Jets snap losing skid, beat Nashville
Advertisement
NASHVILLE – The Winnipeg Jets snapped a four-game losing streak Saturday night with a 5-2 victory over the Nashville Predators.
Nino Niederreiter had a pair of goals, while Gabe Vilardi, Cole Perfetti and Kyle Connor also scored for the visitors, who improve to 13-11-0 on the year.
Nick Blankenburg and Luke Evangelista scored for the Predators, who are a league-worst 8-13-4.
Jets goalie Eric Comrie stopped 21 of 23 shots to record his first win since taking over the No. 1 duties with Connor Hellebuyck sidelined by a knee injury.
Winnipeg now heads to Buffalo to face the Sabres on Monday night, then wrap up this five-game road trip on Wednesday in Montreal.