Ehlers scores twice in 3rd, Jets beat Canucks 4-1

Winnipeg Jets' Nikolaj Ehlers, of Denmark; Mark Scheifele; Patrik Laine, of Finland; and Toby Enstrom, of Sweden, from left, celebrate Laine's goal against the Vancouver Canucks during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) (The Associated Press)

Vancouver Canucks' Jannik Hansen (36), of Denmark; Brandon Sutter (20) and Luca Sbisa, back right, of Italy, tangle with Winnipeg Jets' Jacob Trouba, center, Bryan Little, Blake Wheeler, right, and Mathieu Perreault, front right, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) (The Associated Press)

Vancouver Canucks' Troy Stecher, top left, goalie Ryan Miller, bottom, and Henrik Sedin, of Sweden, react after Winnipeg Jets' Bryan Little scored during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) (The Associated Press)

Nikolaj Ehlers scored twice in the third period and added an assist as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 on Thursday night.

Patrik Laine and Bryan Little had the other goals for Winnipeg, which got 22 saves from Michael Hutchinson.

Markus Granlund scored for Vancouver, and Ryan Miller stopped 21 shots.

Ehlers snapped a 1-all tie 1:23 into the third period after knocking down a pass from Canucks captain Henrik Sedin in the Winnipeg zone and racing the other way. The speedy Jets wing moved in on a 2-on-1 and used Mark Scheifele as a decoy before ripping his eighth of the season past Miller on the short side.