Kyle Connor reaches 30 goals for 8th time to help the Jets beat the Avalanche 3-1

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Kyle Connor reached 30 goals for a franchise-record eighth time and added an assist, Connor Hellebuyck made 28 saves and the Winnipeg Jets beat the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Saturday.

Connor broke a tie with Ilya Kovalchuk for the most 30-goal seasons in Thrashers/Jets history. Connor has reached the 30-goal mark in every season of his nine-year NHL career except for the 56-game COVID-19 shortened campaign when he had 26.

Alex Iafallo and Cole Perfetti, with an empty-netter, also scored for the Jets. Mark Scheifele had to two assists for push his season total to 51, one more than his previous best.

Martin Necas ended Hellebuyck's shutout bid with 1:16 left.

Mackenzie Blackwood made 15 saves for the Avalanche. They had won six in a row on the road.

Avalanche defenseman Brent Burns played in his 990th consecutive NHL game, surpassing Keith Yandle for the second-longest streak in league history. Phil Kessel is the leader at 1,064.

Avalanche: Host Pittsburgh on Monday night.

Jets: Host St. Louis on Sunday.

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Winnipeg Jets' Cole Perfetti (91) vies for the puck with Colorado Avalanche's Zakhar Bardakov (93) during second period of an NHL game in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)

Winnipeg Jets players celebrate Kyle Connor's (81) goal against the Colorado Avalanche during the second period of an NHL game in Winnipeg, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)

Winnipeg Jets' Alex Iafallo (9) scores on Colorado Avalanche goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood (39) during the second period of an NHL game in Winnipeg, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)

Winnipeg Jets' Jonathan Toews (19) and Colorado Avalanche's Nicolas Roy (10) face-off during the first period of an NHL game in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)

Winnipeg Jets' Alex Iafallo (9) and Kyle Connor (81) celebrate Iafallo's goal against the Colorado Avalanche during second period of an NHL game in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)

ROME (AP) — Serie A leader Inter Milan conceded a late equalizer and was held 1-1 by Atalanta at home on Saturday, leaving the door open for AC Milan to further close the gap to its rival.

Francesco Esposito put Inter ahead in the 26th minute, but Nikola Krstović scored for Atalanta in the 82nd to split the points.

Inter was coming off a 1-0 loss to Milan in the league last weekend. Now it leads its crosstown nemesis by eight points before Milan visits Lazio on Sunday.

Inter has only two wins in its last seven games overall, a run that includes being eliminated from the Champions League knockout rounds playoff by Norwegian upstart Bodø/Glimt.

Inter’s Cristian Chivu was sent off in the 85th after back-to-back bookings.

Seventh-placed Atalanta showed more resilience than in the 6-1 defeat it suffered to Bayern Munich in the Champions League’s round-of-16 this week. It visits Bayern for their second leg on Wednesday.

Napoli fought back to beat Lecce 2-1 and pull to within nine points of Inter with nine games remaining.

Lecce center back Jamil Siebert put the visitors ahead in the third minute, but the defending champions got goals in the second half from Rasmus Hoejlund in the 46th and Matteo Politano in the 67th to ensure they capitalized on Inter's stumble.

Juventus midfielder Jérémie Boga scored for a third league game in a row to help beat Udinese 1-0 and consolidate its hold on fourth place.

Boga joined the team from Turin in the winter transfer window.

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Atalanta's Kamaldeen Sulemana holds Inter Milan's Davide Frattesi during the Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Atalanta in Milan, Italy, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Inter Milan's Carlos Augusto, left, and Henrikh Mkhitaryan react after the Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Atalanta in Milan, Italy, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Inter Milan's Marcus Thuram reacts during the Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Atalanta in Milan, Italy, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)