Touchdown, Buccaneers! On the strength of a Brady to Gronk touchdown pass, the Lightning defeat the Jets and Winnipeg inches closer to being eliminated.
For those who would like to take a deeper dive into the advanced stats click here to see the results from the game via Natural Stat Trick.
Notable:
It was NHL game number 200 for Mason Appleton. Where does the time go?
Nikolaj Ehlers points streak now hits nine games (6G 8A).
Kyle Connor with his 43rd goal of the season. His quest for 50 isn’t quite done.
For the third time in his career Pierre-Luc Dubois hits the 30 assist mark.
Josh Morrissey‘s remarkable season continues with his 12th goal of the season.
Another 30 assist man for Winnipeg as Neal Pionk hits that mark for the second time in his career.
Multi point game:
Kyle Connor 1G 1A
Nikolaj Ehlers 2A
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