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Published Nov 29, 2025 • 2 minute read
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Winnipeg Jets centre Gabriel Vilardi (left) celebrates his goal with Mark Scheifele as Predators goalie Justus Annunen looks on in Nashville, Tenn. George Walker IV/The Associated PressArticle content
Ten different players recorded at least one point as the Jets beat the Nashville Predators 5-2 on Saturday night.
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The win snapped a four-game losing streak that dated back to a 4-3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Nov. 21. In between, the club lost to the Wild, the Capitals and again to the Hurricanes.
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Nino Neiderreiter broke a lengthy goal-scoring drought with a short-side sparkler late in the first period to give the Jets a 2-0 lead at the end of 20 minutes.
“Definitely that really feels good getting a goal like that,” Neiderreiter told reporters in Raleigh. “Goals haven’t come easily lately, and it is a great feeling whenever one of those goes in.” He also scored an empty-net goal late in the third to ice the win. Neiderreiter logged 16:30 of ice time over 21 shifts.
“That was a good first period. To get out in front like that, especially up 2-0, you’re not chasing the game, and it puts some pressure on the home team,” head coach Scott Arniel added.
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Eric Comrie stopped 20 shots to earn his first win since he was named the starter prior to the Nov. 23 game against the Minnesota Wild. Coming into the game, the club was averaging 1.75 goals scored per game since Comrie assumed the starting role for Connor Hellebuyck.
Gabe Vilardi, Cole Perfetti and Kyle Connor also scored for the Jets. Luke Schenn picked up two assists, and Dylan Samberg chipped in with three assists.
Nick Blankenburg and Luke Evangelista scored for the Predators. Nashville drops to 3-11-2 when the opponent scores first and 2-11-2 when trailing after two periods.
Justus Annunen turned aside 20 shots in the loss.
The Jets are in Buffalo on Monday evening.
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Elias Salomonsson and Cole Koepke were healthy scratches. Haydn Fleury and Neal Pionk were out with injuries. Pionk remains day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Fleury didn’t make the trip. The defender is still in concussion protocol.
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Heated rivalry
Heavyweights Logan Stanley and Mike McCarron met, yet again, for a spirited tussle at 10:40 of the first period. Early in the fight, both players tumbled to the ice inside the Predators zone with Stanley continuing to throw punches at McCarron while seated on his pants. On Oct. 18, the combatants dropped the mitts at 8:08 of the second in a Jets 4-1 win at home. The two have a spirited fighting resume that dates back to April of 2024. They have now dropped the gloves three times since then.
Welcome to the club
Niederreiter scored his first goal in seven games when he beat Annunen to the short side at 19:06 of the first period. During the four-game losing streak, Vilardi and Mark Scheifele were the only forwards to score a goal. Josh Morrissey scored the other marker. The last forward to score a goal was Adam Lowry against Columbus on Nov. 11. Perfetti found his slump buster at 12:18 of the second period. It was his first goal in nine games. Niederreiter scored into the empty net at 19:39 of the third.
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