Winnipeg Jets forward @Kyle Connor opened the scoring for his team against the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday, picking up the puck after a missed chance at the other end and beating opposing goaltender @Cam Talbot with a wicked shot.

Moments before Connor&#8217;s goal, Wild star @Kirill Kaprizov had an outstanding chance to score his first goal of the season. The 24-year-old Russian danced around Jets defenceman @Nathan Beaulieu with a beautiful move before firing a hard wrister that @Connor Hellebuyck was able to deflect away with his blocker.
After @Mark Scheifele and @Andrew Copp teamed up to get the puck out of the Jets&#8217; defensive zone, Connor skated with it along the left-side boards and unleashed an extremely hard shot from the left circle that beat Talbot under his blocker arm.
Here&#8217;s the video of the entire sequence:
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Connor beats Talbot with a rocket after Kaprizov barely misses at the other end. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoJetsGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoJetsGo</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NHLJetsNation?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NHLJetsNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/0f8HD9ib8d">pic.twitter.com/0f8HD9ib8d</a>
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Copp and Scheifele picked up the helpers on Connor&#8217;s second goal of the season, which came just 3:48 into regulation time. The 24-year-old Shelby Township, MI product scored again during the first period to give the Jets a 2-1 lead, although the score is now tied 2-2 in the first intermission.
@Mats Zuccarello scored Minnesota&#8217;s first goal of the game, with Matt Dumba and Kaprizov recording the assists. @Joel Eriksson Ek registered his team&#8217;s second marker of the contest, with Zuccarello and @Jared Spurgeon picking up the helpers.

Winnipeg Jets forward @Kyle Connor opened the scoring for his team against the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday, picking up the puck after a missed chance at the other end and beating opposing goaltender @Cam Talbot with a wicked shot.



Moments before Connor's goal, Wild star @Kirill Kaprizov had an outstanding chance to score his first goal of the season. The 24-year-old Russian danced around Jets defenceman @Nathan Beaulieu with a beautiful move before firing a hard wrister that @Connor Hellebuyck was able to deflect away with his blocker.

After @Mark Scheifele and @Andrew Copp teamed up to get the puck out of the Jets' defensive zone, Connor skated with it along the left-side boards and unleashed an extremely hard shot from the left circle that beat Talbot under his blocker arm.

Here's the video of the entire sequence:

https://twitter.com/miketgould/status/1450621087448850433

Copp and Scheifele picked up the helpers on Connor's second goal of the season, which came just 3:48 into regulation time. The 24-year-old Shelby Township, MI product scored again during the first period to give the Jets a 2-1 lead, although the score is now tied 2-2 in the first intermission.

@Mats Zuccarello scored Minnesota's first goal of the game, with Matt Dumba and Kaprizov recording the assists. @Joel Eriksson Ek registered his team's second marker of the contest, with Zuccarello and @Jared Spurgeon picking up the helpers.

WATCH: Moments after Kaprizov undresses Beaulieu, Connor snipes past Talbot to open scoring

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