The Winnipeg Jets beat the Minnesota Wild 5–2 on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg. Kirill Kaprizov scored both Minnesota goals in the first period, but the Jets’ top line took over from there. The Wild fell to 4–2–1 on the second night of a back-to-back. Winnipeg improved to 4–1–1.
Final score and scorers
- Final: Jets 5, Wild 2
- Wild goals: Kirill Kaprizov (1st, 8:47), Kirill Kaprizov (1st, 18:38, assists Quinn Hughes and Jonas Brodin)
- Jets goals: Cole Perfetti (1st, 1:50), Mark Scheifele (1st, 17:54), Cole Perfetti (PP, 2nd, 16:36), Kyle Connor (3rd, 4:06), Cole Koepke (3rd, 14:42)
- Calvin Pickard: 20 saves in his Wild debut
- Stuart Skinner: 19 saves for Winnipeg
- Scheifele: one goal and two assists; Neal Pionk: two assists
How it unfolded
Perfetti tipped in a point shot less than two minutes in. Kaprizov answered by knocking in a rebound after a Winnipeg turnover. Scheifele put the Jets back in front late in the first, and Kaprizov tied it again 44 seconds later by tipping a Hughes shot. Perfetti’s power-play one-timer late in the second stood up as the winner, and Connor and Koepke added third-period goals.
Notes
- Kaprizov has five goals in his past three games and leads the NHL with eight.
- Hughes extended his season-opening point streak to seven games.
- Defenseman Jared Spurgeon was a late scratch with an upper-body injury, and forward Nico Sturm was placed on injured reserve.
Minnesota had beaten Vegas 4–2 the night before. Read our Wild vs. Golden Knights recap.
What’s next
The Wild return home to host the St. Louis Blues on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m. CT at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul.
Sources: NHL.com game recap; CBS Sports box score (AP); Winnipeg Free Press; Wild schedule (CBS Sports).
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