“Mute” in his six previous outings, Nino Niederreiter scored his 8th goal of the season, the first since a double scored on November 5 against Utah, after only 82 seconds of play. El Nino inherited in the slot a puck lost by Evgeni Malkin and deceived Tristan Jarry with the backhand after a body feint.
The Jets scored the first three goals of this meeting, in which their goalkeeper Connor Hellebuyck had to face only 18 shots on target. Pittsburgh scored the hopeful goal in the 46th on a power play, but Kyle Connor sealed the score in an empty cage with 71 seconds remaining.
Best team at the start of the season with 34 points, 5 more than its closest pursuer Minnesota, Winnipeg won the ten matches in which it opened the scoring. Pittsburgh goalkeeper Tristan Jarry conceded for the fourth time this season on the first shot on target he faced…
