The Winnipeg Jets (42-14-3) simply cannot lose, as they beat the Ottawa Senators (29-25-4) 4-1 in Canada’s capital, winning their 11th in a row. Cole Perfetti, Mason Appleton, Kyle Connor, and Mark Scheifele scored for the Jets. Connor Hellebuyck made 24 saves in the win.
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Thomas Chabot scored the lone goal for the Senators. Linus Ullmark made 35 saves as Ottawa lost its fifth straight.
Game Recap
Perfetti put the Jets on the board at 7:46 of the first, after Nikolaj Ehlers pounced on an Ottawa turnover and threw the puck from the left boards to the right side of the net, where Perfetti tipped it in to give the Jets a 1-0 lead. Appleton scored his eighth goal of the season 77 seconds later, stretching the lead to 2-0. Nino Niederreiter backhanded a shot off a breakaway, Appleton stormed the net, and slid the rebound past Ullmark.
At 8:04 of the second period, Gabriel Viladi set up Connor with a nifty pass at the left side of the net, where Connor put it his 31st goal of the season.
Chabot finally put the Senators on the board with a wrist shot that beat Hellebuyck over his right shoulder.
After allowing 23 shots through the first two periods, the Jets allowed only two shots in the third on their way to their 11th straight win.
Mark Scheifele scored an empty-netter at 17:04 to seal the victory.
The Senators had 25 shots and went 0-for-2 on the power play, while the Jets had 40 shots and went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Up Next
The Jets are back in action on Thursday night, as they travel to Nashville to take on the Predators. The Senators will have a few nights off before hosting the San Jose Sharks on Saturday.
