Scheifele and Connor each score twice and Jets down Rangers 6-3
Scheifele and Connor each score twice and Jets down Rangers 6-3
Winnipeg Jets’ Mark Scheifele (55), center, celebrates with teammates after scoring during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the New York RangersTuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in New York. The Jets defeated the Rangers 6-3. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Winnipeg Jets’ Kyle Connor brings the puck up the ice just before scoring during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck stops the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, left, makes a save as New York Rangers’ Vincent Trocheck looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
New York Rangers’ Will Cuylle, second from right, celebrates his goal with teammates Filip Chytil, right, Zac Jones, second from left, and Braden Schneider (4) during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
New York Rangers’ Mika Zibanejad, center, watches as Winnipeg Jets’ Mark Scheifele (55) knocks the puck down during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
New York Rangers’ Vincent Trocheck (16), left, moves the puck up the ice as Winnipeg Jets’ Adam Lowry chases during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Winnipeg Jets’ Mark Scheifele (55), center, celebrates with teammates after scoring during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the New York RangersTuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in New York. The Jets defeated the Rangers 6-3. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Winnipeg Jets’ Mark Scheifele (55), center, celebrates with teammates after scoring during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the New York RangersTuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in New York. The Jets defeated the Rangers 6-3. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Winnipeg Jets’ Kyle Connor brings the puck up the ice just before scoring during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Winnipeg Jets’ Kyle Connor brings the puck up the ice just before scoring during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck stops the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck stops the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, left, makes a save as New York Rangers’ Vincent Trocheck looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, left, makes a save as New York Rangers’ Vincent Trocheck looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
New York Rangers’ Will Cuylle, second from right, celebrates his goal with teammates Filip Chytil, right, Zac Jones, second from left, and Braden Schneider (4) during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
New York Rangers’ Will Cuylle, second from right, celebrates his goal with teammates Filip Chytil, right, Zac Jones, second from left, and Braden Schneider (4) during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
New York Rangers’ Mika Zibanejad, center, watches as Winnipeg Jets’ Mark Scheifele (55) knocks the puck down during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
New York Rangers’ Mika Zibanejad, center, watches as Winnipeg Jets’ Mark Scheifele (55) knocks the puck down during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
New York Rangers’ Vincent Trocheck (16), left, moves the puck up the ice as Winnipeg Jets’ Adam Lowry chases during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
New York Rangers’ Vincent Trocheck (16), left, moves the puck up the ice as Winnipeg Jets’ Adam Lowry chases during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor each scored twice, Connor Hellebuyck made 33 saves, and the Winnipeg Jets won their seventh straight, 6-3 over the New York Rangers on Tuesday night.
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 6-1 loss to the 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.
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