Jets beat Lightning 4-3 on Scheifele goal with 2 seconds left

Mark Scheifele scored at 19:58 of the third period to give the Jets a 4-3 win over the Lightning at Canada Life Centre. Winnipeg had blown a 3-0 lead before his slap shot settled it.

Cole Perfetti was the player of the game. He scored once, added an assist and put six shots on goal. His snap shot at 1:53 of the second opened the scoring. Morgan Barron made it 2-0 at 12:38, and Brayden Yager pushed it to 3-0 at 8:10 of the third.

Tampa Bay answered in a rush. Brandon Hagel scored at 10:22 to make it 3-1. Pontus Holmberg then scored twice in 26 seconds, at 14:01 and 14:27, and the Lightning had tied it 3-3. Scheifele won it from a Perfetti pass, with Gabriel Vilardi also assisting.

The Jets move to 7-8-3. The Lightning fall to 11-4-2. Chirp's Sim had Tampa Bay at 53% before the game.