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Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele and Gabriel Vilardi lead the Winnipeg Jets toward the next stop of their five-game road trip at the Buffalo Sabers on “Prime Monday Night Hockey” (7:30 p.m. ET; MSG-B, Prime). Connor (one goal, four assists), Scheifele (two goals, two assists) and Vilardi (five goals, two assists) have combined for 16 points (eight goals, eight assists) in their last five games. Connor and Vilardi each scored a goal to help the Jets end a four-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Saturday. Winnipeg (13-11-0) is 1-2-0 so far on their trip. Buffalo (10-11-4) snapped a two-game slump with a 3-2 shootout win on Saturday, ending the Minnesota Wild’s seven-game winning streak. The Sabers are expected to have forward Josh Norris back from an upper-body injury that has sidelined him since the season opener on October 9.
Pennsylvania rivalry renewed
The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Philadelphia Flyers (7 p.m. ET; SN-PIT, NHLN, NBCSP, TVAS) for the second game between the cross-state rivals this season. Bobby Brink had a goal and an assist and scored the decisive shootout goal in Philadelphia’s 3–2 win against Pittsburgh on October 28. The Flyers (14-7-3) have won three in a row and five of six. Sidney Crosby has six points (four goals, two assists) in his last four games for the Penguins (12-7-5). Including a goal on October 28, Crosby has 135 points (57 goals, 78 assists) in 91 games against the Flyers, the most of any player in league history against Philadelphia.
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