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In a game between the Winnipeg Jets and the Nashville Predators, Kyle Connor scored a hat trick, bringing his total goals for the season to 11. The Jets won the game 6-3, with Filip Forsberg scoring twice for the Predators. The game also saw penalties and power plays, with the Jets leading 4-2 after the second period. The final score was 6-3 in favor of the Jets, with Connor's performance propelling him to second in NHL goal scoring.
Some halftime reading on #NHLJets 3-2 loss to @DallasStars on Saturday: https://t.co/TRAY6cSKbZ
Stars own second period, hold off Jets 3-2 https://t.co/nEWSHFp81u https://t.co/IR1kHUnnT0
Winnipeg got the puck to Kyle Connor for a one-timer at the buzzer but Connor misfired. Stars hold on, win 3-2. Jets record falls to 7-5-2. Special teams the story. Winnipeg won the five-on-five play.
#NHLJets fall to 7-5-2 with a 3-2 loss to the Dallas Stars.
Winnipeg gets one back. Noted goal scorer Brenden Dillon goes top shelf with a wrist shot from range. Traffic in front courtesy Alex Iafallo. 3-2 Stars with 9:55 to go in the third period.
Brenden Dillon scores his fourth goal of the season and it's a one-goal game as his seeing-eye wrister sneaks past Scott Wedgewood. 9:55 to go . #NHLJets trail the Stars 3-2.
Second period is in the books, the two Central Division clubs are even at even strength but special teams a major factor as #NHLJets trail Stars 3-1. Dallas has scored once while shorthanded and added another on the power play in this one. SOG 22-17 for the Stars.
Dallas scores at even strength, shorthanded, and on the power play in the second period. Cole Perfetti gets an even strength goal for the Jets and it's 3-1 Dallas after 40.
Today's score, divided into game states: 5-on-5: 1-1 Jets power play: 1-0 Stars Stars power play: 1-0 Stars 3-1.
Matt Duchene gets loose in front and rips one one home just before Brenden Dillon hops back onto the ice. Stars restore the two-goal cushion. #NHLJets trail 3-1 at 11:57 of the 2nd period. It's officially a power play goal.
Duchene on power play off great pass from Johnston. Stars lead 3-1 in Winnipeg.
3-1 Stars. Matt Duchene one-times a pass home from the low slot, sneaking himself behind both Jets D on a pass from behind the goal line.
#NHLJets D Brenden Dillon is called for tripping Jamie Benn. 9:58 into the 2nd period. Stars to the power play.
Jets score on long rebound. It is 2-1 Stars in Winnipeg.
Winnipeg needed a power play goal in a big way, trailing 1-0 and getting its fourth opportunity of the day (to Dallas' one so far.) Instead, Wyatt Johnston steals the puck from Cole Perfetti and goes top shelf on Connor Hellebuyck. 2-0 Stars.
Nils Lundkvist called for slashing Nikolaj Ehlers and the #NHLJets will get a third power play here, early in 2nd period.
Nice play from Duchene keeps puck in. That starts mad scramble and Harley gets goal. It is 1-0 Stars in Winnipeg.
Thomas Harley with a one-timer. 1-0 Stars at 2:13 of the 2nd period. Connor Hellebuyck didn't really have time to reset after making an initial save. Ryan Suter with the assist.
1-0 Stars. Thomas Harley with a top shelf blast after Connor Hellebuyck is slow to get reset after a previous Stars chance and a rebound.
No goals in today's first period between Dallas and Winnipeg. Both goalies were tested, shots are 10-9 Jets, and I think Cole Perfetti's breakaway was Winnipeg's biggest A1 chance. Perfetti had another rush look late in the period, too.
First period comes to a close. #NHLJets 0 Stars 0. SOG 10-9 for Winnipeg. Jets have 1:48 to go in the power play to start the 2nd.
Stars D Joel Hakanpaa is called for interference on Mark Scheifele and the #NHLJets go back on the power play. 11.9 seconds to go in the first period.
Mason Marchment drew a penalty off Dylan DeMelo earlier, takes a penalty for slashing Mark Scheifele now. Jets power play.
#NHLJets PP will get its first chance here as Mason Marchment is called for slashing. 8:22 to go in the first period.
Kyle Connor is on pace for 69 goals. As you were.
Kyle Connor's hat trick goal goes into an empty net, presumably icing the game at 6-3 Jets with 3:16 to go. It's Connor's 11th goal of the season, pulling him into a three way tie with Nikita Kucherov and Brock Boeser for second in the NHL.
Kyle Connor is now second in NHL goal scoring. His 11 are two back of Auston Matthews.
But Kyle Connor closes out the hat trick with an empty-netter with 3:16 to go. 6-3 #NHLJets on Connor's 11th goal of the season.
#Preds power play comes to a close as Ryan O'Reilly is called for interference on Dylan Samberg. 4-on-4 for 63 seconds and then the #NHLJets go to the power play.
#NHLJets D Brenden Dillon is called for slashing. #Preds with another power play with 10:51 to go in the third period.
That was Kyle Connor's period. Two quick goals including an absolute scorcher of an outside in, backhand deke around Juuse Saros. Filip Forsberg pulled one back for Nashville so it's 4-2 #NHLJets after 40 minutes.
4-2 after two. Connor with his second of the game, 10th of the year. Perfetti pots his third. Forsberg gets his second for Nashville. Shots 28-15 Winnipeg.
2nd period comes to a close. #NHLJets lead #Preds 4-2. SOG 28-15 for Winnipeg.
Take 2: #NHLJets caught with too many men on the ice. Bench minor. 4-on-4 here. Then a #Preds power play. Filip Forsberg sneaks a shot past Laurent Brossoit and the lead is now 4-2.
Filip Forsberg claws one back for Nashville, stepping over the blue line and ripping a wrist shot through Laurent Brossoit at 4-on-4. 4-2 #NHLJets.
Winnipeg scores 5-on-3. #Preds trail 4-1
Kyle Connor nearly scores his third of the night but the puck trickles through Juuse Saros and behind the net. Predators pick up the loose puck and then fire it over the glass (with Connor chasing) for a delay of game penalty.
Kyle Connor has five goals in his past four games now. Six in his past seven. And he's third in goal scoring now.
Dallas scores twice in the second and the Stars are up 3-2 after 40 minutes. Feels a lot like last week's game between these two. A fast #CBJ start before one of the best teams in the league finds itself. But we have a period to play.
Kyle Connor has scored 10 goals so far this season in just under 12 and a half games. He's officially on hat trick watch early in the second period and is making highlight reels aplenty this week.
Kyle Connor, my word. 3-1 #NHLJets on a high speed, outside in, backhand beauty.
Brilliant rush by Kyle Connor and he slides in the backhand for his 10th of the season. 3-1 #NHLJets That's pretty.
The Bieber Bunch strikes again. Duchene in transition. It is 3-2 Stars.
Kyle Connor puts one home early in the second. #Preds trail 2-1
2-1 #NHLJets, just 1:05 into the second period. Kyle Connor is left alone in the slot as Nashville double-teams Mark Scheifele down low. That's the sort of thing that works right into Scheifele's plans, so he centres to Connor, Connor makes his shot, and Jets fans celebrate.