WINNIPEG -- Kyle Connor scored a natural hat trick in a 6:38 span in the first period, and the Winnipeg Jets cruised to a 6-1 win against the Vancouver Canucks at Canada Life Centre on Tuesday.

The left-winger’s sixth career hat trick came in a span of 6:38, making it the third fastest in Jets-Thrashers’ history.

Kyle Connor's three-goal, four-point outing for the Jets over the Canucks was yet another example of how his cerebral nature allows him to weaponize his world-class talent, writes .