CHICAGO — Kyle Connor scored 33 seconds into overtime to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night.
Josh Morrissey, Isak Rosen and Cole Perfetti also scored, and Mark Scheifele added three assists for the Jets, who were coming off a 4-2 win over the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche.
The surging Jets are now just one point behind the Nashville Predators for the final wild-card playoff spot in the West.
"The second point is huge," Morrissey told reporters. "We've been fighting, clawing, scratching to try to get closer and closer to the playoff line. When it's all said and done, I think it's going to come right down to the wire. An extra point here and there is going the difference."
Tyler Bertuzzi scored twice and Anton Frondell also scored for Chicago, which has lost four in a row.
Bertuzzi’s wrist shot 9:46 into the third period sent the game to overtime.
Connor Hellebuyck made 18 saves in the win for the Jets. Spencer Knight made 20 saves for the Blackhawks.
The Jets won 66.7 per cent of the faceoffs in the game.
"There's no quit in here, we're going to fight right to the end," Morrissey said.
Up next
Jets: Visit Dallas on Thursday.
Blackhawks: Start their final road trip of the season at Edmonton on Thursday.
