Josh Morrissey, Gabriel Vilardi and Jonathan Toews each had a goal and an assist for the Jets (19-22-5), whose winning streak has come after an 11-game losing streak (0-7-4). Connor Hellebuyck made 32 saves.
Danila Yurov and Marcus Johansson scored for the Wild (26-13-9), who have lost three straight (0-2-1) and five of their past six (1-3-2). Jesper Wallstedt allowed six goals on 20 shots before being replaced at the start of the third period by Filip Gustavsson, who made eight saves.
Toews gave Winnipeg a 1-0 lead at 14:08 of the first period during a 5-on-3 power play. He knocked the puck in at the right post after Vilardi couldn’t control the rebound of Scheifele’s initial one-timer.
The goal was Toews’ 900th NHL point.
Tanner Pearson extended the lead 2-0 with 11 seconds remaining in the first. Dylan DeMelo stopped Quinn Hughes’ clearing attempt at the right point and immediately sent a shot toward the net that was stopped by Wallstedt. Pearson was then denied by the sprawling right pad of the Wild goaltender before he was able to lift in his second chance in front.
Morrissey scored just eight seconds later to make it 3-0. Toews won a face-off in the left circle to Scheifele, who found Morrissey for a one-timer with three seconds left in the period.
Yurov cut the deficit to 3-1 at 4:53 of the second period with a one-timer from the right hash marks.
Logan Stanley pushed it to 4-1 at 9:33, roofing a slap shot under the crossbar from the left circle after he kept the puck in at the blue line.
Vilardi made it 5-1 on a power play at 12:51. He shot into an open net at the right post after Morrissey’s initial attempt caromed to him off the end boards.
Scheifele made it 6-1 at 17:12. Alex Iafallo took a pass from Kyle Connor as he stepped out of the penalty box and skated all the way around the net before passing to Scheifele for a one-timer that went in off the far post from the right circle.
Johansson made it 6-2 at 17:18 of the third period, scoring from in front after Matt Boldy sent him a backhand pass from behind the net.
Scheifele has 4 points, Jets cruise past Wild for 4th straight win
