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WINNIPEG – Cole Perfetti scored his first NHL hat trick and Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and two assists to get to 500 career points in the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 win over the Utah Hockey Club at Canada Life Centre. The Jets improved their record to 33-14-3 and are now 14-5 against the Central Division. David Gustafsson had the other goal for Winnipeg and Connor Hellebuyck recorded his 30th win of the season. The Jets will host the Calgary Flames on Sunday.

BIG NIGHT FOR PERFETTI

In the first period, the Jets were without Mark Scheifele who blocked a shot with his left hand. On their first power play without their number one centre, it took Winnipeg 48 seconds to score. Nikolaj Ehlers spotted Cole Perfetti wide open on the right side and Perfetti one-timed it past Connor Ingram for a 1-0 lead.

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      UTA@WPG: Perfetti scores PPG against Connor Ingram

      In the third period, with the game tied at two, Perfetti would score the eventual game winning goal. The 23-year-old went to the front of the net right as Dylan DeMelo let a shot go from the point, Vladislav Namestnikov tapped the puck over to Perfetti and he scored his second of the night.

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          UTA@WPG: Perfetti scores goal against Connor Ingram

          Perfetti’s hat trick goal was courtesy of Ehlers, who carried the puck through the neutral zone and left the puck for Perfetti and he found the empty net.

          "When it’s your night, bounces go your way and I haven’t had those bounces lately," said Perfetti.

          "But just trying to be consistent with my game and you get rewarded eventually.”

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              UTA@WPG: Perfetti has a hat trick against the Utah Hockey Club

              FROM GAME TIME DECISION TO 500 POINTS

              For a player who did not take the morning skate and was listed as a game time decision, Nikolaj Ehlers put together a fantastic effort. After Perfetti had made it 3-2, Ehlers recorded the insurance goal by stealing the puck at the Jets blueline and cruising in to beat Ingram for point 499. The Jets forward got point 500 on the Perfetti empty netter and became the first Danish born player to reach that milestone.

              "It's special. But I think what's the most special is doing it here at home," said Ehlers.

              "Getting closer, it wasn't in my head much. But I was hoping that I could do it at home in front of our fans that I think they're feeling pretty good tonight."

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                  UTA@WPG: Ehlers scores goal against Connor Ingram

                  GUS BUS

                  Utah tied the game with a power play goal from Nick Schmaltz at 1:13 of the second period. Winnipeg would restore their lead at 8:48 when a Dylan DeMelo shot the puck into the Utah zone and the puck would bounce off the glass right into the slot, David Gustafsson was in the right place to put in his first of the season.

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                      David Gustafsson with a Goal vs. Utah Hockey Club