Jets double up Rangers 6-3, quickest NHL club to reach 15 wins

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Peggy

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 National Hockey League 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.

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.

Two players fight for a loose puck along the boards. — New York Rangers’ defenceman Adam Fox, left, and Winnipeg Jets forward Mason Appleton compete for the puck during the third period of Tuesday’s NHL game in New York. (Seth Wenig/The Associated Press)

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.

Connor’s 22 points leads the Jets, and he sits among the top 10 in league scoring. He is one of 11 Winnipeg players with 10 or more points.

Hellebuyck improved to 12-1-0 this season.

Igor Shesterkin, who gave up five goals and was pulled at home in the loss to Buffalo, made 27 saves for the Rangers.

Winnipeg stayed perfect on the road with its seven win in as many contests.

The Jets will aim to keep their road winning streak intact when they travel south to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday before a matchup with the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Saturday.