National Hockey League
Winnipeg 5, Minnesota 2
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, October 10, 2019
Where: Bell MTS Place, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Referees: Tom Chmielewski, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen: Brandon Gawryletz, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance: 15325

Patrik Laine collected two goals and two assists, and Connor Hellebuyck made 38 saves to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.

Blake Wheeler scored and set up a goal, Kyle Connor and Jack Roslovic each tallied in the third period, and Mark Scheifele added two assists for Winnipeg, which snapped a six-game, regular-season losing streak against Minnesota.

Ryan Hartman and Brad Hunt each scored a goal for the Wild, who have opened the season with three straight regulation losses for the first time in franchise history. Devan Dubnyk finished with 27 saves.

Minnesota seized a 1-0 lead in the first period on Hartman's first goal with the Wild. Hartman poked the puck off the stick of 18-year-old defenseman Ville Heinola to the left of the crease and quickly fired a shot past Hellebuyck's stick side. It marked the fifth straight time that the Jets allowed the first goal of the game.

Winnipeg forged a tie early in the second period on Wheeler's third goal of the season off a backhand pass from behind the net by Scheifele. It was the 700th point of Wheeler's NHL career.

The Jets secured a 2-1 lead midway through the middle period after Laine's one-timer off a pass from Wheeler from the top of the left circle sailed inside the near post.

Minnesota tied it at the 3:09 mark of the third period. Hunt carried the puck into the right circle and fired a wrist shot past a Marcus Foligno screen into the far corner for his first goal of the season.

But Winnipeg took a 4-2 lead midway through the period on goals by Connor, off a nice setup from Laine, and Roslovic, who tapped in a rebound of a Josh Morrissey shot inside the right post just 28 seconds later.

Minnesota pulled Dubnyk with 2 1/2 minutes remaining, and Laine sealed the win with an empty-net goal.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Minnesota   Winnipeg
Ryan Hartman 1 Points Patrik Laine 4
Ryan Hartman 1 Goals Patrik Laine 2
Joel Eriksson Ek 1 Assists Patrik Laine 2
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Devan Dubnyk .871 Save Percentage Connor Hellebuyck .950
Devan Dubnyk 27 Saves Connor Hellebuyck 38
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Minnesota 40 2 0-2 2-2 6 30
Winnipeg 32 5 0-2 2-2 6 28
Upcoming Games
  • Winnipeg will play their next game on the road against Chicago. The Jets have a W/L % of .333 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game at home against Pittsburgh. The Wild have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.