Niederreiter scores twice as Jets blank Utah 3-0
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Published Nov 05, 2024 • Last updated 4 hours ago • 1 minute read
There may not have been an election in Manitoba on Tuesday, but the goals tallied in downtown Winnipeg confirmed that the Jets are still the kings of the NHL.
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Nino Niederreiter scored twice in his 900th career game, and Gabriel Vilardi also tucked one in as the Jets won their fourth straight and 12th of the season in 13 tries, 3-0, against Utah HC at Canada Life Centre.
Connor Hellebuyck made 21 saves for his second shutout of the season and 39th of his career. He’s now 8-1-0 as he launches a staunch defence of his Vezina crown.
Adam Lowry pitched in with a pair of assists as his Jets, now 12-1-0, opened up a six-point gap atop the Central Division.
Vilardi’s fifth of the season opened the scoring 17:57 into the second period, tipping Josh Morrissey’s point shot past Karel Vejmelka with five seconds left on the power play to make it 1-0.
Winnipeg’s impressive run with the man advantage continued on Tuesday, going 1-for-2.
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They’ve now scored a league-high 16 goals on the power play, bringing their success rate to an NHL-best 45.7 per cent.
The penalty kill, leaky recently, went a perfect 4-for-4.
Niederreiter’s first of the game came courtesy of some slick stick-handling at 7:30 of the third to push Winnipeg’s lead to 2-0.
His second, and seventh of the season, came just after Utah pulled Vegmelka for the extra attacker at 17:01.
Meanwhile, Kyle Connor’s run of 12 straight games with a point to start the season ended.
He came within one game of Kevin Stevens’ record by an American-born player.
The Jets now set their sights on the Colorado Avalanche for the third game of their four-game homestand.
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