Connor Hellebuyck makes 35 saves, Jets beat Penguins 2-1 to end 5-game losing streak
Connor Hellebuyck made 35 saves and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 on Saturday night to end a five-game losing streak.
Nino Niederreiter and Mark Scheifele scored to help Winnipeg avenge a 3-0 loss in Pittsburgh on Tuesday night.
Bryan Rust scored for Pittsburgh, and Tristan Jarry made 29 saves. Sidney Crosby's nine-game points streak ended.
The Penguins pulled to 2-1 late in the second period when Rust deflected a point shot from Erik Karlsson past Hellebuyck.
Winnipeg made it 2-0 with 4:31 left in the first period when Niederreiter backhanded a rebound off the boards past Jarry from the side of the net.
The Jets opened the scoring midway through the first. Scheifele beat Jarry by one-timing a pass from Nikolaj Ehlers on a 2-on-1.
UP NEXT
Penguins: Host Florida on Wednesday night.
Jets: Host San Jose on Wednesday night.
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