Winnipeg Jets get a buzzer beater to defeat the Lightning 4-3 to win third straight game

This Jets team refuses to win the easy way but at the end of the day it still counts as two points despite the need to win it with seconds left. Three straight wins.

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:

300 Games for Dylan Samberg which gets acknowledged on the Jumbotron. Folks in Winnipeg give him some love.

Kyle Connor moves into a tie with Dale Hawerchuk on the All-Time games played in a Jets uniform list as he plays in Game number 713 of his career. That’s 8th on the NHL list and 6th on the Jets alone list.

Funny moment at the end of the 1st period as Jets captain Adam Lowry and Lightning captain Victor Hedman were having a chat after the buzzer. But both covered up their mouths to prevent all you lip readers out there from knowing what they were saying.

Jets strike fists as Cole Perfetti gets his 7th of the season to make it 1-0 on the power play. And Mark Scheifele moves closer to catching Dale Hawerchuk for All-Time Assists and All-Time Points.

That was a no doubter as Morgan Barron buried this Neal Pionk pass into the back of the net just after the Jets penalty expired. That’s Barron’s third goal. And Viggo Björck has his second point of the season and now has points in two straight games.

Not saying this was the Neal Pionk bounce back the Jets needed but he’s now got 12 points (4G 8A) in 18 games. That matches his total from last season in 33 fewer games.

Brayden Yager with his first NHL goal to make it 3-0 for the Jets. Bet he ain’t feeling any pain from that high stick. And it gave Viggo Björck his first multi point game.

After giving up three goals quickly, the Jets get a 5 on 3 late in the game and Mark Scheifele buried the pass by Cole Perfetti with 2 seconds left to give Winnipeg a 4-3 lead.

Multi Point Game:

Mark Scheifele 1G 1A
Cole Perfetti 1G 1A
Viggo Björck 2A

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