WINNIPEG – Gabriel Vilardi may have scored two goals, but he was really impressed with linemate Kyle Connor’s marker that sealed a 6-3 Winnipeg Jets’ victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday.

“It was a nasty view, I’ll tell you that,” said Vilardi, who also recorded an assist. “It was a pretty cool goal to see from there.

“I was just trying to make a wall (in front) – throw it back door, and maybe it hits me and goes in, but he did a nice play. That was nice.”

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.

Winnipeg’s top line of Connor, Vilardi and Mark Scheifele each had three-point nights. Vilardi had tw

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