Wheeler, Scheifele and Stafford lead Jets past Blackhawks
CHICAGO — The Winnipeg Jets are making a habit of rising to the occasion when they play the Chicago Blackhawks.
Blake Wheeler, Mark Scheifele and Drew Stafford scored and Connor Hellebuyck made 34 saves to help Winnipeg beat Chicago 3-1 on Tuesday night.
Jacob Trouba added two assists, and the Jets won their second straight and fourth in five games to improve to 17-17-3. Winnipeg beat Western Conference-leading Chicago for the third time in three tries this season, outscoring the Blackhawks 9-2 over those games.
“They seem to bring out the best in us,” Wheeler said. “We seem to bring our A-game when we come to this building.