WINNIPEG, Maintoba — Connor Hellebuyck made 19 saves for his NHL-leading fourth shutout of the season and 41st of his career to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-0 victory over the Minnesota Wild, who have lost four in a row, on Saturday night.
Cole Perfetti had a goal and two assists and Nikolaj Ehlers and Neal Pionk each scored power-play goals. Morgan Barron and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored for the Jets.
Jesper Wallstedt stopped 19 shots for Minnesota, which is 1-5-0 in its last six games.
Ehlers scored his 10th goal of the season 6 seconds after Minnesota took its first penalty at 6:45 of the first period.
Takeaways
Jets: Winnipeg’s league-best power play struck for the fourth straight time with Ehler’s goal in the first period. Pionk’s man-advantage marker came in the second. The Jets’ power play has gone 11 to 28 over the last seven games.
Wild: Top scorer Kirill Kaprizov was in an exuberant mood, but that did not translate into goals. He took two penalties and had three shots on goal, but his four-game streak (four goals, two assists) was halted.
Key moment
Wallstedt put Minnesota on the penalty kill when he hit the puck in the air and it went over the glass for a delay of game call. Winnipeg needed 14 seconds before Pionk’s one-timer got past the goalie for a 3-0 lead at 5:19 of the second period.
Key stat
Winnipeg was 2 for 5 on the power play. Minnesota was 0 for 4 and had just five total shots during the man advantage.
Next
The Wild host the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday, while the Jets visit the Toronto Maple Leafs the same evening.
