The Lightning outshot Winnipeg 31-21 and converted their lone power play in a 6-4 win.
Tampa Bay beat Winnipeg 6-4, piling up a 31-21 shots edge and ending its own two-game losing streak. Pontus Holmberg led the Lightning with a goal and three assists for four points, finishing plus-1 on one shot. Brandon Hagel added a goal and two assists, put five shots on net and was plus-1, while Anthony Cirelli had a goal, two assists and Tampa Bay’s power-play tally. John Carlson chipped in a goal and was plus-2. Winnipeg’s Neal Pionk scored twice on four shots and delivered four hits, while Mark Scheifele set up three goals. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 17 saves on 21 shots for an .810 save percentage; Stuart Skinner stopped 16 of 21 (.762), and Nico Daws went 9-for-9 (1.000). Tampa Bay’s power-play goal against Winnipeg’s 0-for-? was a difference-maker, with the Lightning’s 31 shots providing the broader edge in the 6-4 finish.
Key Performers
Pontus Holmberg, Tampa Bay: 1 goal, 3 assists, 4 points, +1, 1 shot. Anthony Cirelli, Tampa Bay: 1 goal, 2 assists, 3 points, 1 power-play goal. Neal Pionk, Winnipeg: 2 goals, 4 shots, 4 hits, +1.
Standings Impact
Tampa Bay improves to 8-3-1 and 17 points, while Winnipeg falls to 4-6-3 and extends its losing streak to seven games.
DYMA Insight
Tampa Bay’s 31-21 shot advantage tracked with the season-long gap in shot differential: the Lightning entered ranked seventh in the DYMA Power Index, while Winnipeg was 21st. The special-teams edge mattered too: Tampa scored once on the power play, and the Jets did not.