Wild 2, Jets 5 on October 13, 2026

Recap

On October 13, 2026, the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Minnesota Wild 5-2 at Canada Life Centre. Scheifele had three points, Perfetti scored twice, Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist, and Stuart Skinner made 19 saves.

Kirill Kaprizov scored twice in the first period for Minnesota, which had won two straight before Tuesday. Calvin Pickard made 20 saves in his Wild debut.

Perfetti tipped a Neal Pionk point shot for a 1-0 lead, Kaprizov answered twice to tie it 2-2, and Perfetti's power-play goal in the second put Winnipeg ahead for good.

Connor and Cole Koepke added third-period goals for a 5-2 final. The Jets have won four of five and improved to 4-1-1.

Kaprizov has five goals in his past three games. Minnesota played without Jared Spurgeon and placed Nico Sturm on injured reserve after he was struck by Spurgeon's shot on Monday at Vegas.

Quinn Hughes assisted on Kaprizov's second goal and extended his season-opening point streak to seven games.

Scoring

Winnipeg Jets won 5–2 at Canada Life Centre.

Who scored

• Cole Perfetti Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Neal Pionk (2), Mark Scheifele (4)
• Kirill Kaprizov Goal (7) Batted, assists: none
• Mark Scheifele Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Neal Pionk (3), Kyle Connor (3)
• Kirill Kaprizov Goal (8) Tip-In, assists: Quinn Hughes (8), Jonas Brodin (1)
• Cole Perfetti Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Gabriel Vilardi (3), Mark Scheifele (5)
• Kyle Connor Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: none
• Cole Koepke Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Vladislav Namestnikov (1)

Goalies

• Calvin Pickard stopped 20 of 25 for Minnesota Wild.
• Stuart Skinner stopped 19 of 21 for Winnipeg Jets.

Cole Perfetti Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Gabriel Vilardi (3), Mark Scheifele (5) That made the score 2–3 in the 2nd, and Winnipeg Jets stayed ahead.