Pontus Holmberg recorded a goal and three assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Winnipeg Jets 6-4 on Thursday.
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Pontus Holmberg set a career high with four points—one goal and three assists—as the Tampa Bay Lightning remained unbeaten at home with a 6-4 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night.
Brandon Hagel and Anthony Cirelli also had a goal and two assists for Tampa Bay, while Brayden Point, John Carlson and Conor Geekie scored for the Lightning.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 17 shots as Tampa improved to 6-0 at home to tie a franchise record to start a season.
For Winnipeg, Neil Pionk scored twice while Kyle Connor and Dylan Samberg also found the net; Mark Scheifele added three assists.
Stuart Skinner allowed five goals on 21 shots before being replaced by Nico Daws to begin the third period. Daws finished with nine saves in his Winnipeg debut.
Winnipeg entered with a 0-5-2 record over the past seven games and had lost three straight in regulation, after trading goaltender Connor Hellebuyck to New Jersey.
The Jets’ last victory came on Oct. 13.
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