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Winnipeg Jets claim 6-3 victory over Minnesota Wild in Tuesday night game

Gabriel Vilardi scored twice and added an assist to propel the Winnipeg Jets to a 6-3 victory on Tuesday that halted the Minnesota Wild's six-game point streak.

Jets rebound after Monday loss to Calgary Flames

Players of a hockey team are seen huddled in celebration.
Winnipeg Jets centre Mason Appleton celebrates his goal against the Minnesota Wild with teammates during Tuesday's game in Winnipeg. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press)

Gabriel Vilardi scored twice and added an assist to propel the Winnipeg Jets to a 6-3 victory on Tuesday that halted the Minnesota 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 afternoon 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 26 saves for Winnipeg in his 14th game of the season (8-4-2).

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.