WINNIPEG -- Jonathan Toews had an assist in his first game against his former team, and the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 6-3 at Canada Life Centre on Thursday.

Toews played his first 16 NHL seasons with Chicago, winning the Stanley Cup three times (2010, 2013, 2015) as captain of the Blackhawks. Prior to signing a one-year contract with his hometown Jets in July, Toews was out of the NHL since the end of the 2022-23 season.

Gabriel Vilardi scored twice and had an assist, and Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor each had a goal and two assists for the Jets (8-3-0), who have won three of five. Connor Hellebuyck made 21 saves, Josh Morrissey had a goal and an assist and Dylan DeMelo had two assists.

Andre Burakovsky, Teuvo Teravainen, and Alex Vlasic scored for the Blackhawks

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