Jets keep slim playoff hopes alive with win over Senators

Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and two assists Sunday night in the Winnipeg Jets' 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators.

With nine games remaining the Jets' (34-28-11) playoff hopes are slim to none, but they're keeping things intriguing.

Pierre-Luc Dubois, Paul Stastny and Kyle Connor also scored for Winnipeg. Connor Hellebuyck made 31 saves.

Brady Tkachuk had a pair of goals for the Senators (26-40-6), who were coming off a 5-1 loss to the Rangers. Josh Norris also scored, while Mads Sogaard, making his second NHL start, stopped 21 shots.

Trailing 3-1 to start the third Takchuk scored a power-play goal in the opening minute, but Connor regained the two-goal lead with a Jets power-play goal of their own.

Tkachuk made things interesting scoring his second power-play goal of the game with six minutes remaining. Tkachuk whacked the puck out of midair, but following a lengthy review the goal stood.

Winnipeg jumped out to a 3-1 lead after two periods.

Dubois picked up his 100th NHL career goal on the power play early in the second when he took a pass right in front and beat Sogaard far-side.

Despite being outshot 12-5 the Jets managed to come out of the first period tied 1-1.

Ottawa opened the scoring in the first two minutes when Brady Tkachuk dropped a pass back from below the goal line to Norris out front for his 32nd of the season.

The Senators did a good job keeping shots away from their young goaltender, but he didn't have much chance on Ehlers's goal. Ehlers looked to make a cross-ice pass, but it deflected off Victor Mete's stick and skipped past Sogaard.