Scheifele scores with 1.6 seconds left to give Jets win over Lightning

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Mark Scheifele scored on a 5-on-3 power play with 1.6 seconds left in regulation to give the Winnipeg Jets a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday at Canada Life Centre. The Jets blew a three-goal lead in the third period before Scheifele's last-second winner. Winnipeg improved its record to 7-8-3 with its third consecutive victory after dropping its previous nine games. Tampa Bay, which had won three in a row, fell to 11-4-2. Scheifele converted a cross-ice pass from Cole Perfetti with a one-timer from the high slot to seal the win. "(Perfetti) and Gabe (Vilardi) getting dirty in the corner and making a great play," Scheifele said after the game. "That was an unbelievable pass and you don't quit until the buzzer, and that was exactly that." Scheifele added that he "had no idea" how much time was left when he received the pass but "wasn't going to waste (his) time looking at the clock."

Morgan Barron, Brayden Yager and Perfetti also scored for the Jets. Rookie Viggo Bjorck recorded two assists. Stuart Skinner made 18 saves for Winnipeg. Brandon Hagel and Pontus Holmberg scored for the Lightning, with Holmberg netting two goals 26 seconds apart late in the third period to tie the game 3-3. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 21 shots for Tampa Bay.

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How did the Lightning tie the game?

The Lightning scored three times in a span of 4 minutes and 7 seconds in the third period to erase a 3-0 deficit. Brandon Hagel started the comeback by scoring at 10:22 of the third to make it 3-1. Pontus Holmberg then scored twice, first at 14:01 and again at 14:27, to tie the game. Both of Holmberg's goals came on rebounds at the left post. The rally came after Tampa Bay had looked sluggish for much of the game, according to Sportsnet.

What was Brayden Yager's milestone?

Rookie forward Brayden Yager scored his first NHL goal to give the Jets a 3-0 lead at 8:10 of the third period. The 21-year-old converted a pass from Viggo Bjorck on the power play after Tampa Bay's Pontus Holmberg was penalized for high-sticking him. "That was really cool," Yager said. "Mom, dad and grandpa were here, so pretty cool to do it in front of them. Just a great play by (Bjorck) there to touch it over to me, and I had a pretty open net." The goal came in Yager's sixth game with the Jets.

How did the special teams perform?

Winnipeg's power play was the difference, going 3-for-5 on the night. Cole Perfetti opened the scoring with a power-play goal in the second period, assisted by Mark Scheifele. Yager's first NHL goal also came on the man advantage. The game-winning goal by Scheifele was scored on a two-man advantage after Lightning defenceman Erik Cernak was penalized for gloving the puck and throwing it up ice. Tampa Bay's power play went 0-for-4 in the game.

Perfetti gave Winnipeg a 1-0 lead at 1:53 of the second period with his power-play marker. Morgan Barron made it 2-0 at 12:38 of the second with an even-strength goal, assisted by Neal Pionk. The Jets scored the opening goal for a second consecutive game after allowing the first goal in 13 of their previous 15 contests. Tampa Bay entered the game with an 8-0-1 record when scoring first this season.

The Lightning were playing the second game of a back-to-back after a 4-3 overtime win in Minnesota on Saturday. Defenceman Erik Cernak had two assists for Tampa Bay. The Jets' Viggo Bjorck now has three points in his last two games after being held pointless through his first 16 NHL contests. Winnipeg will host the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday. Tampa Bay continues its three-game road trip with a visit to the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday.

With files from The Globe and Mail, Sportsnet and Yahoo Sports