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Winnipeg Jets at Philadelphia Flyers

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Scheifele and Connor help Jets snap their 3-game skid with a 4-1 win over Flyers

Winnipeg Jets vs. Philadelphia Flyers: Game Highlights

Nikolaj Ehlers and Adam Lowry also scored for the Jets, who became the first NHL team to reach 90 points this season. Eric Comrie made 21 saves.

Matvei Michkov scored the lone goal for Philadelphia, which lost for the third time in four games.

Scheifele opened the scoring with a power-play goal on a backhander at 8:32 of the first period. He then assisted on the Jets' next two goals.

Connor had two points to move into a tie for third in the NHL in scoring. Gabriel Vilardi had three assists.

Takeaways Jets: The top-ranked power play in the NHL continued to produce as Winnipeg scored on both of its opportunities. The Jets have scored 55 goals while having a man advantage this season and are clicking on the power play at 32%.

Flyers: Travis Konecny, the team's leading scorer, has gone six games without a goal and has just two in the last 22 games.

Key moment Connor's goal came 5:28 into the second period and expanded Winnipeg's lead to 3-0. His shot came from the right boards and beat Sam Ersson between the blocker and his right pad.

Key stat Michkov became the first rookie in the NHL this season to reach 20 goals when he scored with 2:42 to play in the game.

Up next Jets: Visit New Jersey on Friday.

Flyers: Continue their seven-game homestand against Seattle on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 8:32 Mark Scheifele Goal (35) Backhand, assists: Gabriel Vilardi (30), Kyle Connor (46)
Goal 1st Period 15:13 Nikolaj Ehlers Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Mark Scheifele (35), Gabriel Vilardi (31)
Goal 2nd Period 5:28 Kyle Connor Goal (32) Wrist Shot, assists: Mark Scheifele (36), Gabriel Vilardi (32)
Goal 2nd Period 9:03 Adam Lowry Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Mason Appleton (11), Nino Niederreiter (16)
Goal 3rd Period 17:18 Matvei Michkov Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: none

Statistics

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22 Blocked Shots 11
6 Hits 29
5 Takeaways 10
27 Shots 22
2 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 1
100.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
24 Faceoffs Won 23
51.1 Faceoff Win Percent 48.9
15 Giveaways 22
1 Total Penalties 2
2 Penalty Minutes 4
Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Rasmus Ristolainen, D Out Apr 24
Eetu Makiniemi, G Out Apr 17
Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Jets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Gabriel Vilardi, C Day-To-Day Apr 25
Nikolaj Ehlers, LW Out Apr 23

Game Information

Wells Fargo Center

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 18,619 | Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 56 22 116 4
Dallas 50 26 106 6
Colorado 49 29 102 4
Minnesota 45 30 97 7
St. Louis 44 30 96 8
Utah 38 31 89 13
Nashville 30 44 68 8
Chicago 25 46 61 11

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 51 22 111 9
Carolina 47 30 99 5
New Jersey 42 33 91 7
Columbus 40 33 89 9
NY Rangers 39 36 85 7
NY Islanders 35 35 82 12
Pittsburgh 34 36 80 12
Philadelphia 33 39 76 10
Full Standings