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PENGUINS 4, JETS 3, SO

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) _ Sidney Crosby scored the shootout winner to lift Pittsburgh to its sixth straight win.

Crosby and Evgeni Malkin scored in the shootout, while Marc-Andre Fleury stopped shots by Winnipeg’s Andrew Ladd and Evander Kane after Blake Wheeler scored for the Jets to open the shootout.

Brandon Sutter had a goal and two assists, while Steve Downie and Simon Despres added goals for Pittsburgh in regulation. Fleury finished with 34 saves through overtime.

Ladd, Jacob Trouba and Kane scored for the Jets, who now have points in seven straight games. Ondrej Pavelec stopped 32 shots for Winnipeg.

The teams combined for 102 penalty minutes and three fights, but no power-play goals.

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