Ehlers scores 3 goals to lead Jets to 6-2 win over Blue Jackets to improve to 6-0-0 on the road

Nikolaj Ehlers scored 3 goals for his 5th profession chapeau instrumentality and nan Winnipeg Jets hit nan Columbus Blue Jackets 6-2 to enactment cleanable connected nan road

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Nikolaj Ehlers scored 3 goals for his 5th profession chapeau instrumentality and nan Winnipeg Jets hit nan Columbus Blue Jackets 6-2 Friday nighttime to enactment cleanable connected nan road.

Mason Appleton and Gabriel Vilardi besides scored, Josh Morrissey had a power-play extremity and an assist, and Ehlers added an assistance for Winnipeg, which has won 10 of its first 11 games. Eric Comrie had 20 saves arsenic nan Jets improved to 6-0-0 connected nan roadworthy for nan champion specified commencement successful franchise history.

Sean Kuraly scored and Sean Monahan had a power-play extremity for nan Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins made 37 saves.

Jets: Scott Arniel returned to Nationwide Arena for nan first clip arsenic a caput coach since being fired by nan Blue Jackets successful January 2012. His Jets showed Columbus really it’s done, dominating from nan opening puck driblet and demonstrating why they are atop nan NHL standings.

Blue Jackets: Columbus could not reply nan faster, nimbler Jets and spent astir of nan crippled protecting their area pinch constricted success, getting outshot successful each play and ending up pinch a 21-shot deficit.

Columbus recovered momentum erstwhile Monahan scored pinch 3:30 near successful nan 2nd period, 7 seconds into a power-play, cutting nan Jets' lead to 3-2. Ehlers past scored his 3rd extremity of nan nighttime 2:20 later, and Winnipeg ne'er looked back.

Winnipeg kept its power-play streak alive, scoring pinch a man advantage successful each of its past 4 games. The Jets person gone a league-best 14 for 31 this season.

The Jets big Tampa Bay Sunday, and nan Blue Jackets sojourn Washington connected Saturday.

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