OTTAWA – Blake Wheeler scored twice as the Winnipeg Jets beat Ottawa 6-5 on Monday, handing the Senators a loss in their final home game of the season.
Andrew Copp, Josh Morrissey, Brandon Tanev and Mathieu Perreault also scored for the Jets (49-20-10). Connor Hellebuyck stopped 31 shots.
The Jets trail the Nashville Predators by five points for the Central Division lead with three games remaining in the regular season.
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Thomas Chabot and Matt Duchene each scored twice and Christian Wolanin scored his first for Ottawa (27-41-11). Craig Anderson made 34 saves.
The Senators made it a 5-4 game early in the third on Wolanin’s first NHL goal. He beat Hellebuyck glove side, but the Jets regained their two-goal lead at 14:38 on the power play when Perreault jumped on a rebound in front.
With 1:05 remaining, Duchene scored his second on the power play to make it 6-5, but Ottawa couldn’t score the equalizer.
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