Nino Niederreiter scores twice to lift Jets to 3-0 win over Utah

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WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Nino Niederreiter scored twice in his 900th NHL career game and Connor Hellebuyck made 21 saves to help the Winnipeg Jets defeat the Utah Hockey Club 3-0 on Tuesday night.

It was Hellebuyck’s second shutout of the season and 39th of this career.

Gabriel Vilardi also scored for the Jets. Adam Lowry assisted on both goals by Niederreiter.

Utah ended a run of picking up points in three consecutive games (1-0-2).

Karel Vejmelka stopped 25 shots for Utah in its second stop on a four-game road trip.

Jets winger Kyle Connor had his franchise-record, season-opening points streak end at 12 games.

Utah: The visitors had three power plays, but didn’t get a shot on goal in the first one and only forced Hellebuyck to make one stop in each of the next two. The Jets blocked 17 shots compared to Utah’s five.

Jets: Winnipeg had opportunities to fire at the net, but got derailed early on looking for the perfect setup until Josh Morrissey sent a blast from the point with Vilardi in front of the net.

Niederreiter lifted a Utah opponent’s stick in Winnipeg’s end, allowing the Jets to get the puck and head toward the visitor’s net. He then joined the rush, deked and put the puck around Vejmelka.

The Jets went 1-for-2 on the power play, giving them a power-play goal in six consecutive games. They entered the game tops in the NHL with the man advantage (44.1%).

Utah visits the Blues on Thursday, and the Jets host the Avalanche on Thursday.

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N. Bjugstad C0002
R. Bortuzzo D0000
I. Cole D0000
L. Cooley C00-20
L. Crouse LW0003
D. Guenther RW00-24
B. Hayton C0001
C. Keller C00-23
A. Kerfoot C00-11
M. Kesselring D00-10
M. Lamoureux D0000
O. Maatta D0001
M. Maccelli LW0000
J. McBain C0001
N. Schmaltz C00-11
M. Sergachev D00-22
K. Stenlund C0000
J. Valimaki D0002
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M. Appleton C0121
M. Barron C0000
K. Connor LW0003
D. DeMelo D0010
N. Ehlers LW0002
A. Iafallo LW0000
R. Kupari C0001
A. Lowry C0221
C. Miller D0003
J. Morrissey D0110
V. Namestnikov C0000
N. Niederreiter RW2023
C. Perfetti C0001
N. Pionk D0012
D. Samberg D0115
M. Scheifele C0101
L. Stanley D0001
G. Vilardi C1004
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K. Vejmelka272250.92659:50
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C. Hellebuyck210211.00060:00

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