Pittsburgh (AP) — On Tuesday night, the struggling Winnipeg Jets were defeated 3-0 by the Pittsburgh Penguins, who were led by goalie Tristan Jarry, who stopped 24 shots in his sixth shutout of the season. Kris Letang, Jeff Carter, and Bryan Rust all scored
Pittsburgh (AP) — On Tuesday night, the struggling Winnipeg Jets were defeated 3-0 by the Pittsburgh Penguins, who were led by goalie Tristan Jarry, who stopped 24 shots in his sixth shutout of the season.
Kris Letang, Jeff Carter, and Bryan Rust all scored. With two of his 19 career shutouts against Winnipeg, Jarry raised his record to 5-0.
Rust remarked, “We were kind of on our heels and (Winnipeg) pressed.” “They have a strong squad, but Jarry was there and saved some really important goals for us.”
The Jets, who had won 10 of their previous 11 games, suffered their fourth straight setback despite Connor Hellebuyck’s 24 saves.
“The commonality among the four games is our incapacity to score goals,” stated head coach Rick Bowness. We’re not being outmatched in skill. We simply aren’t scoring at this time.
For the first time since December 18, the Penguins scored multiple goals with the man advantage as Rust scored his 12th goal and Carter scored his sixth.
Letang became the 21st defenseman in NHL history to reach 30 points 14 times when he scored his fourth goal.
After losing three straight and four of five games, the Penguins have won their last five games under head coach Mike Sullivan of Pittsburgh, who recorded his 430th victory in his 800th NHL game. Jake Guentzel had an assist in his 500th game. In 16 of its previous 21 games, Pittsburgh has scored points.
Jarry remarked, “Obviously, we’re not in the position we want to be.” “Our goal is to secure a postseason spot. We need points because we’re not content with where we are.
Leading scorer for the Jets, Mark Scheifele, made his comeback after missing six games due to a lower-body ailment. He looked to have scored early in the third, but Pittsburgh’s successful offside appeal resulted in the goal being overturned.
recently obtained Played his first Winnipeg game as Sean Monahan. During the All-Star break, Monahan, who centering Nikolaj Ehlers and Cole Perfetti, was acquired from Montreal in a deal.
For the fourth time in their previous 26 games, the Jets gave up more than two goals.
“We looked amazing,” Scheifele remarked. “I don’t see why there would be any cause for frustration. We produced several excellent plays.
In their previous 21 games versus the Jets, the Penguins have won 17. Since March 24, 2007, Pittsburgh has defeated Winnipeg 20 times in a row at home.
On Saturday, the teams will play again in Winnipeg.
At 7:16 in the first quarter, Letang scored the first goal. At the Winnipeg blue line, he intercepted a pass, cut to his backhand, and flicked a shot past Hellebuyck from the slot.
“Noel is our main concern,” Sullivan stated. “He’s being assessed, but I believe he’s doing okay. We’ll let the league follow their own procedures. All of us are free to hold opinions, but ultimately they are meaningless.
At 7:33 and 9:03 of the second, Carter and Rust, respectively, scored rebound goals from the top of the crease to make it 3-0. Sidney Crosby’s secondary assist on Rust’s goal allowed him to extend his point streak to eight games.
Rust commented, “You hate to see things like that happen,” in reference to the attack on Acciari. “It was really important for us to be able to exact some retribution and score a few goals.”
