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Nino Niederreiter scored twice and the Winnipeg Jets beat the host Nashville Predators 5-2 on Saturday night to end a four-game losing streak.
Gabriel Vilardi, Cole Perfetti and Kyle Connor also scored for the Jets (13-11-0), and Eric Comrie made 20 saves to stop his own three-game skid. Dylan Samberg had three assists, and Luke Schenn added two helpers.
Luke Evangelista had a goal and an assist for last-place Nashville (8-13-4), which had won its two previous games. Nick Blankenburg also scored, and Justus Annunen made 20 saves.
Vilardi scored 47 seconds into the game, tapping home the rebound of a shot from Mark Scheifele. The Predators allowed a goal in the first minute for the third straight game — also doing it on Nov. 22 against Colorado and Monday against Florida.
Niederreiter, a former Predator, made it 2-0 with 53.2 seconds left in the first, snapping a wrist shot by Annunen on the short side off of a pass from Schenn.
Perfetti made it 3-0 with 7:42 let in the second. Below the Nashville line, Vladislav Namestnikov found Perfetti alone in the low slot, where he beat Annunen with a one-timer.
Winnipeg Jets right winger Nino Niederreiter shoots the puck during the first period of an NHL game against the host Nashville Predators on Saturday. (George Walker IV/The Associated Press)
Blankenburg scored a power-play goal with 2:58 left in the second to get the Predators on the scoreboard.
Evangelista drew Nashville within one at 2:45 of the third when he lifted a backhander from a tough angle over Comrie’s shoulder.
Connor’s goal at 9:37 of the third restored Winnipeg’s two-goal lead. He has 16 goals and 15 assists in 32 career games against Nashville.
Niederreiter added an empty-netter in the final minute to finish off the scoring.
The Jets return to action Tuesday when they host the Calgary Flames at Canada Life Centre.