Hellebuyck nets 300th win as Jets soar past Predators 5-2 [Video]

Morgan Barron and Josh Morrissey scored 16 seconds apart to help Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck record his 300th NHL career win with a 5-2 decision against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday.

Hellebuyck became the third-fastest NHL netminder to reach 300 wins (300-179-43). The only other goaltenders to accomplish the milestone faster are Andrei Vasilevskiy (490 games played) and Jacques Plante (521).

The 10-year veteran is also the 41st goalie to reach 300 victories, and the 30th to have 300 wins and at least 40 shutouts.

Kyle Connor, Gabriel Vilardi and Nino Niederreiter also scored for Winnipeg (28-12-2), which halted a three-game losing skid (0-2-1). Mark Scheifele added a pair of assists.

Hellebuyck, who is 25-6-2 with five shutouts this season, turned aside 26 Nashville shots.

Filip Forsberg ended an 18-game scoring drought with his 10th of the season for the Predators (13-21-7), who finished a season-high six-game road trip …