WINNIPEG (Interstat) — Cole Perfetti scored two goals, Mark Scheifele had a goal and two assists and the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Minnesota Wild 5-2 on Tuesday night at Canada Life Centre. Winnipeg improved to 4-2-0 this season. Minnesota dropped to 4-3-0. The Jets scored twice in the first period, once in the second and twice in the third. Attendance was 14,108. The game was played at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Winnipeg won for the fourth time in six games, while Minnesota lost for the third time in seven games.

Perfetti opened the scoring just 1:50 into the first period. Adam Lowry won the opening faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek, and the Jets quickly moved the puck into the Minnesota zone. Winnipeg’s forecheck created early pressure. Dylan Samberg hit Matt Boldy, Dylan DeMelo hit Eriksson Ek, and Adam Lowry won several faceoffs. Minnesota’s Matt Boldy hit Dylan DeMelo later in the period, and Yakov Trenin delivered hits on Tyrel Bauer and Dylan DeMelo. After that early flurry, Perfetti tipped a Neal Pionk feed past Minnesota goaltender Calvin Pickard. Pionk and Scheifele assisted. The goal gave Winnipeg an early 1-0 lead and set the tone for a fast-paced opening period.

Minnesota responded with pressure. Matt Boldy sent a wrist shot wide left, and Eriksson Ek followed with two wrist shots that Stuart Skinner saved. Boldy had another wrist shot saved by Skinner, and Ryan Hartman sent a slap shot wide right. Winnipeg had a giveaway by Dylan DeMelo, but Minnesota could not capitalize. Winnipeg’s Haydn Fleury had a slap shot saved by Pickard, and Morgan Barron had a tip-in and a backhand saved by Pickard. The Wild finally broke through at 8:47 when Kirill Kaprizov batted a puck into the net for an unassisted goal. The goal was Kaprizov’s seventh of the season and made it 1-1. Minnesota continued to push, with Tyler Pitlick sending a wrist shot wide right and Yakov Trenin putting a wrist shot on Skinner. Winnipeg’s Nino Niederreiter was called for slashing against Danila Yurov at 9:37, giving Minnesota a power play, but the Wild did not score.

Winnipeg regained the lead late in the first. At 17:54, Scheifele scored on a wrist shot from Pionk and Kyle Connor. The goal was Scheifele’s first of the season and put the Jets ahead 2-1. Minnesota answered again just 44 seconds later. At 18:38, Kaprizov tipped in a pass from Quinn Hughes, with Jonas Brodin adding the second assist. The goal was Kaprizov’s second of the game and eighth of the season, tying the score at 2-2. The first period ended with both teams even. Winnipeg had chances from Kyle Connor, who hit the left post, and Cole Koepke, who delivered several hits. Minnesota’s Zach Bogosian had a slap shot saved by Skinner, and Blake Coleman had a wrist shot saved. The period also featured hits from Trenin, Pitlick and Morgan Barron, as both teams played physically.

The second period was more controlled. Winnipeg’s Cole Perfetti was called for hooking against Tyler Pitlick at 10:24, giving Minnesota a power play. Winnipeg generated shots from Adam Lowry and Neal Pionk, but Skinner and the Jets’ penalty kill held. Minnesota’s Joel Eriksson Ek had a shot blocked by Mario Ferraro, and Maxim Shabanov sent a wrist shot wide left. Winnipeg’s Kyle Connor had a wrap-around attempt saved by Pickard. Winnipeg’s Neal Pionk had a wrist shot wide left and a slap shot saved by Pickard. Vladislav Namestnikov hit Blake Coleman. The Jets then got a power play at 32:05 when Minnesota’s Bobby Brink was called for hooking against Viggo Björck. Winnipeg needed only 31 seconds to convert. Perfetti scored his second goal of the game at 32:36, finishing a pass from Gabriel Vilardi in the slot. Scheifele had the second assist. The power-play goal gave Winnipeg a 3-2 lead. Minnesota had a late chance when Eriksson Ek tipped a shot above the crossbar and then sent a wrist shot that Skinner saved. Daemon Hunt took a holding penalty for Minnesota at 34:28 against Isak Rosén, but Winnipeg did not score again before the second intermission.

Winnipeg extended its lead in the third period. Kyle Connor scored an unassisted wrist shot at 12:06 to make it 4-2. The goal was Connor’s seventh of the season. Minnesota tried to answer, with Danila Yurov sending a wrist shot wide right and David Spacek putting a wrist shot on Skinner. The Jets continued to defend well and limited Minnesota’s quality chances. Cole Koepke then scored at 42:42 from Vladislav Namestnikov to make it 5-2. Koepke’s first goal of the season capped a strong game in which he also delivered two hits. Winnipeg’s Isak Rosén had a tip-in saved by Pickard, and Tyrel Bauer delivered hits on Yakov Trenin. Minnesota had a few late chances from Haydn Fleury and Tyler Pitlick, but neither found the net. Skinner finished with 19 saves on 21 shots. Pickard made several stops for Minnesota but took the loss.

Scheifele finished with one goal, two assists and three shots on goal. Perfetti had two goals, four shots and two penalty minutes. Connor added a goal, an assist and three shots. Pionk recorded two assists, one shot and two hits. Koepke had a goal, three shots and two hits. Namestnikov added an assist and a hit. Morgan Barron contributed two shots and two hits for Winnipeg. For Minnesota, Kaprizov had two goals and three shots. Eriksson Ek had three shots and two hits. The Wild’s penalty kill allowed the decisive power-play goal in the second period, while Winnipeg’s penalty kill kept Minnesota off the board on its opportunities.

The result helped Winnipeg rebound from a 5-1 home loss to Anaheim in its previous game. Minnesota had won its previous game, a 4-2 home victory over Vegas. Winnipeg will visit Chicago on Thursday. Minnesota will host St. Louis on Thursday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Winnipeg 4, Minnesota 2. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Minnesota with a 57.4 percent probability to win. The total score of 7 went under the over/under line of 6.5.