Jets rally past Penguins on Perfetti’s late third-period goal
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (Interstat) — Alex Iafallo had a goal and an assist, Clay Stevenson made 29 saves and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Monday night at PPG Paints Arena. Pittsburgh’s Declan Carlile scored 8:53 into the third period to tie the game at 2-2, but Cole Perfetti scored the winner on a wrist shot nine seconds later, assisted by Josh Morrissey, to put Winnipeg ahead to stay. Ben Kindel had a goal and an assist for Pittsburgh. Adam Lowry also scored for Winnipeg, and Iafallo tied the game early in the third. The Jets scored three times in the third period. Carlile added a goal and an assist for the Penguins, while Sidney Crosby recorded five shots. Stevenson stopped 29 of 31 shots. Attendance was 17,767. Winnipeg improved to 2-1, while Pittsburgh dropped to 2-1 in the NHL game.