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Winnipeg Jets\u2019 Morgan Barron (left) and Minnesota Wild\u2019s David Spacek (82) battle for the puck during second period NHL action in Winnipeg on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Fred Greenslade<\/p>\nCole Perfetti scored a pair of goals to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild at Canada Life Centre Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
Perfetti opened the scoring with his fourth of the season just 1:50 into the game. He added his fifth of the campaign late in the second frame on the power play, converting a pass from Gabriel Vilardi in the slot.<\/p>\n
Promoted to the top line with Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor, the trio combined for seven points against the Wild. Scheifele recorded a goal and added two assists for a three-point night, while Connor had a goal and assist.<\/p>\n
Winnipeg Jets\u2019 Morgan Barron (left) and Minnesota Wild\u2019s David Spacek (82) battle for the puck during second period NHL action in Winnipeg on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Fred Greenslade<\/p>\n
Cole Koepke also scored for Winnipeg (4-1-1), which finished their three-game homestand 2-1.<\/p>\n
Stuart Skinner made 19 saves and has yet to lose in regulation time this season, boasting a 3-0-1 record.<\/p>\n
Kirill Kaprizov scored both goals for the Wild (4-2-1), who were playing in the second of back-to-back games after defeating the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday. Calvin Pickard stopped 20 shots.<\/p>\n
Winnipeg went 1-for-2 on the power play, while Minnesota was 0-for-2.<\/p>\n
TAKEAWAYS<\/p>\n
Jets: Winnipeg never trailed in the game, taking 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 leads. Connor has goals in three straight games and in five of six games this year.<\/p>\n
Wild: Kaprizov\u2019s two goals gives him the NHL lead, with eight. Quinn Hughes\u2019 assist extended his point streak to seven games (2G, 8A).<\/p>\n
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Winnipeg Jets\u2019 goaltender Stuart Skinner (74) makes a save on Minnesota Wild\u2019s Danila Yurov (22) during first period NHL action in Winnipeg on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Fred Greenslade<\/p>\n
KEY MOMENT<\/p>\n
Connor ripped a shot top-shelf on Pickard 4:06 into the third period, his team-leading seventh goal of the season giving the Jets their first two-goal lead, 4-2.<\/p>\n
KEY STAT<\/p>\n
Perfetti scored his fourth and fifth goals of the 2026-27 NHL season. Last year, the Jets winger needed 40 games to reach goal No. 5.<\/p>\n
UP NEXT<\/p>\n
Wild: Host the St. Louis Blues on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Jets: Visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday.<\/p>\n
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