Jets remain undefeated after pair of late goals sink Penguins

 

With two goals in the third period, Adam Lowry and Mason Appleton helped the Winnipeg Jets upset the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 on Sunday, allowing them to maintain their unblemished record in the NHL.

Winnipeg's season-opening winning streak, which was a team record, was extended to five games with the win.

Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele, Vladislav Namestnikov and Nino Niederreiter, into an empty net, also scored for Winnipeg (5-0-0).

Appleton added an assist. Nikolaj Ehlers, Colin Miller and Josh Morrissey each contributed two assists.

Pittsburgh (3-4-0) got a pair of goals from Lars Eller and one from Kevin Hayes.

It was a battle of backup goaltenders making their first starts of the season.

Eric Comrie made 39 saves for Winnipeg, while Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 31 shots for Pittsburgh.