NASHVILLE—Kyle Connor scored the first two playoff goals of his career and added an assist as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Nashville Predators 6-2 on Saturday night to take a 3-2 lead in their second-round NHL playoff series. The Jets will look to close out their Western Conference semifinal back home in Game 6 on Monday. Dustin Byfuglien and Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist each, while Paul Stastny and Mathieu Perreault also scored for Winnipeg. The teams split the first two games of the series in Nashville before doing the same in Winnipeg. Winnipeg head coach Paul Maurice put Connor back on the top line with Scheifele and Wheeler, while Ehlers skated alongside Stastny and Laine.

Source: thestar May 06, 2018 04:30 UTC