Nino Niederreiter put the Jets ahead 2-1 at 12:05 of the second period. Wild forward Joel Eriksson Ek passed ahead to Middleton for an odd-man rush, but Middleton fanned on the close-range shot, resulting in a Winnipeg rush. Niederreiter then took a pass from Pionk before going forehand to backhand and scoring with a high backhand.

Connor Hellebuyck made 38 of his 43 saves in the first 36 minutes, leading Winnipeg to its 7th straight win against Minnesota.

Wins earlier in the night by the Devils and Hurricanes moved the Wild (13-4-4) from second to fourth. This was the second straight game they’ve dropped, but they’ve yet to lose two in a row in regulation; the Wild rallied for a point in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Flames on Saturday.

Minnesota Wild superstar forward Kirill Kaprizov has been one of the top players in the NHL through the first quarter of the season with 34 points (13G-21A) in

Wild star Kirill Kaprizov returned from injury Monday, but the Wild fell 4-1 to the Winnipeg Jets on their return to the Xcel Energy Center. In a matchup between the two top teams in the Central Division, the Wild's homecoming after a three-game road trip was spoiled thanks to two goals from Jets forward Alex Iafallo.

Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck solidified his claim on the title of world’s best goalie in an entertaining clash

The Winnipeg Jets overcome earlier shooting barrage and take down the Minnesota Wild for a 4-1 victory on Monday

The Winnipeg Jets have beat the Minnesota Wild in six straight matchups, including a very tight 2-1 overtime victory earlier this season