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Winnipeg Jets at New York Rangers

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Scheifele and Connor each score twice and Jets down Rangers 6-3

Jets beat Rangers to make NHL History

Gabriel Vilardi and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored for the Jets, who have now won 15 of their first 16 games.

Will Cuylle, Alexis Lafreniere and Kaapo Kakko scored for the Rangers, who dropped their second straight home game following last Thursday’s Buffalo Sabres.

Hellebuyck improved to 12-1-0 this season.

Scheifele scored 57 seconds into the contest before Cuylle tied it at 13:07 of the first.

Vilardi put the visitors ahead on the power play at 8:58 before Lafreniere tied the game again at 12:51 of the second.

Connor put the Jets ahead for good at 16:03 of the second. Scheifele scored again 1:08 into the third — his ninth of the season — before Kakko narrowed the deficit to 4-3 just 32 seconds later. Namestnikov scored his fifth at 13:08 and Connor completed the scoring into an empty net with 20 seconds to play.

Igor Shesterkin, who gave up five goals and was pulled at home in the loss to Buffalo, made 27 saves for the Rangers.

Takeaways Winnipeg stayed perfect on the road with seven straight wins.

Key moment Hellebuyck made a lunging save on Reilly Smith at 4:50 of the second and denied Chris Krieder point-blank on a power play later in the period.

Key stats Connor leads the Jets with 22 points. He is one of 11 Winnipeg players with 10 or more points.

Rangers forward Artemi Panarin assisted on Lafreniere’s goal. Panarin leads the Rangers with 22 points — including 10 goals — and has points in 13 of New York’s 14 games this season.

Up Next Rangers: Host the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.

Jets: Visit the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.

Regular Season Series

WPG leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 0:57 Mark Scheifele Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Morrissey (15)
Goal 1st Period 13:07 Will Cuylle Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Braden Schneider (4), Filip Chytil (5)
Goal 2nd Period 8:58 Gabriel Vilardi Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (10), Neal Pionk (12)
Goal 2nd Period 12:51 Alexis Lafrenière Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Adam Fox (12), Artemi Panarin (12)
Goal 2nd Period 16:03 Kyle Connor Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Neal Pionk (13)
Goal 3rd Period 1:08 Mark Scheifele Goal (9) Tip-In, assists: Dylan DeMelo (3), Kyle Connor (11)
Goal 3rd Period 1:40 Kaapo Kakko Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Will Cuylle (6), Braden Schneider (5)
Goal 3rd Period 13:08 Vladislav Namestnikov Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (11)
Goal 3rd Period 19:40 Kyle Connor Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Samberg (3), Neal Pionk (14)

Statistics

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12 Blocked Shots 12
13 Hits 21
3 Takeaways 5
33 Shots 36
1 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 4
50.0 Power Play Percentage 25.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
18 Faceoffs Won 33
35.3 Faceoff Win Percent 64.7
23 Giveaways 16
4 Total Penalties 2
8 Penalty Minutes 4

Game Information

Madison Square Garden

Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 18,006 | Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 15 1 30 0
Minnesota 10 2 23 3
Dallas 9 5 18 0
Colorado 9 8 18 0
Utah 7 6 17 3
St. Louis 7 9 14 0
Chicago 6 9 13 1
Nashville 5 9 12 2

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
New Jersey 11 6 24 2
Carolina 11 4 22 0
Washington 10 4 21 1
NY Rangers 9 4 19 1
NY Islanders 6 6 16 4
Pittsburgh 6 9 15 3
Philadelphia 6 8 14 2
Columbus 5 8 12 2
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