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Jets Topple Avalanche

Nikolaj Ehlers scored twice as the Winnipeg Jets topped the Colorado Avalanche 4-1 on Sunday afternoon at MTS Centre.

 

Mark Scheifele set up a pair of young goal scorers for Winnipeg (15-16-3). Rookie Patrik Laine scored his 18th of the season early in the second period proved, while Blake Wheeler and Ehlers added goals just 1:09 apart in the third. Ehlers scored his second of the game into an empty net.

 

Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck made 27 saves to improve to improve his personal record to 12-10-1 on the season.

 

Calvin Pickard got the start in goal for the Avalanche (11-18-1), but his homecoming was spoiled in his first career NHL start in his hometown of Winnipeg. Pickard turned away 26 of the 30 shots he faced to drop his record to 5-6-1 on the season.

 

Jarome Iginla had a power-play goal for Colorado with just over two minutes left to play.

 

Laine opened the scoring at 7:06 of the second, taking a Scheifele feed for a one-timer on a two-on-one rush. Laine's 18 goals keep the 18-year-old securely in third in the NHL goal scoring race behind Boston's David Pastrnak (19) and Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby (21).

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