Penguins Shootout Win, Climb Division Rankings

0:00On March 21st, here's the latest surrounding the NHL. The Pittsburgh Penguins pulled out a five-to-four shootout win over the Winnipeg Jets on March 21st. Defenseman Eric Carlson led the charge with two goals, including the one that tied it late in the third period with seven minutes 15 seconds. Left. Brian Rust chipped in two assists in his 700th NHL game. Pittsburgh jumped ahead early with quick strikes from Igor Chenakov and Ricard Raquel. Winnipeg fought back hard, getting goals from Morgan Barron, Cole Kebka, Neil Pionk on his return from injury, and Brad Lambert, who added an assist. Artur Silos stopped 21 shots for the penguins, while Connor Hellerbook made 26 for the Jets. In the shootout, Sydney Crosby and Raquel scored for Pittsburgh, and Sylov shut the door on Jonathan Toes and Gustav Nyquist. Players praised the team's poise and her pressure, especially with recent shootout struggles turning around after practice work. The penguins are now three wins, zero losses, and one overtime loss in their last four games, sitting second in the Metropolitan Division, eight.

1:08Points behind Carolina, and three ahead of Columbus. Winnipeg has dropped three straight and sits four points back of Los Angeles for the second Western Conference Wildcard spot. Milestones added shine, like Crosby's 327th comeback victory, and rest joining penguins, greats for games played solely with the team. Both sides showed playoff grit heading into the stretch run.