ManitobaNino Niederreiter scored twice and the Winnipeg Jets beat the host Nashville Predators 5-2 on Saturday night to end a four-game losing streak.Nino Niederreiter leads the way for Winnipeg, scoring twice against his former teamJim Diamond · The Associated Press · Posted: Nov 29, 2025 10:37 PM EST | Last Updated: 4 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Winnipeg Jets center Gabriel Vilardi, left, celebrates his goal with teammate Mark Scheifele during the first period of an NHL game against the host Nashville Predators on Saturday. (George Walker IV/The Associated Press)Nino Niederreiter scored twice and the Winnipeg Jets beat the host Nashville Predators 5-2 on Saturday night to end a four-game losing streak.Gabriel Vilardi, Cole Perfetti and Kyle Connor also scored for the Jets (13-11-0), and Eric Comrie made 20 saves to stop his own three-game skid. Dylan Samberg had three assists, and Luke Schenn added two helpers.Luke Evangelista had a goal and an assist for last-place Nashville (8-13-4), which had won its two previous games. Nick Blankenburg also scored, and Justus Annunen made 20 saves. Vilardi scored 47 seconds into the game, tapping home the rebound of a shot from Mark Scheifele. The Predators allowed a goal in the first minute for the third straight game — also doing it on Nov. 22 against Colorado and Monday against Florida.Niederreiter, a former Predator, made it 2-0 with 53.2 seconds left in the first, snapping a wrist shot by Annunen on the short side off of a pass from Schenn. Perfetti made it 3-0 with 7:42 let in the second. Below the Nashville line, Vladislav Namestnikov found Perfetti alone in the low slot, where he beat Annunen with a one-timer.Winnipeg Jets right winger Nino Niederreiter shoots the puck during the first period of an NHL game against the host Nashville Predators on Saturday. (George Walker IV/The Associated Press)Blankenburg scored a power-play goal with 2:58 left in the second to get the Predators on the scoreboard. Evangelista drew Nashville within one at 2:45 of the third when he lifted a backhander from a tough angle over Comrie’s shoulder.Connor’s goal at 9:37 of the third restored Winnipeg’s two-goal lead. He has 16 goals and 15 assists in 32 career games against Nashville.Niederreiter added an empty-netter in the final minute to finish off the scoring. The Jets return to action Tuesday when they host the Calgary Flames at Canada Life Centre.
Jets snap 4-game skid with 5-2 win in Nashville
