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WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) -- A blowout win over the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions was more important to Blake Wheeler than his own outstanding performance.
Wheeler scored three of Winnipeg's five first-period goals and added an assist in the third as the Jets routed the Pittsburgh Penguins 7-1 on Sunday night.
"It's all about getting two points. I think we've got every guy pushing in that direction," he said.
Brendan Lemieux scored his first career goal for Winnipeg on a slap shot from the point at 12:20 of the third. The son of Claude Lemieux made his NHL debut Oct. 20 after being called up from the Manitoba Moose of the AHL.
Andrew Copp, Joel Armia and Mark Scheifele also scored for the Jets, who chased Matt Murray early.