Zach Aston-Reese scored the
tiebreaking goal with 5:12 remaining off a perfect pass from Phil Kessel, and
the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied past the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 on Tuesday night.
Derek Grant’s first of the
season pulled the Penguins even 5:08 into the third period. Sidney Crosby and
Riley Sheahan also scored for Pittsburgh (10-8-5).
Mark Scheifele scored twice
for the Jets (13-8-2), and Brandon Tanev had their other goal.
Tanev got Winnipeg started at
7:01 of the first period with his fourth goal this season on a
short-handed breakaway against Casey DeSmith, who made 24 saves.
Crosby tied it at 18:13 with a
slick backhand in close that fooled goalie Connor Hellebuyck. It was Crosby’s
10th of the season.
Scheifele put the Jets back in
front 39 seconds into the second on a feed from Captain Blake
Wheeler. But that only lasted until Sheahan got credit for poking a loose puck
over the line after Hellebuyck failed to corral it at 4:40.
Wheeler also set up
Scheifele’s second goal of the night and 13th this season, which
rocketed past DeSmith before he had much time to react at 16:00.
Grant tied it once more for
the Penguins when he beat Hellebuyck between his legs. Kessel then set up
Aston-Reese for his second of the season with a nice feed to the front of the
net.
GAME NOTES
DeSmith has been thrust into
the starter’s job for the Penguins with Stanley Cup-winning goaltender Matt
Murray sidelined by a lower-body injury after time off due to a concussion earlier
this season. … Hellebuyck finished with 26 saves.
UP NEXT
PENGUINS: The Penguins continue their road trip facing the Colorado
Avalanche on Wednesday night.
JETS: The Jets host division rivals the Chicago Blackhawks on
Thursday night.
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