Jets end regular-season with win over Canucks

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The Winnipeg Jets have ended the regular-season on a winning note.

A 4-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night at Canada Life Centre was the club’s eighth straight triumph, which ties a franchise mark set earlier this year. Their 52nd win of the season also ties the franchise-best they established in 2017-18.

Cole Perfetti scored twice to lead the way, the last one into an empty net. Rookie Nikita Chibrikov, playing in his first NHL game, notched the winner early in the third period. Rookie Brad Lambert, who also made his big-league debut, had an assist on Gabe Vilardi’s first-period goal.

Winnipeg finished second in the Central Division with 110 points and have home-ice advantage in their first round playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche, which begins Sunday.