WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Gabriel Vilardi scored twice and added an assist to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 6-3 victory over Minnesota on Tuesday, ending the Wildā€™s six-game point streak.

Kyle Connor had a goal and pair of assists, while Mason Appleton, Sean Monahan and Nino Niederreiter also scored for the Jets (34-15-5), who rebounded from a 6-3 Monday loss to the Calgary Flames - the most goals theyā€™ve allowed this season.

Vilardi said there are areas to clean up, but he was glad to see the team flip the script.

ā€œThereā€™s going to be breakdowns every game, youā€™re not going to be perfect,ā€ he said. ā€œObviously, we won, so itā€™s a bit of a better mood.ā€

Adam Lowry and Dylan DeMelo each contributed a pair of assists.

Laurent Brossoit made 36 saves for Winnipeg in his 14th game of the season.

Marco Rossi scored twice and Kirill Kaprizov notched a goal and assist for the Wild (26-24-6), who set a franchise record for goals in a 10-7 home win Monday against the Vancouver Canucks, including a franchise-best seven goals in the third period.

Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 24 of the 29 shots he faced for Minnesota, which is 5-1-1 in its last seven games.

ā€œI donā€™t believe we gave them too much,ā€ Fleury said. ā€œIt was two tips in the third, a change of direction, a power-play goal that was a nice play back door, a couple shots I didnā€™t see.

ā€œSo I didnā€™t think we got played by any means. Not to worry. Put that one behind and keep going.ā€

Winnipeg has scored two power-play goals in three straight games. The last time the Jets had multiple power-play goals in three consecutive games was Feb. 19-23, 2012.

Jets coach Rick Bowness is hoping the teamā€™s power-play units are turning the corner. Itā€™s 6 for 11 in the past three games after going 0 for 22.

ā€œYou can see the confidence growing, the puckā€™s moving a bit and great plays and the puckā€™s going in the net,ā€ Bowness said.

Winnipeg led 2-0 after the first period and 3-1 following the second.

Vilardi and Appleton scored 14 seconds apart in the first period to spot the home team a 2-0 lead.

Minnesota outshot the Jets 11-8 in the period.

Connor made it 3-0 at 1:54 of the second when he took a pass from Vilardi and recorded his 20th goal of the season.

Vilardi has eight points, including four goals, in a three-game point streak. Connorā€™s three-game point run features one goal and six assists.

Monahan has five goals in a three-game point streak, including a natural hat trick on Monday.

UP NEXT

Wild: Play Friday in Edmonton against the Oilers.

Jets: Play Friday in Chicago against the Blackhawks.

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