Maenalanen, Dubois help Jets rout skidding Blackhawks, 7-2

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CHICAGO (AP) — Saku Maenalanen and Pierre-Luc Dubois each scored two goals and the Winnipeg Jets routed Chicago 7-2 on Sunday night, handing the Blackhawks their seventh straight loss.

Kyle Connor connected for the third straight game and had two assists, Mark Scheifele had his team-leading 11th goal, and Jansen Harkins also scored for the Jets. They have won two straight and three of four to improve to 13-6-1.

Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves and defenseman Josh Morrissey had three assists as Winnipeg dominated with a 44-shot attack.


Chicago Blackhawks left wing Jujhar Khaira scores a goal past Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)

Taylor Raddysh scored for the second straight game and Jujhar Khaira had a power-play goal for Chicago, 0-6-1 during its slide.

The Jets moved ahead of Colorado and into second place in the Central Division. With 27 points, Winnipeg is one behind first-place Dallas.

WILD 4, COYOTES 3

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and two assists to push his points streak to career-high nine games and help Minnesota beat Arizona,

Kaprizov has five goals and nine assists during the streak.

Sam Steel, Jared Spurgeon and Matt Boldy also scored for the Wild, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 20 saves. Minnesota is 13-2-0 in its past 15 games against Arizona.

Nick Schmaltz scored in his third straight game, and Lawson Crouse and J.J. Moser added late goals for Arizona, playing the 10th game of a 14-game trip. The Coyotes failed to earn a point for the first time in four games.

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