Winnipeg Jets' Cole Perfetti (91) celebrates his goal against the Minnesota Wild beside Blake Coleman (20) during second period NHL action in Winnipeg on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Greenslade

By The Canadian Press

Perfetti scores twice as Jets soar past Wild 5-2

Oct 13, 2026 | 9:05 PM

WINNIPEG — Cole Perfetti scored a pair of goals to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild at Canada Life Centre Tuesday night.

Perfetti opened the scoring with his fourth of the season just 1:50 into the game. He added his fifth of the campaign late in the second frame on the power play, converting a pass from Gabriel Vilardi in the slot.

Promoted to the top line with Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor, the trio combined for seven points against the Wild. Scheifele recorded a goal and added two assists for a three-point night, while Connor had a goal and assist.

Cole Koepke also scored for Winnipeg (4-1-1), which finished their three-game homestand 2-1.

Stuart Skinner made 19 saves and has yet to lose in regulation time this season, boasting a 3-0-1 record.

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Kirill Kaprizov scored both goals for the Wild (4-2-1), who were playing in the second of back-to-back games after defeating the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday. Calvin Pickard stopped 20 shots.

Winnipeg went 1-for-2 on the power play, while Minnesota was 0-for-2.

TAKEAWAYS

Jets: Winnipeg never trailed in the game, taking 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 leads. Connor has goals in three straight games and in five of six games this year.

Wild: Kaprizov’s two goals gives him the NHL lead, with eight. Quinn Hughes’ assist extended his point streak to seven games (2G, 8A).

KEY MOMENT

Connor ripped a shot top-shelf on Pickard 4:06 into the third period, his team-leading seventh goal of the season giving the Jets their first two-goal lead, 4-2.

KEY STAT

Perfetti scored his fourth and fifth goals of the 2026-27 NHL season. Last year, the Jets winger needed 40 games to reach goal No. 5.

UP NEXT

Wild: Host the St. Louis Blues on Thursday.

Jets: Visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 13, 2026.

Jeff Hamilton, The Canadian Press

by The Canadian Press

Perfetti scores twice as Jets soar past Wild 5-2

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