Connor Hellebuyck made 19 saves for his NHL-leading fourth shutout of the season and 41st of his career to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-0 victory Saturday over the Minnesota Wild, who have lost four in a row.
Cole Perfetti had a goal and two assists and Nikolaj Ehlers and Neal Pionk each scored power-play goals in front of a capacity crowd at Canada Life Centre.
Morgan Barron and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored for the Jets (24-10-1), who are 4-1-1 in their last six games.
The Jets, who swept the clubs’ three-game season series, sit in first place in the NHL Central Division, five points up on the Wild (20-10-4).
Jesper Wallstedt stopped 19 shots for Minnesota, which is 1-5-0 in its last six games.
Ehlers scored his 10th goal of the season six seconds after Minnesota took its first penalty at 6:45 of the first period.
Barron made …