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<\/p>\nWINNIPEG \u2013 Gabriel Vilardi may have scored two goals, but he was really impressed with linemate Kyle Connor\u2019s marker that sealed a 6-3 Winnipeg Jets\u2019 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt was a nasty view, I\u2019ll tell you that,\u201d said Vilardi, who also recorded an assist. \u201cIt was a pretty cool goal to see from there.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was just trying to make a wall (in front) \u2013 throw it back door, and maybe it hits me and goes in, but he did a nice play. That was nice.\u201d<\/p>\n
Connor skated across the front of the net with the puck and appeared to be heading behind it when he flipped a backhand behind goalie Spencer Knight that hit the crossbar and went in to make 6-3 with 2:41 left in the game.<\/p>\n
Winnipeg\u2019s top line of Connor, Vilardi and Mark Scheifele each had three-point nights. Vilardi had two goals and an assist and Scheifele and Connor each posted a goal and pair of helpers.<\/p>\n
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Vilardi didn\u2019t score a goal in his first seven games, but has four in his past four outings for the 8-3-0 Jets.<\/p>\n
\u201c(Vilardi) was stressing pretty hard there about getting his first,\u201d Winnipeg head coach Scott Arniel said. \u201cAnd ever since, he\u2019s actually\u2026 Like I\u2019ve mentioned, it looks like he\u2019s skating 10 miles per hour faster.<\/p>\n
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\u201cBut that line was obviously outstanding. (Vilardi is) a goal scorer. He gets to holes, he gets to places, and he can make things happen. And those three, the chemistry that they have. They all have different things that they bring to the line and Gabe knows what his role is. He\u2019s really starting to play it.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Vilardi could feel the trio was clicking.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought we played really well,\u201d he said. \u201cThose two are going to do what they do. They\u2019re unreal to play with. That\u2019s what is expected of us. We\u2019ve got to keep doing that.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Vladislav Namestnikov and Josh Morrissey had Winnipeg\u2019s other goals. Morrissey also had a helper and Dylan DeMelo contributed a pair of assists. Connor Hellebuyck made 21 saves.<\/p>\n
Teuvo Teravainen, Alex Vlasic and Andre Burakovsky scored and Connor Bedard and Connor Murphy each had two assists for Chicago (5-4-2), which was starting a six-game road trip. Knight stopped 26 shots.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously they have one of the best top lines in the league and those guys get opportunities they\u2019re gonna make you pay, and they did tonight,\u201d Chicago head coach Jeff Blashill said of the Jets.<\/p>\n
Scheifele leads the team with nine goals and eight assists. His nine markers is in a logjam with the NHL\u2019s other goal-scoring leaders.<\/p>\n
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Connor has six goals and 15 points and Vilardi had four markers and seven helpers.<\/p>\n
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