Nino Niederreiter put the Jets ahead 2-1 at 12:05 of the second period. Wild forward Joel Eriksson Ek passed ahead to Middleton for an odd-man rush, but Middleton fanned on the close-range shot, resulting in a Winnipeg rush. Niederreiter then took a pass from Pionk before going forehand to backhand and scoring with a high backhand.

Connor Hellebuyck made 38 of his 43 saves in the first 36 minutes, leading Winnipeg to its 7th straight win against Minnesota.

Alex Iafallo scored a two goals and the Winnipeg Jets pulled away for a 4-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Monday night in Saint Paul, Minn.

Connor Hellebuyck made a season-high 43 saves, Alex Iafallo scored two goals, and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Minnesota Wild 4-1 in a game between two of the Western Conference’s best.

Hellebuyck made 38 of his 43 saves in the first two periods and the Wild ran out of energy early as the Jets took the 4-1 win.

Connor Hellebuyck made a season-high 43 saves, Alex Iafallo scored two goals, and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Minnesota Wild 4-1 on Monday in a game between two of the Western Conference's best teams.