Winnipeg 7, Tampa Bay 4
When: 3:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 3, 2024
Where: Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Referees:
Chris Lee, Furman South
Linesmen:
Bevan Mills, Derek Nansen
Attendance:
12912
By Field Level Media
Dylan Samberg scored the tiebreaking goal with 12:22 remaining in regulation, and the Winnipeg Jets won 7-4 over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday.
Roughly 47 seconds after Tampa Bay tied it at 4-4, Kyle Connor carried the puck around the net and fed Samberg, whose point shot zipped past Lightning goaltender Jonas Johansson (27 saves).
Nikolaj Ehlers and Cole Perfetti added empty-netters while Vladislav Namestnikov, Logan Stanley, Mark Scheifele and Alex Iafallo also scored for the Jets, who overcame a 2-0 hole to secure a franchise-best 11-1-0 start to the season.
Nikita Kucherov had a goal with an assist for Tampa Bay, which has dropped two straight after winning three consecutive.
Tampa Bay struck 6:49 into the contest. Brandon Hagel's initial shot hit the crossbar, then after the puck squirted free from a net-front scrum, he trailed in to convert. On a power play 1:13 later, Brayden Point successfully one-timed Kucherov's pass into the slot.
However, Point suffered an apparent injury and did not return after the first period.
Winnipeg got on the board with 7:37 remaining in the first. In his own zone, the Lightning's Nick Perbix sent the puck right to Winnipeg's Josh Morrissey, who slid it to Namestnikov for the close-up conversion.
More shoddy Tampa Bay play allowed the Jets to take the lead over a 1:47 span of the second period.
Following a second Perbix turnover, Ehlers found Stanley to score from the point. Moments later, Ryan McDonagh whiffed on a pass that turned into a go-ahead goal from Scheifele, via a two-on-one with Gabriel Vilardi.
However, an open Mitchell Chaffee leveled the score for the Lightning with 11:21 left in the second when he converted from the right wing.
The Jets went back ahead 4:03 into the third when an open Iafallo chipped in an end-line pass from Nino Niederreiter on the power play. But the Lightning answered again, at 6:51 into the final period, when Kucherov poke-checked the puck off the stick of Namestnikov and past an unsuspecting Connor Hellebuyck (26 saves) to make it 4-4.
Connor also appeared to injure himself late in the contest for Winnipeg.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Tampa Bay |
|
Winnipeg |
|
Nikita Kucherov 2 |
Points |
Nikolaj Ehlers 2 |
|
Nikita Kucherov 1 |
Goals |
Nikolaj Ehlers 1 |
|
Nikita Kucherov 1 |
Assists |
Josh Morrissey 2 |
|
Brayden Point 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Alex Iafallo 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Jonas Johansson .844 |
Save Percentage |
Connor Hellebuyck .867 |
|
Jonas Johansson 27 |
Saves |
Connor Hellebuyck 26 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Tampa Bay
|
30 |
4 |
1-2 |
2-3 |
31 |
39 |
| Winnipeg
|
34 |
7 |
1-3 |
1-2 |
19 |
33 |
Upcoming Games
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Winnipeg will play their next game at home against Utah. The Jets have a W/L % of .909 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against St. Louis. The Lightning have a W/L % of .571 after a win and .600 after a loss.
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