Penguins rally in third period to defeat Jets, win fifth straight game

Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey LeagueBienvenue à LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockeyДобро пожаловать на NHL.com, официальный сайт Национальной хоккейной лигиTervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiinVälkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sidaVítejte na NHL.com, oficiálních stránkách National Hockey LeagueVitajte na NHL.com, oficiálnych stránkach National Hockey LeagueWillkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey LeagueBienvenido a NHL.com, el sitio oficial de la National Hockey LeagueKasperi Kapanen and Jeff Carter scored nine seconds apart in the 3rd period, and Sidney Crosby's shootout goal lifted the Penguins to a 3-2 winPITTSBURGH -- Kasperi Kapanen and Jeff Carter scored nine seconds apart in the third period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied from down two goals for a 3-2 shootout victory against the Winnipeg Jets at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday.Evgeni Malkin sent a pass off Kapanen's skate and in, cutting Winnipeg's lead to 2-1 at 6:55 of the third, and then Carter scored from a sharp angle after intercepting a pass Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck sent off the end boards to tie it 2-2 at 7:04."I think we had a lot of chances throughout the game," Kapanen said. … It was a good segment there."Tristan Jarry made 27 saves for the Penguins (26-10-5), who have won five straight and are 16-2-0 in their past 18 games.Blake Wheeler had a goal and an assist, and Hellebuyck made 36 saves for the Jets (17-14-7), who have lost four straight (0-2-2). So I think that's our challenge moving forward, is to put a consistent game on the ice that we think is going to give us a chance to win."Wheeler put the Jets ahead 1-0 at 3:28 of the first period. It was his second game back after missing the previous nine with a lower-body injury.Connor had a chance to extend the lead to two goals on a shorthanded breakaway after intercepting a pass from Malkin, but Jarry stretched for a pad save on Connor's wrist shot at 14:29 of the first."I think for a back-to-back coming in, against a good team, I thought our special teams, we were pretty sharp," Winnipeg defenseman Brenden Dillon said. That's a positive."NOTES: Penguins defenseman Kris Letang had four shots on goal and two hits in 28:00 of ice time during his 900th NHL game.