Mark Scheifele scored a power-play goal with two seconds remaining in regulation to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning at Canada Life Centre on Sunday.
Cole Perfetti opened the scoring for Winnipeg at 1:53 of the second period with a power-play snap shot set up by Scheifele and Haydn Fleury. Morgan Barron doubled the advantage at 12:38 of the period when he connected on a slap shot from Neal Pionk and Viggo Bjorck. Brayden Yager extended the lead to 3-0 at 8:10 of the third period on the power play, recording his first goal of the season with assists from Bjorck and Alex Iafallo.
Tampa Bay countered with three consecutive goals in the final frame. Brandon Hagel began the rally at 10:22 on a wrist shot assisted by Anthony Cirelli. Pontus Holmberg then scored twice in a 26-second span, burying a snap shot at 14:01 and a backhand at 14:27, both assisted by Erik Cernak. With the score tied 3-3, Scheifele converted a slap shot at 19:58 of the third period off passes from Perfetti and Gabriel Vilardi to seal the win.
Special teams shaped the outcome as Winnipeg scored on three of its five power-play chances, while the Lightning finished 0-for-4 with the man advantage. Stuart Skinner made 18 saves on 21 shots to earn the win in net for the Jets, who also blocked 17 shots. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 21 of 25 shots in the loss for Tampa Bay.
The victory extended Winnipeg's winning streak to three games, improving its regular-season record to 7-8-3 and splitting the two-game season series with Tampa Bay at one win apiece. The Lightning moved to 11-4-2 following the loss.
Winnipeg hosts the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday, while Tampa Bay will visit the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday.
