Jets down Devils to begin road trip
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NEWARK, N.J — The Winnipeg Jets downed the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Tuesday night to kick off a four-game road trip.
Mark Scheifele and Gabe Vilardi led the way with a goal and an assist while linemate Kyle Connor had two helpers. Cole Koepke and Nino Niederreiter had the other tallies.
Connor Hellebuyck stopped 26 of 29 shots he faced.
The Jets improved to 21-24-7 and remain eight points back of the final Western Conference wildcard playoff spot, now with 30 regular season games remaining.
They return to action on Thursday night in Tampa Bay.