Overview
- Winnipeg controlled the opening frame 13-3 in shots and surged ahead on goals by Logan Stanley and Morgan Barron before Alex Iafallo and Gabriel Vilardi widened the gap.
- Hellebuyck played his first game since Nov. 22 arthroscopic knee surgery, missing 12 games during which the Jets stumbled.
- The loss snapped Washington’s nine-game point streak, with goaltender Logan Thompson stopping 30 shots in defeat.
- Jakob Chychrun spoiled a shutout with a late two-man advantage, scoring after the Capitals had gone 10 straight power plays without a goal.
- Nino Niederreiter appeared in his 1,000th NHL game to become the first Swiss-born player to reach the milestone, while Bogdan Trineyev made his NHL debut for Washington.