Gabriel Vilardi netted one goal and one assist and Josh Morrissey collected three assists during a four-goal second period as the host Winnipeg Jets held on for a 5-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Friday.

Kyle Connor, Jonathan Toews, Alex Iafallo and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored for the Jets, who have won six of seven games. Mark Scheifele netted two helpers.

Goaltender Eric Comrie made 30 saves.

Mikael Backlund and Blake Coleman both collected one goal and one assist for the struggling Flames, who have lost eight straight games since winning their season opener and sit at the bottom of the league standings.

Goalie Dustin Wolf stopped 27 shots.

After trailing by one goal through the first period, the Jets took the lead thanks to a pair of goals 65 seconds apart in the middle

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