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Winnipeg Jets at Pittsburgh Penguins

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Winnipeg Jets 5–4 in a shootout on Saturday, March 21, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Winnipeg Jets 4 35-35-12
at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 41-25-16

Goals by period

Team Total
Winnipeg Jets 1 1 2 0 0 4
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 1 1 0 1 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Winnipeg Jets 8 8 8 1 0 25
Pittsburgh Penguins 13 8 6 5 0 32

Three stars

  1. E. Karlsson, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
  2. R. Rakell, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
  3. B. Lambert, Winnipeg Jets (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:06 Pittsburgh Penguins Egor Chinakhov (15) Evgeni Malkin (37), Parker Wotherspoon (22) Even strength WPG 0, PIT 1
1st 02:02 Pittsburgh Penguins Rickard Rakell (14) Bryan Rust (29), Samuel Girard (10) Even strength WPG 0, PIT 2
1st 03:50 Winnipeg Jets Morgan Barron (11) Brad Lambert (3) Even strength WPG 1, PIT 2
2nd 06:10 Winnipeg Jets Cole Koepke (6) Adam Lowry (14), Dylan DeMelo (15) Shorthanded WPG 2, PIT 2
2nd 15:22 Pittsburgh Penguins Erik Karlsson (10) Parker Wotherspoon (23), Egor Chinakhov (15) Even strength WPG 2, PIT 3
3rd 04:04 Winnipeg Jets Neal Pionk (3) Jonathan Toews (15), Gustav Nyquist (11) Even strength WPG 3, PIT 3
3rd 08:36 Winnipeg Jets Brad Lambert (2) Unassisted Even strength WPG 4, PIT 3
3rd 12:45 Pittsburgh Penguins Erik Karlsson (11) Bryan Rust (30), Sidney Crosby (34) Even strength WPG 4, PIT 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Pittsburgh Penguins Egor Chinakhov Saved
1 Winnipeg Jets Jonathan Toews Saved
2 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby Goal (winner)
2 Winnipeg Jets Gustav Nyquist Saved
3 Pittsburgh Penguins Rickard Rakell Goal

Team stats

Stat Winnipeg Jets Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 25 32
Power play 0 of 1 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 2
Hits 15 29
Blocked shots 12 14
Giveaways 15 14
Takeaways 4 5
Faceoffs won 33/56 (58.9%) 23/56 (41.1%)

Box score

Winnipeg Jets

Winnipeg Jets skaters
Player
9 A. Iafallo L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 100% 19:18
13 G. Vilardi C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 50% 17:46
14 G. Nyquist R 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 08:44
17 A. Lowry C 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 61.9% 18:16
19 J. Toews C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 50% 08:03
27 I. Rosen R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 10:53
36 M. Barron C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 0 61.5% 15:25
45 C. Koepke L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 0 10:08
55 M. Scheifele C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 57.1% 24:28
81 K. Connor L 0 0 0 -2 0 5 1 0 23:49
91 C. Perfetti C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 17:15
93 B. Lambert C 1 1 2 +2 0 3 0 2 13:45
2 D. DeMelo D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 1 11:23
4 N. Pionk D 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 2 22:30
24 H. Fleury D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 14:51
44 J. Morrissey D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 2 29:38
54 D. Samberg D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 2 25:23
57 E. Salomonsson D 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 22:45
Winnipeg Jets goalies
Goalie
37 C. Hellebuyck 32 28 4 .875 65:00 OT loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
16 J. Brazeau R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 10:28
17 B. Rust R 0 2 2 -1 0 4 1 0 18:49
18 T. Novak C 0 0 0 +2 0 2 0 1 14.3% 16:45
19 C. Dewar C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 15:32
25 E. Soderblom L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 1 13:31
39 A. Mantha R 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 12:22
55 N. Acciari C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 3 21.4% 16:18
59 E. Chinakhov R 1 1 2 +2 0 5 0 2 17:39
67 R. Rakell R 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 1 17:15
71 E. Malkin C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 100% 19:44
81 B. Kindel C 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 40% 13:58
87 S. Crosby C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 0 60.9% 20:47
5 R. Shea D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 08:45
28 P. Wotherspoon D 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 23:26
49 S. Girard D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 22:47
58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 26:13
65 E. Karlsson D 2 0 2 +1 0 5 0 0 25:31
75 C. Clifton D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 7 1 16:30
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
37 A. Silovs 25 21 4 .840 65:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:50 Pittsburgh Penguins Bench Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) 2
2nd 05:44 Winnipeg Jets Elias Salomonsson High sticking 2
OT 01:40 Winnipeg Jets Josh Morrissey Slashing 2

Game information

Winnipeg Jets head coach
Scott Arniel
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Muse
Referees
Kelly Sutherland, Carter Sandlak
Linesmen
Kyle Flemington, James Tobias
Winnipeg Jets scratches
Vladislav Namestnikov, Jacob Bryson, Ville Heinola
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Kevin Hayes, Ryan Graves, Jack St. Ivany, Blake Lizotte, Ilya Solovyov, Ville Koivunen

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Winnipeg Jets 5 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 21

Matchup Status Details
Vegas Golden Knights 1 at Nashville Predators 4 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 1 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5 Final Game page
New York Islanders 3 at Montreal Canadiens 7 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Ottawa Senators 5 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 3 at Vancouver Canucks 1 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 4 at Detroit Red Wings 2 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Edmonton Oilers 2 Final Game page

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