Namestnikov notched an assist and went plus-3 in Friday's 5-2 win over Utah. Namestnikov didn't have as much success as linemates Cole Perfetti (hat trick) or Nikolaj Ehlers (goal, two assists). This was Namestnikov's third helper over his last two contests as he settles back into a second-line role following his recent absence due to a lower-body injury.

Will they trade him now, will he walk or could the Jets still re-sign him? You wonder if Cole Perfetti is big or strong enough for his first full playoffs. Some of you just want to get Eric Comrie some run support — and one of you asked a fun statistical question about the Jets’ performance in Comrie’s starts.

Namestnikov has been out of the Jets lineup for 10 days after he suffered a lower-body injury. The 32-year-old played in 43 games before sustaining the injury, scoring nine goals and 20 points. He'll return to play on the Jets' third line with Cole Perfetti and Nino Niederreiter.

Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and two assists to reach 500 points for his career, and David Gustafsson also scored for Winnipeg. Connor Hellebuyck had 17 saves.

Cole Perfetti on Friday scored three goals for his first NHL hat-trick as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Utah Hockey Club 5-2. Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and two assists to reach 500 points for his career, while David Gustafsson also scored for Winnipeg. Connor Hellebuyck had 17 saves.

Cole Perfetti had a hat-trick and Nikolaj Ehlers had three points of his own, including his 500th career point, as the Winnipeg Jets (33-14-3) took care of business at home, beating the Utah Hockey Club (21-20-7) 5-2 on Friday night.

WINNIPEG — Cole Perfetti motivated himself. Before the game, the slumping Winnipeg Jets forward told reporters he was determined to be "a little prick to play against.

Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and two assists to reach ... 3-2 when he lifted the puck over a fallen Ingram on a pass from Vladislav Namestnikov at 5:51 of the third. Ehlers scored on a breakaway ...

Nikolaj Ehlers spotted Cole Perfetti wide open on the right side ... The 23-year-old went to the front of the net right as Dylan DeMelo let a shot go from the point, Vladislav Namestnikov tapped the puck over to Perfetti and he scored his second of the ...

Three of the goals came off odd man rushes which was odd to see considering how well the Jets had defended before Monday night. "It was really big in the sense that we didn't win a whole lot of battles.