Overview
- Nino Niederreiter scored twice, with Gabriel Vilardi, Cole Perfetti and Kyle Connor adding goals as Eric Comrie stopped 20 shots.
- Vilardi struck 47 seconds in to set the tone, the Jets led 2-0 after one and 3-0 in the second, and Connor’s tip restored a two-goal cushion before Niederreiter’s empty-netter sealed it.
- Perfetti netted his first in six games and Niederreiter recorded his first goals in eight, ending a 311:31 stretch without a goal from a non-top-line forward.
- Dylan Samberg logged three assists and Luke Schenn added two, while Nashville’s Nick Blankenburg and Luke Evangelista scored with Erik Haula assisting on both.
- Winnipeg continues the trip Monday in Buffalo with a 6:30 p.m. CST puck drop on Amazon Prime, and defenseman Neal Pionk remains day-to-day with a lower-body injury.