WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Mark Scheifele and Patrik Laine each scored his 13th goal of the season to help the Jets defeat the Devils 3-2 on Tuesday night.
Blake Wheeler had the other goal for the Jets, and Scheifele added an assist.
Devils rookie Miles Wood, with his first NHL goal, and Nick Lappin supplied the offense for the Devils.
Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves in his fifth straight start for Winnipeg (11-12-2).
Cory Schneider stopped 26 shots for the Devils (10-7-5), who had earned at least a point in each of their previous three games (1-0-2).
Devils coach John Hynes called his players a “resilient group.”
“The thing is, you don’t want to be down in games, chasing games, but I think the belief in how we play and that we can come back is important,” Hynes said.
Wood had a penalty shot after being taken down by Dustin Byfuglien on the way to the net, but whiffed on his opportunity.
“It was cool to hear the crowd boo me all the way down,” Wood said. “It’s something I’ll never forget.”
Wood made up for his botched attempt with a shot fired through Hellebuyck’s pads at 2:52 of the third.
Laine’s wrist shot went high past Schneider to make it 3-1 at 4:47.
“He has a heck of a shot,” Schneider said. “It might have ramped off my defenseman’s stick there. It’s just kind of how it has been going lately. I felt I had a bead on it, and it just changed direction slightly.
“That’s all it takes for me right now. It’s just something that I have to work through.”
Scheifele enjoyed his view of Laine’s “great shot.”
“I was pretty much right behind him and you pretty much can’t see it, so it’s a pretty special shot,” Scheifele said.