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Vasilevskiy stars as the Lightning stop the Jets' 7-game win streak with a 4-1 victory

Winnipeg Jets vs. Tampa Bay Lightning: Game Highlights

Vasilevskiy is the 40th goaltender in league history to win 300 games. He reached the milestone in 490 games, the fewest in NHL history, 31 faster than Jacques Plante.

Winnipeg lost for just the second time in 17 games this season. It dropped to 7-1 on the road.

Jake Guentzel scored twice for the Lightning, who had lost their previous five games against the Jets, including 7-4 in Winnipeg on Nov. 3.

Guentzel put Tampa Bay in front 7:24 into the first period, and goals by Brandon Hagel and Anthony Cirelli 57 seconds apart early in the second made it 3-0.

Winnipeg captain Adam Lowry scored on a deflection at 6:54 of the second, but Guentzel got an empty-netter with 21 seconds left.

Jets backup goalie Eric Comrie made 25 saves but lost for the first time in his four starts this season.

Takeaways Jets: Winnipeg’s power play entered the game leading the NHL at 42.2%, but it went 0 for 5.

Lightning: Tampa Bay, coming off a seven-day layoff, won for the first time this month after going 0-3-1 in its first four November games.

Key moment Cirelli’s power-play goal 4:07 into the second was also the first by the Lightning in 17 extra-man opportunities at Amalie Arena this season. Tampa Bay scored on 31.2% of its power-play chances (38 of 122) at home in 2023-24.

Key stat Vasilevskiy’s win was just his fifth in 13 career decisions against the Jets (5-7-1).

Up next The Jets visit Florida on Saturday night. The Lightning host New Jersey on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 7:24 Jake Guentzel Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Paul (8), Ryan McDonagh (5)
Goal 2nd Period 3:10 Brandon Hagel Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Darren Raddysh (2), Emil Lilleberg (4)
Goal 2nd Period 4:07 Anthony Cirelli Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Victor Hedman (11), Nikita Kucherov (13)
Goal 2nd Period 6:54 Adam Lowry Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Colin Miller (5), Haydn Fleury (1)
Goal 3rd Period 19:39 Jake Guentzel Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Erik Cernak (5)

Statistics

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10 Blocked Shots 19
25 Hits 16
9 Takeaways 6
24 Shots 29
0 Power Play Goals 1
5 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 33.3
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
25 Faceoffs Won 33
43.1 Faceoff Win Percent 56.9
23 Giveaways 12
3 Total Penalties 5
6 Penalty Minutes 10

Game Information

Amalie Arena

Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 16 3 32 0
Minnesota 12 3 27 3
Dallas 12 6 24 0
Colorado 10 9 20 0
Utah 7 8 17 3
St. Louis 8 11 17 1
Nashville 6 11 15 3
Chicago 6 12 13 1

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 12 6 26 2
Florida 12 6 25 1
Tampa Bay 10 6 21 1
Buffalo 9 9 19 1
Boston 8 9 19 3
Ottawa 8 9 17 1
Detroit 7 9 16 2
Montreal 7 10 16 2
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