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Lowry, Appleton's late goals lift Jets over Penguins 6-3; Winnipeg stays undefeated

Winnipeg Jets' Adam Lowry (17) celebrates his goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins with Nino Niederreiter (62), Mason Appleton (22), Dylan Demelo (2) and Josh Morrissey (44) during third period NHL hockey action in Winnipeg, Oct. 20, 2024. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press) Winnipeg Jets' Adam Lowry (17) celebrates his goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins with Nino Niederreiter (62), Mason Appleton (22), Dylan Demelo (2) and Josh Morrissey (44) during third period NHL hockey action in Winnipeg, Oct. 20, 2024. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press)
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Adam Lowry and Mason Appleton scored a pair of quick third-period goals to help the Winnipeg Jets defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 on Sunday to remain the only unbeaten NHL team.

The victory extended Winnipeg's franchise-record, season-opening win streak to five games.

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.

- This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 20, 2024.

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