Wheeler's 5 points helps Jets beat Predators

Blake Wheeler scored two goals and assisted on three others to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night.

Mikael Granlund and Matt Duchene scored and Juuse Saros made 38 saves for Nashville, which has lost three of four.

With the game tied at two goals apiece midway through the third period, Nashville defenceman Mark Borowiecki was assessed a major penalty for elbowing and a game misconduct after he came into contact with the head of Winnipeg's Evgeny Svechnikov.

Wheeler and Dubois scored on the ensuing power play to earn the win.

Filip Forsberg carried the puck into the Winnipeg zone and the puck bounced away from him in the high slot. Fortunately for Forsberg, the puck headed right for Granlund above the left circle, where he hammered a one-timer by Hellebuyck for his seventh goal of the season.

Duchene briefly gave the Predators a 2-0 lead at 6:19 of the first, but Scheifele's goal under two minutes later halved Nashville's lead.

Entering Saturday, Nashville was 17-0-0 this season when leading after the first period.

Connor made it 2-2 at 9:58 of the second with a power-play goal. The goal was also Connor's 300th career NHL point.

Wheeler added an empty-net goal with just over three minutes remaining. Wheeler had two goals on the season prior to Saturday.