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WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Kyle Connor scored a natural hat trick in the first period to spark the Winnipeg Jets to a 6-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night. Mark Scheifele, Neal Pionk and Nino Niederreiter each had a goal and assist for the Jets, who are the first team to hit 30 wins this season. Gabriel Vilardi recorded three assists and Cole Perfetti added a pair to give him 100 NHL career points. Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves to pick up his league-leading 27th win of the season for Winnipeg. Nils Hoglander scored a third-period goal for the Canucks. Kevin Lankinen stopped 27 shots for Vancouver.
