Wheeler scores four goals in Jets victory against Blue Jackets

Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey LeagueBienvenue à LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockeyДобро пожаловать на NHL.com, официальный сайт Национальной хоккейной лигиTervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiinVälkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sidaVítejte na NHL.com, oficiálních stránkách National Hockey LeagueVitajte na NHL.com, oficiálnych stránkach National Hockey LeagueWillkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey LeagueBlake Wheeler scores a goal in 2nd, then tallies three goals in the 3rd to earn his first career four-goal game, propelling the Jets to victoryCOLUMBUS -- Blake Wheeler scored three of his four goals in the third period for the Winnipeg Jets in a 5-2 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Sunday.Wheeler gave Winnipeg a 3-2 lead at 7:44 of the third period with a deflection of Nathan Beaulieu's wrist shot from the left point and made it 4-2 at 17:44 when he tapped in a cross-ice backhand pass from Patrik Laine on the rush. Blue Jackets highlights] It was the first four-goal game in the NHL for the Jets captain, who had not scored a hat trick since Oct. 29, 2017.Video: WPG@CBJ: Wheeler pots empty-netter for his fourthConnor Hellebuyck made 16 of his 40 saves in the third period, and Scheifele had three assists for Winnipeg (39-22-4), which has won two games in a row and leads the Nashville Predators by one point for first place in the Central Division.Nick Foligno and Seth Jones scored, Artemi Panarin had two assists, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 21 saves for the Blue Jackets (36-26-3), who were coming off a 4-0 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday and have lost three of their past four. It was the defenseman's first goal in 18 games this season.Video: WPG@CBJ: Niku gives Jets early leadFoligno tied it 1-1 at 11:22 when he scored on the rebound of a Panarin shot on the power play.Wheeler gave the Jets a 2-1 lead 35 seconds into the second period when he tipped Dmitry Kulikov's shot from the left point.Jones tied it 2-2 at 17:31 with his second goal in the past three games on a cross-ice pass from Panarin.The Blue Jackets controlled the puck for two shifts leading to the goal, forcing Niku and Jets defenseman Jacob Trouba to stay on the ice for 3:11. Jets: At the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday (7:30 p.m. ET; SUN, TSN3, NHL.TV)Blue Jackets: At the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET; MSG+ 2, FS-O, NHL.TV)Video: Wheeler scores four goals as Jets beat Blue Jackets