Jets score seven, hand Golden Knights fifth straight loss

WINNIPEG -- Kyle Connor had a goal and two assists, and the Winnipeg Jets handed the Vegas Golden Knights their fifth straight loss with a 7-3 win at Canada Life Centre on Tuesday.

Connor has scored 10 points (five goals, five assists) during a five-game goal streak.
"It's amazing what happens when you have a shooter's mindset and you have a skill set that Connor has," Winnipeg coach Dave Lowry said. "He doesn't pass up opportunities to put the puck at the net. When I say that, he also has an innate ability to make plays. But he's much like [Nikolaj Ehlers]. When they think like shooters, they're pretty effective players."
Mark Scheifele, Blake Wheeler, Josh Morrissey and Logan Stanley each had a goal and an assist for the Jets (28-23-10), who have won four of their past five games. Connor Hellebuyck made 35 saves.
"I think we're confident with the puck right now and we're making some plays," Wheeler said. "We're starting to get out of our zone a little bit faster, and that's sparking some of our transition game and allowing us to use some of our skill, use some of our speed. … We haven't accomplished anything, still a long ways to go."

Alex Pietrangelo scored for the Golden Knights (32-26-4), who went 0-5-0 on five-game road trip (outscored 23-11). Laurent Brossoit allowed four goals on 13 shots before being replaced by Logan Thompson, who made seven saves.
"Just didn't get in front of enough pucks," Vegas coach Peter DeBoer said. "It's pretty simple. I'm not a goaltending expert, but you've got to get in front of a couple. … I thought we battled for 60 minutes, right to the buzzer. We gave ourselves a chance right until the end, so I had no problem with our effort tonight."
Wheeler gave the Jets a 1-0 lead at 18:08 of the first period, cutting inside on Nicolas Hague and shooting glove side from the left circle.
Connor scored 33 seconds later to make it 2-0 when he corralled a rebound and shot five-hole from the right face-off dot.
"[Connor is] one of the premier goal-scorers in the league, and I think everyone's starting to really take notice," Jets forward Adam Lowry said. "He's a guy that can score in a variety of ways. He's so quick, his release is so deceptive, and he just finds the areas and the puck just seems to find him. He can beat you. He doesn't need a lot of time, he doesn't need a lot of space. He's hot right now, and hopefully that continues."
Roy cut it to 2-1 at 6:49 of the second period, scoring with a slap shot after getting to a loose puck in the right circle.
Ehlers made it 3-1 at 9:04, and Stanley scored his first goal of the season from a sharp angle over the right shoulder of Brossoit to extend the lead to 4-1 at 11:09.
"I wouldn't say I work on that one too much," Stanley said. "I made a shot and luckily it went in."
Scheifele pushed it to 5-1 at 18:25 when he shot short side on Thompson through a Wheeler screen.
"When we have the opportunity to put pucks off the net, that's usually a good indication that we're playing the right way, we're playing in the offensive zone and we're creating opportunities," Lowry said. "Sometimes it's human nature when you have high-skill athletes that they're going to look for the next play."

Pietrangelo made it 5-2 at 4:34 of the third period with a shot from the point on the power play, and Michael Amadio cut it to 5-3 at 9:31.
"Getting down early in games, it's tough playing comeback hockey," Pietrangelo said. "I think our special teams hasn't been great. If we get those two things on the same page, I think we'll have a little bit more success. … We need a little bit more emotion right now. I mean, it's this time of year. Leading into the playoffs you need that emotion."
Morrissey scored a power-play goal to put Winnipeg in front 6-3 at 10:33 before Lowry scored a shorthanded goal on a breakaway at 13:34 for the 7-3 final.
"They're very effective with the chances they get," Vegas forward William Karlsson said. "I'm proud that we didn't just quit playing. We gave it a try. We managed to score two goals and make it a little bit of a game. Unfortunately, they get (it) to 6-3."
NOTES: Connor has scored 38 goals this season, tying his NHL career high he set in 2019-20. … Wheeler has scored seven points (two goals, five assists) during a four-game point streak.