Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck started the winning play when he sent the puck to Vladislav Namestnikov, who fed Pionk skating down the right side. Pionk’s slap shot beat Mackenzie Blackwood to end Winnipeg’s two-game skid. Morgan Barron and Gabriel ...

Neal Pionk scored 17 seconds into overtime and Connor Hellebuyck made 25 saves as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 in Denver on Wednesday night.

Winnipeg’s all-world goalie has learned to stop being so hard on himself, leaning into playful back and forth banter in practice and helping his teammates become better shooters, John Lu writes.

The Avalanche have not been able to score on Connor Hellebuyck this season until Wednesday night. Colorado got two past the Winnipeg Jets netminder but it wasn’t enough in the 3-2 overtime loss.

Kyle Connor scored twice and Connor Hellebuyck made 24 saves as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Tuesday. Mark Scheifele also scored, while Gabriel Vilardi provided two assists to help Winnipeg (35-14-3) win its fourth straight. Rasmus Kupari added an empty-net goal.

From nearby Rhode Island, Parker Ford netted his first career goal in his NHL debut, while Mark Scheifele scored twice to tie Ilya Kovalchuk for most goals in franchise history.

Some say what separates the Winnipeg Jets from most of the other good teams in the NHL is their power play. It was clicking at a historic, 33.3 percent clip going into their current road trip, a big part of why the Jets sit on top of the NHL’s Western Conference.

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Cole Perfetti scored three goals for his first NHL hat trick and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Utah Hockey Club 5-2.

The Jets will be facing the Utah Hockey Club for the second time this week when the teams meet on Friday in Winnipeg. Utah, which posted a 5-2 home win on Monday, will be playing the second of back-to-back games.

Neal Pionk scored the winner just 17 seconds into the extra frame as the Jets captured the season series against the team that knocked them out of the playoffs last year.

Adam Fantilli scored his first career hat trick as the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 on Wednesday night. Luca Del Bel Belluz added a goal and an assist and James van Riemsdyk also scored for the Blue Jackets,