New Jersey Devils at Winnipeg Jets

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New Jersey Devils

38-29-7

Final
0 - 4

Winnipeg Jets

50-19-4

Hellebuyck has NHL-best 7th shutout, Jets beat Devils 4-0 for 50th win and NHL points lead

New Jersey Devils vs. Winnipeg Jets: Game Highlights

Alex Iafallo scored twice, Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist and David Gustafsson also scored. At 59-19-4, Winnipeg moved a point ahead of Eastern Conference-leading Washington.

Iafallo opened the scoring 58 seconds in, and Gustafsson made it 2-0 at 1:52. Iafallo added a power-play goal in the second, and Scheifele had his 36th of the season in the period.

Takeaways Devils: Jake Allen made 15 saves.

Jets: Nick Ehlers had an assist to extend his points streak to five games,

Key moment The Jets jumped out to the early 2-0 lead. Iafallo scored on a turnaround backhand 58 seconds into the game. Only 54 seconds later, Gustafsson pounced on a rebound in front of the net and slid the puck past Allen.

Key stat Hellebuyck also set a franchise record with his seventh shutout.

Up next The Devils are at Minnesota on Saturday night. The Jets host Vancouver on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

WPG wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 0:58	Alex Iafallo Goal (12) Backhand, assists: Kyle Connor (50), Mark Scheifele (44)
Goal	1st Period 1:52	David Gustafsson Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Morgan Barron (6), Brandon Tanev (11)
Goal	2nd Period 15:45	Alex Iafallo Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (38), Josh Morrissey (44)
Goal	2nd Period 19:18	Mark Scheifele Goal (36) Wrist Shot, assists: Kyle Connor (51)

Statistics

NJ		WPG
10	Blocked Shots	10
31	Hits	22
7	Takeaways	5
24	Shots	19
0	Power Play Goals	1
3	Power Play Opportunities	1
0.0	Power Play Percentage	100.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
24	Faceoffs Won	24
50.0	Faceoff Win Percent	50.0
18	Giveaways	12
1	Total Penalties	3
2	Penalty Minutes	6