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Jesper Wallstedt stopped 32 shots to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 3-0 triumph over the Jets in Winnipeg on Sunday afternoon.
The loss was the second in a row for the Jets, who have struggled through November with six losses and just four wins.
Minnesota, meanwhile, is 9-1-1 in the month and its shutout over Winnipeg followed a 5-0 blanking of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Wallstedt improved to 8-0-2 this season for Minnesota, which is now 12-7-4. Eric Comrie made 26 saves for Winnipeg (12-9-0) before 14,368 fans at Canada Life Centre.
Kirill Kaprizov, Brock Faber and Denis Yurov scored for the Wild.
Kaprizov cemented the win when he beat Comrie over the shoulder from close in, converting a pass from Mats Zucarello to give Minnesota a 3-0 lead at 6:29 of the third period.
That extended Kaprizov’s points streak to five games.
Minnesota made it 2-0 with a shorthanded goal.
The Jets turned over the puck during a power play late in the middle period and Marcus Johansson sped down the ice on a three-on-two. He fed the puck to a trailing Faber, who blasted the shot past Comrie.
Minnesota opened the scoring at 8:23 of the second when Yurov converted a pass from Yakov Trenin from behind the net, beating Comrie cleanly.
The goal came just moments after Wallstedt robbed Kyle Connor from point-blank range.
In addition to the game, the Jets lost defenceman Neal Pionk to an injury midway through the first period.
The loss spoiled the 900th career NHL game for Winnipeg assistant captain Mark Scheifele, the most in franchise history.