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Connor scores in overtime as Jets beat Blackhawks 4-3
CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Connor scored 33 seconds into overtime to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night.
Josh Morrissey, Isak Rosen and Cole Perfetti also scored, and Mark Scheifele added three assists for the Jets, who were coming off a 4-2 win over the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche.
Tyler Bertuzzi scored twice and Anton Frondell also scored for Chicago, which has lost four in a row.
Bertuzzi’s wrist shot 9:46 into the third period sent the game to overtime.
Connor Hellebuyck made 18 saves in the win for the Jets. Spencer Knight made 20 saves for the Blackhawks.
The Jets, who have won two in a row and four of their last five, won 66.7 per cent of the faceoffs in the game.
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Jets: Visit the Dallas Stars on Thursday.
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