Blake Wheeler, Kyle Connor each score to help Jets double up Islanders
WINNIPEG — Life without Mark Scheifele got off to a good start for the Winnipeg Jets.
Captain Blake Wheeler and Kyle Connor each scored a goal and added an assist as a rejigged top line helped propel the Jets to a 4-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Friday.
Wheeler was playing centre in place of Scheifele, who’s out six to eight weeks with an undisclosed upper-body injury. Connor was on Wheeler’s left wing and new addition Patrik Laine on the right. Laine collected a pair of assists.
“We did a good job,” Wheeler said. “Unfortunately, (Scheifele) is not coming back any time soon so we’ve got to rely on the guys in the room.