key stat The Jets went 1-for-2 on the power play, giving them a power-play goal in six consecutive games. They entered the game tops in the NHL with the man advantage (44.1%).

Up next Utah visits the Blues on Thursday, and the Jets host the Avalanche on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

WPG leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 17:57 Gabriel Vilardi Goal (5) Tip-In, assists: Josh Morrissey (14), Mark Scheifele (10)
Goal 3rd Period 7:30 Nino Niederreiter Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Mason Appleton (6), Adam Lowry (8)
Goal 3rd Period 17:01 Nino Niederreiter Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Adam Lowry (9), Dylan Samberg (2)

Statistics

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5 Blocked Shots 18
19 Hits 24
3 Takeaways 6
21 Shots 28
0 Power Play Goals 1
4 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
26 Faceoffs Won 31
45.6 Faceoff Win Percent 54.4
24 Giveaways 18
2 Total Penalties 4
4 Penalty Minutes 8

Game Information

Canada Life Centre

Location: Winnipeg, MB
Attendance: 12,932 | Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 17 4 34 0
Minnesota 13 3 30 4
Dallas 13 6 26 0
Colorado 12 9 24 0
Utah 8 9 19 3
St. Louis 9 12 19 1
Nashville 7 11 17 3
Chicago 7 12 16 2
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