SAN JOSE -- Drew Stafford, Joel Armia, Mathieu Perreault and Nikolaj Ehlers each scored to help the Winnipeg Jets defeat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 at SAP Center on Saturday.
Connor Hellebuyck made 27 saves for the Jets (18-18-2), who had lost six straight road games and 12 of their previous 13.
Brent Burns scored for the Sharks (18-17-2). Goaltender Martin Jones gave up three goals on 20 shots and was replaced by backup Alex Stalock after the second period with the Jets leading 3-1.
The Sharks are 5-11-0 at home. They had their fifth chance to win back-to-back home games but gave up the first goal and trailed the rest of the way. San Jose is 0-10-0 at home when giving up the first goal.
The Jets capitalized on a turnover by Sharks forward Joel Ward to take a 1-0 lead at 13:14 of the first period when Stafford scored a shorthanded goal. Blake Wheeler intercepted Ward's pass and sent a cross-ice pass to Stafford for his 12th goal of the season and first since Dec. 15 against the St. Louis Blues, ending a six-game drought.
Winnipeg extended its lead to 2-0 at 2:45 of the second period when Armia scored his first goal of the season in his seventh game. Armia raced along the left boards with the puck, angled toward the crease and banked a shot off of defenseman Justin Braun's skate and past Jones.
Burns responded with a power-play goal at 9:23 of the second, his 16th of the season. Thornton sent a cross-ice pass and Burns beat Hellebuyck with a one-timer from above the left circle.
The Jets restored their two-goal lead at 14:55 of the second on Perreault's power-play goal. With Braun in the penalty box for delay of game, Perreault sent a wrist shot from the right circle over Jones' shoulder for his fifth goal of the season.
Ehlers scored an empty-net goal with 2:43 remaining.
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