WINNIPEG — Laurent Brossoit made 43 saves to win his seventh straight start, and the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-1 at Bell MTS Place on Sunday.
Brossoit, who made 26 saves in the second period, is 10-1-1 in 12 games this season.
Kyle Connor had two goals and an assist, Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist, and Blake Wheeler had two assists for Winnipeg (30-14-2), which has won three straight and five of its past six.
Brandon Pirri scored, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 23 saves for Vegas (28-17-4), which had won eight of its past nine.
Connor gave the Jets a 1-0 lead at 5:45 of the second period, scoring shorthanded on a breakaway after Bryan Little chipped him a pass into the neutral zone.
Mathieu Perreault extended the lead to 2-0 at 16:23, scoring on a backhand after knocking the puck past Golden Knights defenseman Deryk Engelland.
Pirri cut it to 2-1 at 1:03 of the third period on a redirection off Brayden McNabb‘s point shot. It was his eighth goal in 11 games this season.
Connor (18:47) and Scheifele (19:54) each scored into an empty net to push Winnipeg’s lead to 4-1.
Vegas went 0-for-6 on the power play. Winnipeg went 0-for-2.
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