Tim Stutzle has first NHL hat trick, Senators beat Jets 4-2
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Rookie Tim Stutzle had his first NHL hat trick to help the Ottawa Senators beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-2 on Saturday night for their third consecutive victory.
Connor Brown scored and added two assists, Shane Pinto also had two assists, and Filip Gustavsson made 27 saves. The Senators improved to 8-1-1 in their past 10 games.
Mason Appleton and Mark Scheifele scored for Winnipeg, and Connor Hellebuyck stopped 19 shots. The Jets have lost six in a row on home ice.
Stutzle gave Ottawa a 3-1 lead at 5:11 of the third with his second goal of the night, beating the off-balance Hellebuyck from the faceoff circle. He completed the hat trick with an empty-net goal with seven seconds remaining.
The Jets were coming off a 4-0 playoff-clinching victory over the Calgary Flames that snapped a seven-game skid.
UP NEXT:
Senators: At Calgary on Sunday night.
Jets: Host Vancouver on Monday and Tuesday nights.
