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Winnipeg Jets score Central Division title after defeating Chicago 5-4

Kyle Connor and Cole Perfetti scored in the shootout, and the Winnipeg Jets clinched the franchise's first Central Division title and the No. 1 seed for the Western Conference playoffs with a wild 5-4 victory over Chicago on Saturday night.

Winnipeg won for the fourth time in five games. It went 26-15-0 on the road this season, setting a franchise record for road wins.

Josh Morrissey had two third-period goals for the Jets, who trailed 2-0 after one. Connor had a goal and an assist in regulation, and Nino Niederreiter also scored.

Winnipeg forward Nikolaj Ehlers departed after he backed into an official in the second period. Ehlers, who has 24 goals and 39 assists in 69 games, had to be helped off the ice after he got hurt with 5:34 left.

Jets coach Scott Arniel said the team will know more about Ehlers after it gets home. The Jets host the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday night.

Arniel said it was "just a little bit of the injury that he had before." The 29-year-old Ehlers missed nine games with a lower-body injury before returning on Dec. 18 at Anaheim.

"They just ran into each other. It was a tough play, especially to lose him on that situation," Arniel said. "It wasn't a blocked shot. ... It was a freak accident."

A long-term issue for Ehlers would be a big blow for Winnipeg (55-21-4), which clinched the franchise's first Central Division title and the No. 1 seed for the Western Conference playoffs when it went into overtime at Chicago. The 29-year-old Ehlers has 24 goals and 39 assists in 69 games.

"Just a weird play and a fluky play and hopefully he's OK," Morrisey said.

Frank Nazar and Connor Bedard each had a goal and an assist for Chicago in its home finale. Ryan Donato also scored, and captain Nick Foligno had a

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