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NHL roundup: Jets rally for record 8th straight win

Gabriel Vilardi and Nikolaj Ehlers scored in the final four minutes to propel Winnipeg to a 2-1 victory against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday, the Jets’ franchise-record eighth-straight win.

The Jets extended their winning streak to 14 games (12-0-2) with 20 saves from Laurent Brossoit in goal.

The Blackhawks have dropped their last seven games (1-6-1) and 15 in a row away from home (0-14-1). Connor Murphy scored and Petr Mrazek made 26 saves.

With 3:29 left, Vilardi scored off a centering pass from Adam Lowry just over the goal line to tie the game at 1.

Ehlers produced the go-ahead goal with 1:05 left, bringing the puck down the middle of the Chicago zone and scoring with a wrist shot from the inside edge of the right circle.

Oilers 3, Red Wings 2 (OT)

Darnell Nurse scored 1:20 into overtime and visiting Edmonton edged Detroit to tie the franchise record with its ninth consecutive victory. Nurse ripped a shot from the left circle past Alex Lyon for his sixth goal of the season.

Zach Hyman scored his team-leading 26th goal and added an assist while Connor McDavid also found the net for the Oilers. Calvin Pickard stopped 15 shots for the win.

Andrew Copp had a goal for the Red Wings, and Olli Maatta sent the game into overtime by scoring with less than four minutes left in regulation. Lyon made 44 saves.

Kraken 4, Capitals 1

Defenseman Adam Larsson had a goal and an assist as Seattle defeated host Washington to tie the franchise record with an eighth consecutive victory.

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