WINNIPEG — Gabriel Vilardi scored two second-period objectives and the Winnipeg Jets gained their eighth consecutive recreation, 4-3 over the New York Islanders on Friday evening.
Nikolaj Ehlers and Alex Iafallo additionally scored for Winnipeg whereas Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele had a pair of assists every. Connor Hellebuyck made 32 saves.
Kyle Palmieri, Marc Gatcomb and Simon Holmstrom scored for the Islanders whereas Ilya Sorokin stopped 23 pictures.
Vilardi tied the sport 2-2 along with his first objective 4:23 into the second interval. He scored his second objective with 2:42 left within the second to make it 4-2 for Winnipeg.
Holmstrom opened the scoring simply 1:05 into the sport.
TAKEAWAYS
Jets: After a sloppy first interval, their offense got here to life, outscoring New York 3-1 to take a 4-2 lead.
Islanders: Got here on like gangbusters within the third interval, pulling to inside a objective with about eight minutes left, leaving the Jets simply hanging on.
KEY MOMENT
Vilardi scored late within the second to present Winnipeg some respiration room with a 4-2 lead. It was Vilardi’s career-best twenty fourth objective of the season.
KEY STAT
Hellebuyck stopped eight pictures, a lot of them excellent, throughout a third-period energy play and the Jets main by only one objective.
UP NEXT
The Jets won’t play their subsequent recreation till Feb. 22 after they go to St. Louis.
The Islanders face the Wild in Minnesota on Saturday evening.
