Gabriel Vilardi scored two goals and the Jets beat the Washington Capitals 5-1 on Saturday night in Winnipeg.

Connor Hellebuyck made 24 saves in ‌his return from ⁠arthroscopic knee surgery. Playing his first game since Nov. 15, Hellebuyck carried a shutout into the final minutes.

Vilardi has three goals in his past two games. Morgan Barron and Alex Iafallo scored in their second straight game and Iafallo added an assist for the Jets, who had lost three straight and five of six. Adam Lowry, Mark Scheifele, Kyle Connor and Josh ‌Morrissey each had two ‌assists.

Jakob ⁠Chychrun scored for the Capitals, who ⁠saw their nine-game point streak (7-0-2) end. They are 1-1-2 in their past four. Logan Thompson made 30 saves.

Washington went 1-for-5 on ‌the power play; Winnipeg was 1-for-3.

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