Kyle Connor Reaches 700 Points and Nets Shootout Winner Against Blackhawks

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Winnipeg Jets winger Kyle Connor reached his 700th career NHL point and scored the deciding shootout goal in Saturday's 5-4 comeback victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. Connor cut Chicago's lead to 4-2 in the second period by capitalizing on a pass from Mark Scheifele after Blackhawks goalie Spencer Knight's stick got stuck in the boards. Connor later sealed Winnipeg's sixth consecutive win in the shootout as the Jets successfully erased a four-goal deficit for the second time this season.