Perfetti scores twice as Jets beat Wild 5-2

WINNIPEG – Cole Perfetti scored twice and Mark Scheifele had a goal and two assists as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 on Tuesday night.

Kyle Connor and Cole Koepke also scored for the Jets at Canada Life Centre, according to the NHL.com game recap. Connor added an assist, and Neal Pionk had two assists.

Kirill Kaprizov scored both Minnesota goals.

Perfetti gave Winnipeg the lead 1:50 into the game. Kaprizov tied it in the first period, Scheifele put the Jets back in front late in the period, and Kaprizov answered 44 seconds later to make it 2-2.

Perfetti scored on the power play late in the second period to restore the lead. Connor and Koepke scored in the third period to seal it.

Stuart Skinner made 19 saves for Winnipeg. Calvin Pickard stopped 20 shots in his Minnesota debut, according to the box score on CBS Sports.

The Jets are 4-1-1 and have won four of their past five games. The Wild are 4-2-1 after winning two straight, including a 4-2 victory over Vegas on Monday.

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Via NHL.com and CBS Sports.