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Highlight Reel: Penguins 8 / Jets 4

By: Staff Writer

Posted: 03/21/2012 1:00 AM | Comments: 0

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Pittsburgh Penguins' James Neal (18) celebrates his third goal of the game with teammate Evgeni Malkin (71) during the second period of game against the Winnipeg Jets in Pittsburgh Tuesday. (GENE J. PUSKAR / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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What's the old saying about playing with fire and getting burned? The Jets did more than just that -- they played with fire while wearing a suit soaked in kerosene and a hat doused with gasoline. A run-and-gun effort against the star-studded Pens wasn't a wise tactic and it cost the Jets a chance to gain some ground in the Eastern Conference standings.

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Dept. of Redundancy Dept.: the Jets continue to struggle on the road. Winnipeg is now 11-20-4 away from the MTS Centre after suffering its third straight road defeat. Worth noting: six of the Jets' remaining nine games are on the road. Hello.

Game-breaker

The Jets are hanging with the Pens in second when, on a delayed penalty and Pittsburgh's net empty for the extra attacker, Evgeni Malkin hammers a shot past Ondrej Pavelec for a 5-3 lead. On a night when 11 goals were scored, this was the back-breaker for Winnipeg.

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★ Evgeni Malkin, C, Pitt. — One of many Pens who stood out. With his mom and dad in the building and fans chanting "M-V-P!," Malkin finished with two goals and three assists to increase his lead in the NHL scoring race.

★★ Sidney Crosby, C, Pitt. — This just in: Crosby’s good. Finished with four assists in his first home game since Dec. 5.

★★★ James Neal, RW, Pitt. — An honourable mention to Bryan Little, who had two goals, but Neal potted his second career hat trick before the game was even 40 minutes old, Big-time finisher now has 35 goals.

SUMMARY

FIRST PERIOD

1. Pittsburgh, Kennedy 7 (Crosby, Cooke) 2:04

2. Winnipeg, Slater 10 (Glass, Machacek) 3:35

3. Winnipeg, Little 20 (Ladd, Enstrom) 12:51 (pp)

4. Pittsburgh, Neal 33 (Malkin, Crosby) 16:44 (pp)

Penalties -- Byfuglien Wpg (high-sticking) 9:36, Malkin Pgh (double high-sticking) 11:32, Enstrom Wpg (holding) 15:04.

SECOND PERIOD

5. Pittsburgh, Neal 34 (Malkin) 1:15

6. Winnipeg, Little 21 (Ladd, Enstrom) 3:54

7. Pittsburgh, Kennedy 8 (Crosby, Cooke) 6:55

8. Pittsburgh, Malkin 42 (Crosby, Martin) 11:31

9. Winnipeg, Stapleton 9 (Maxwell, Machacek) 14:39

10. Pittsburgh, Neal 35 (Malkin, Orpik) 17:03

Penalties -- None.

THIRD PERIOD

11. Pittsburgh, Malkin 43 (Kunitz, Neal) 2:07

12. Pittsburgh, Dupuis 21 (Staal, Sullivan) 13:27

Penalty -- Little Wpg (tripping) 18:55.

Goal (shots-saves) -- Winnipeg: Pavelec (L,27-25-7)(24-19), Mason (12:50 second)(11-8); Pittsburgh: Thiessen (W,3-0-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) -- Winnipeg: 1-2; Pittsburgh: 1-3.

Referees -- Chris Lee, Kelly Sutherland. Linesmen -- Scott Cherrey, Scott Driscoll.

Attendance -- 18,589 (18,387).

-- Ed Tait

Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition March 21, 2012 C3

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