WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) - Gabriel Vilardi scored twice and added an assist to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 6-3 victory over Minnesota on Tuesday, ending the Wild's six-game point streak.
Kyle Connor had a goal and pair of assists, while Mason Appleton, Sean Monahan and Nino Niederreiter also scored for the Jets (34-15-5), who rebounded from a 6-3 Monday loss to the Calgary Flames - the most goals they've allowed this season.
Adam Lowry and Dylan DeMelo each contributed a pair of assists.
Laurent Brossoit made 36 saves for Winnipeg in his 14th game of the season.
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Marco Rossi scored twice and Kirill Kaprizov notched a goal and assist for the Wild (26-24-6), who set a franchise record for goals in a 10-7 home win Monday against the Vancouver Canucks, including a franchise-best seven goals in the third period.
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 24 of the 29 shots he faced for Minnesota, which is 5-1-1 in its last seven games.
Winnipeg led 2-0 after the first period and 3-1 following the second.
Vilardi and Appleton scored 14 seconds apart in the first period to spot the home team a 2-0 lead.
Minnesota outshot the Jets 11-8 in the period.
Connor made it 3-0 at 1:54 of the second when he took a pass from Vilardi and recorded his 20th goal of the season.
Vilardi has eight points, including four goals, in a three-game point streak. Connor's three-game point run features one goal and six assists.
Monahan has five goals in a three-game point streak, including a natural hat trick on Monday.
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