Colorado beat Winnipeg 5-2 in a preseason rematch as T.J. Hughes scored three goals and Jaden Schwartz had a goal and an assist. Hughes tied the game and gave the Avs the lead with two second-period goals 1:21 apart, then scored into an empty net in the final minute.
Nino Niederreiter opened the scoring for Winnipeg on a power-play rebound, and Vladislav Namestnikov put the Jets back ahead after Schwartz tied it. Cale Makar scored Colorado's fourth goal, and goalie Mackenzie Blackwood later stopped Josh Morrissey on a breakaway.
The recap says Hughes earned first-star honors, while noting that his preseason hat trick does not count officially.
