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12/11/1997 01:32 EST Penguins 3, Mighty Ducks 0 ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Tom Barrasso earned his fourth shutout in his last five road games and Jaromir Jagr scored twice in the first period as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Anaheim Mighty Ducks 3-0 Wednesday night. Barrasso made 28 saves en route to his fifth shutout of the season and 28th of his 15-year career, third among active NHL goaltenders. The only shot he has failed to stop in his last 311 minutes on the road was Vladimir Tsyplakov's tap-in, during a goal-mouth scramble in the second period of Tuesday night's 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings. The Ducks, struggling offensively without stubborn holdout Paul Kariya, have been shut out five times in their last 12 games -- after being blanked only once all last season. They have just two goals in 48 power plays over their last 10 games and failed to capitalize on a five-minute advantage in the second period. Robert Dome, the 17th overall pick in the draft, scored his first NHL goal in the third period on a rebound of Martin Straka's shot to help the Penguins maintain their one-point lead over Montreal and New Jersey in the Eastern Conference. They are 10-1-1 in their last 12 games overall, including five straight road wins. Jagr's two-goal game was his third of the season and second against the Ducks in a five-day span. He opened the scoring less than five minutes after the opening faceoff when he intercepted a lateral pass by Dan Trebil at the Anaheim blue line, darted past J.J. Daigneault and faked Mikhail Shtalenkov to the ice before putting a backhander under the sprawling goalie. Jagr's second goal and 15th of the season came during a power play only 13 seconds before the first intermission. The Ducks had just finished killing off a two-man disadvantage for a minute and 25 seconds, when Jagr's attempted centering pass from behind the net caromed in off the skate of Anaheim defenseman Dmitri Mironov. The goal came with Mark Janssens serving a penalty for interfering with Barrasso in the crease, as Barrasso made a save on Ted Drury. After the whistle, Janssens took two swats at Barrasso's pads and nudged the puck past him, drawing the ire of Barrasso's teammates. Less than a minute into the second period, the Ducks were whistled for offsides and Kevin Todd slapped the puck past a relaxed Barrasso. It was the frustrated Ducks' second goal after play was stopped, but they failed to score while the clock was moving -- and were held to fewer than four goals for the 14th consecutive time.
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