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Vilardi props up Jets with two goals in 5-1 win over Capitals

Gabriel Vilardi scored his 15th goal including six power-play goals while Connor Hellebuyck ended a 12-game absence to help Winnipeg snap a three-game losing streak.

  • On Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, Gabriel Vilardi scored twice including a late middle-period goal as Connor Hellebuyck made 24 saves in Winnipeg Jets' 5-1 win over Washington Capitals, snapping a three-game skid.
  • Connor Hellebuyck returned after arthroscopic knee surgery on Nov. 22, missing 12 games and the Jets went 2-9-1 during his absence, returning Saturday.
  • Alex Iafallo had a goal and an assist while the Barron–Lowry–Iafallo line produced two goals; Morgan Barron opened scoring and Logan Stanley scored his fifth at 9:13.
  • Logan Thompson stopped 30 shots but suffered his first regulation loss in eight starts as the Washington Capitals' nine-game point streak and five-game road point streak ended.
  • Jets forward Nino Niederreiter marked his 1,000th NHL game, a first for a Swiss-born player, and Winnipeg Jets host the Ottawa Senators on Monday while Washington visits the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday.
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Hellebuyck makes 24 saves in return from knee injury, Jets beat Capitals 5-1

Connor Hellebuyck made 24 saves in his return from a knee injury, Gabriel Vilardi scored twice and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Washington Capitals 5-1 on Saturday night to end a three-game losing streak.

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Vilardi props up Jets with two goals in 5-1 win over Capitals

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