Kyle Connor scored two goals, including one on a short-handed penalty shot, and Gabe Vilardi had a goal and an assist to lead the host Winnipeg Jets to a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday afternoon.

Brad Lambert scored his first NHL goal, Mark Scheifele had two assists and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored a goal for Winnipeg, which won its third straight game. Eric Comrie made 28 saves for the Jets.

Sidney Crosby and Blake Lizotte each scored goals and Arturs Silovs finished with 29 saves for Pittsburgh, which had an eight-game point streak snapped.

Winnipeg jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first 2:43 of the first period. Vilardi got the first goal just 15 seconds into the game when he banked in a shot from behind the right post off the skate of Silovs for his fifth g

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