The Tampa Bay Lightning left Canada Life Centre with a 38-18-4 record and 1 point after a 4-1 result against the the Winnipeg Jets, who moved to 25-26-10 and 4 points.
First period
The Lightning opened with 27 shots in the game and finished with 44 percent in the faceoff win rate on 61 draws.
The Jets held the Lightning scoreless in the opening period while recording 30 shots and a 56 percent faceoff win rate.
The Lightning logged 23 hits and the Jets recorded 26 hits in a first period that ended 0-0 on the scoreboard.
Second period
The Lightning generated 2 power plays and produced 1 power-play goal on 3 shots, with 83 percent success on power-play faceoffs.
Brayden Point scored the Lightning’s lone goal and finished with 1 goal on 3 shots for a 33 percent shooting rate.
Jake Guentzel led the Lightning shot volume with 5 shots and added 1 assist.
The Jets scored 2 even-strength goals in the second period while going 0-for-2 on the power play with 5 shots.
This Tampa Bay Lightning vs Winnipeg Jets match summary included the Jets taking 8 takeaways to the Lightning’s 1.
Third period
The Lightning goaltending line showed Andrei Vasilevskiy with 26 saves on 29 shots against and 5 shorthanded saves.
The Jets added 2 more goals in the third period and logged 1 empty-net goal among their 4 total goals.
Connor Hellebuyck earned the goaltending win for the Jets with 26 saves on 27 shots against.
The game’s stars were
Gustav Nyquist,
Mark Scheifele, and Hellebuyck, all from the Jets, as reflected in the post game analysis.
Postgame notes
The Lightning finished with 17 giveaways, and the Jets also posted 17 giveaways, marking one of the Tampa Bay Lightning vs Winnipeg Jets key moments in the turnover ledger.
The Lightning blocked 17 shots while the Jets blocked 15 shots, a detail that shaped the Tampa Bay Lightning vs Winnipeg Jets full match report.
The Lightning’s next broadcast comes on 3/7/2026 at 7:00 PM EDT as the Bolts visit the the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, and fans can watch on NHL Network or The Spot.
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