PITTSBURGH — This article originally appeared on PittsburghHockeyNOW.com.
The Pittsburgh Penguins (7-11-4) didn’t play poorly but were never really competitive, either. After a couple of days of both self-conflagration and hard practices, the Penguins were far more responsible and detailed, but their effort was still a country mile from good enough as the Winnipeg Jets (17-3-0) controlled the game.
Every Penguins’ mistake became a goal while they meekly struggled to break through Winnipeg’s layers at center ice and the defensive zone. By the end of the second period, Winnipeg was outshooting the Penguins 25-13 and leading 3-0.
Kyle Connor (13) added the empty netter with 1:11 left, his second goal of the game, to seal Winnipeg’s 4-1 win over the Penguins at PPG Paints Arena.
For the fourth time in six starts, Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry allowed a goal on the first shot of the game. However, the unbelievable statistical anomaly was essentially unstoppable as defenseman Erik Karlsson far too casually played a pass from Evgeni Malkin in the defensive zone and then missed a short touch pass back to Evgeni Malkin, who tried to stickhandle the lo0se puck in stride but missed it.
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