Lightning Beat Jets 6-4 for Sixth Straight Home Win: Holmberg Has Career-High Four Points
The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Winnipeg Jets 6-4 on Oct. 29 at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida. Tampa Bay won its sixth straight home game to start the season, tying a franchise record, and improved to 8-3-1.
Pontus Holmberg had a goal and three assists for a career-high four points for Tampa Bay. Anthony Cirelli and Brandon Hagel each had a goal and two assists. Brayden Point, Conor Geekie and John Carlson also scored. Tampa Bay outshot Winnipeg 31-21.
Neal Pionk scored two goals for Winnipeg in his 600th NHL game. Dylan Samberg and Kyle Connor also scored, and Mark Scheifele had three assists.
Point opened the scoring at 2:20 of the first period, and Pionk tied it at 17:45. Tampa Bay scored four goals in the second period, by Geekie at 9:43, Cirelli on the power play at 15:56, Carlson at 18:07 and Hagel at 19:03, to lead 5-1. Samberg, Pionk and Connor scored in the third period to cut it to 5-4, and Holmberg scored into an empty net at 18:29.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 坦帕湾闪电队主场比赛（资料图）。Chris3435s 摄，CC0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / A Tampa Bay Lightning home game (file photo). Photo by Chris3435s, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
