9 'What were you thinking' penalties ... in 90 seconds:

Kasperi Kapanen had a charge that left fans scratching their heads, Rob Pizzo looks at 9 more. 1:55

Scheifele narrowed it by backhanding a rebound past Jarry on a power play at the 10-minute mark however Simon erased that at 16:28 with a puck that pinballed through traffic prior to winding up in the Jets' web. It was likewise his first of the season.

Patrik Laine chose up an assist on Scheifele's objective but he couldn't find the web, regardless of one great possibility right in front of Jarry that went high.

The Jets appeared to find more steam at the start of the 3rd after coach Paul Maurice made some line modifications but could not turn things around, starting out on their 4th power play.

Rather, Lafferty scored again at 9:32 when his shot glanced off Winnipeg defenceman Anthony Bittetto's skate. Guentzel beat Brossoit for his second of the game and fourth of the season at 11:40 to make it 6-2.

Aston-Reese scored his second of the video game short-handed on a breakaway simply 7 seconds into a Winnipeg power play at 14:46 to continue the thrashing.

Scheifele narrowed it by backhanding a rebound past Jarry on a power play at the 10-minute mark however Simon erased that at 16:28 with a puck that pinballed through traffic before ending up in the Jets' web. Instead, Lafferty scored once again at 9:32 when his shot glanced off Winnipeg defenceman Anthony Bittetto's skate.
Pittsburgh's Zach Aston-Reese puts his very first goal of the season past Winnipeg's Laurent Brossoit. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press)

The Jets edged the Penguins on shots, 29-28.

Winnipeg had less trouble on their first conference this season with the Penguins, leaving PPG Paints Arena with a 4-1 win last Tuesday.

Sunday's game was the first of a six-game home stand for the Jets.