Gabriel Vilardi, Kyle Connor steer Jets past Wild

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Gabriel Vilardi scored twice and added an assist, Kyle Connor tallied once in a three-point performance and the host Winnipeg Jets beat the Minnesota Wild 6-3 on Tuesday.

Nino Niederreiter collected one goal and one assist while Mason Appleton and Sean Monahan also scored for the Jets. Goaltender Laurent Brossoit made 36 saves for Winnipeg, and Dylan DeMelo, Adam Lowry and Jo