The Penguins get Harrison Brunicke back in the lineup, Matt Dumba goes out. Also out for the game is Justin Brazeau (undisclosed upper body injury, day-to-day), which gets Philip Tomasino back in the action. Arturs Silovs takes his turn in net.

Ugly start for the Penguins, Gabriel Vilardi finds himself come open down by the net and makes a tricky play to bank the puck off Silovs and into the net. Surprise goal 15 seconds into the game comes almost out of no where.

Winnipeg keeps the pressure up and scores a second goal soon after from right in front of the net. Brunicke gets bulled through by Parker Ford and then Brad Lambert is able to avoid Brunicke tying up his stick and scores his first career NHL goal.

Soon after, Sidney Crosby is in the penalty box. The Pens’ PK has been solid lately and keeps this one from getting way out of hand early with a successful kill.

Pittsburgh stabilizes through the rest of the period, getting another big PK stop when Evgeni Malkin takes a penalty. The Pens get a few shots and some isolated bursts against Jets goalie Eric Comrie but don’t solve him in the opening frame.

The second starts the way most of the first went, Winnipeg scores early. Slick play by Jonathan Toews to pull up and make a great pass that turns into an easy finish for Vladislav Namestnikov to score his sixth goal of the season. 3-0 Jets.

The Pens get a power play but it doesn’t change their fortunes. Silovs, whose job is to tend the goal, comes out of it and holds the puck along the wall. Then he panics and fires a pass straight into the wall ahead of him and it’s downhill from there, Kyle Connor ends up in between Silovs and the empty net, so the Pens’ erstwhile goaltender throws his stick to prevent the goal.

That’s a penalty shot, which Connor makes short work of Silovs on the backhand deke to extend the lead to 4-0 Winnipeg.

Pittsburgh gets a power play and their first goal of the game. It’s one of the more painful one of Sidney Crosby’s career, scored off an Erik Karlsson slapshot that flies into Crosby and then bounces into the net. Always hurts a little less when it goes in the net. 4-1.

Well, at least it won’t be a shutout.

Winnipeg starts the period springing Connor on a breakaway, Silovs is there to deny him.

The Pens score with 9:33 to play, great effort by Blake Lizotte to drive to the net. Goalie Comrie accidentally used his stick to knock it in. 4-2.

Pittsburgh pulls Silovs for an extra attacker, doesn’t work. Connor scores to set the final score at 5-2.

It’s been a long road trip for the Pens, and it’s not over yet. The team heads to Toronto for a Monday night game against the Maple Leafs and then they’ll finally get to return home.