Three goals in three minutes: Jets stun Penguins 2-3 at PPG Paints Arena

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Three goals in three minutes. From minute 48 to minute 50 at PPG Paints Arena, the scoreboard spun wildly, and when the smoke cleared Winnipeg had a 2-3 road win in Pittsburgh — a game the Jets never led until the third period was well underway.

The opening period produced nothing but a Viggo Björck penalty at minute 3. The second added two more trips to the box — Josh Morrissey at 23, Blake Lizotte at 34 — and one goal: Ben Kindel, at minute 30, finished off an Erik Karlsson setup for 1-0. Sergei Murashov carried that slim lead toward the intermission, already on his way to 31 saves.

Then the third period detonated. Alex Iafallo levelled at minute 45. Adam Lowry pushed Winnipeg in front at 48, Iafallo assisting. Declan Carlile answered within 60 seconds — 2-2, with Kindel collecting his second point of the night. At minute 50, Cole Perfetti buried the winner off a Josh Morrissey feed. Four goals in 20 minutes after just one in the first 40.

Both goaltenders were worked hard: 32 shots for Pittsburgh, 34 for Winnipeg, and 61 saves split between Murashov (31) and Clay Stevenson (30). None of the three penalties cost a goal — the Penguins went 0-for-2 on the power play, the Jets 0-for-1. Kindel and Carlile each finished with a goal and an assist; it wasn't enough.

Iafallo was the hinge. His equalizer at 45 restarted Winnipeg, his assist on Lowry's strike flipped it, and a +2 rating summed up a night in which the Jets did all their damage in a single period. Perfetti took the winner's applause; Iafallo built the surge it capped.

Winnipeg didn't win this game for 60 minutes — it won it for three. That was enough.