Sweep-ipeg

Jets best in town after beating Islanders, Rangers and Devils

The Winnipeg Jets are finding ways to win late during their best stretch of the season.

Jacob Trouba and Adam Lowry scored 22 seconds apart early in the third period, rallying the Jets to a 3-1 victory over the Islanders on Tuesday night in Brooklyn.

Nikolaj Ehlers added an empty-net goal with 2.1 seconds left and Connor Hellebuyck stopped 27 shots to help Winnipeg get its seasonhigh fourth straight win and fifth in six games.

“We were able to grind and stick with our game,” Hellebuyck said. “We’re believing in ourselves and doing everything right.”

The Jets have three straight road victories for the first time this season after completing a sweep of their three-game trip to the Big Apple. Winnipeg beat the Devils, 4-3, in overtime on Saturday, then won 4-3 in a shootout against the Rangers on Sunday. “Of the three, I was maybe most pleased with tonight,” Jets coach Paul Maurice said. “A very grinding game. They had the rest advantage on us, but we were very smart . ... They accepted the game that was being played and got comfortable.”

The Jets scored three goals after the second period in each of the three wins.

“We believe in our system and when you believe in something good things start to come,” Hellebuyck said. “It’s huge to get all six points on the three games here. A key for your season.”

Anders Lee scored and Thomas Greiss finished with 21 saves for the Islanders, who have lost three of four (1-2-1). The Islanders were back at Barclays Center three nights after rallying for a 3-2 victory over Columbus in their first regular-season game at Nassau Coliseum in 3 1/2 years.

Despite the loss, they were pleased with how they played in this one.

“We had some really good opportunities to score and Hellebuyck kept a lot of them out,” Lee said. “Credit to him on those, but for the most part we did play a pretty good game.”