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Goalie Hellebuyck, Jets avenge loss to Penguins

The Associated Press WINNIPEG, Manitoba — 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. “It’s all about winning hockey games right now,” Niederreiter said. “Obviously, when you go toward making a push and putting yourself in a great playoff spot, you need to make sure you win close hockey games.” Bryan Rust scored for Pittsburgh, and Tristan Jarry made 29 ...

Fleury helps beat Penguins

The Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — Kirill Kaprizov scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period and Marc-Andre Fleury made 32 saves as the Minnesota Wild beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 Friday night. Matt Boldy and Jonas Brodin also scored for Minnesota, which has won ...

Jarry gets another shutout for Penguins

By Dan Scifo The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Tristan Jarry stopped 24 shots in his NHL-leading sixth shutout this season and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the slumping Winnipeg Jets 3-0 on Tuesday night. Bryan Rust, Jeff Carter and Kris Letang scored. Jarry improved to 5-0 against ...

Pettersson goal in OT lifts Pens

By Dan Scifo The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Marcus Pettersson scored in overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied to beat the Montreal Canadiens, 3-2, on Saturday night. Pettersson took a pass from Rickard Rakell and beat Jake Allen at 2:43 of overtime after Pittsburgh forced the extra period with a goal midway through the third. “It was a terrific shot. Right under the bar,” Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. “I thought he had great deception. He sold the pass to (Rakell). It was a goal-scorer’s goal.” Lars Eller scored his ninth goal of the season for ...

Pens come up short in shootout

The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Sam Reinhart scored the winner in the shootout to help the Florida Panthers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Friday night. Jake Guentzel followed Florida’s Aleksander Barkov with a goal in the shootout for Pittsburgh, but Reinhart won it when he slipped a hard wrist shot behind Alex Nedeljkovic. “He’s an unbelievable pro,” Panthers coach Paul Maurice said of Reinhart. “He’s completely unselfish. He just plays his game and plays hard. ” Reinhart scored his 36th goal of the season in regulation, extending his career-best points ...

Coyotes knock off Penguins

By John Marshall The Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Lawson Crouse scored a bizarre goal in the third period, Connor Ingram stopped 25 shots and the Arizona Coyotes ended an 11-game losing streak to the Pittsburgh Penguins with a 5-2 win on Monday night. Crouse was credited with a goal on a delayed penalty by the Coyotes when Evgeni Malkin mishandled a pass from Kris Letang and the puck trickled into the empty net. Crouse was the last Arizona player to touch the puck and earned the power-play goal that put the Coyotes up 4-2. The gaffe marred Sidney Crosby’s 577th career ...