Lightning Hit 6-0 Home Start as Holmberg Records Career-High Four Points

The Tampa Bay Lightning secured a 6-4 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night to extend their undefeated home record to six games. The result ties the franchise record for the best start to a season.

Pontus Holmberg led the Lightning offense with a career high of four points. He recorded one goal and three assists. Brandon Hagel and Anthony Cirelli each contributed a goal and two assists. Brayden Point, John Carlson, and Conor Geekie also scored for Tampa Bay. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 17 saves for the win.

The game began with traded goals in the first period involving Brayden Point and Neil Pionk. Tampa Bay pulled away during the second period, scoring four times. Conor Geekie scored on a backhand from Dominic James with 9:43 remaining in the period. Anthony Cirelli added a power-play goal at 15:56. John Carlson made the score 4-1 at 18:07. Brandon Hagel added a tap-in with 56 seconds left in the second period.

Winnipeg responded in the third period with goals from Dylan Samberg and Neil Pionk. Pionk reached his second goal of the game with 8:50 remaining, marking his 600th career appearance. Kyle Connor scored with 2:49 left to cut the deficit to one goal. Holmberg sealed the win with an empty-net goal with 1:33 remaining.

Stuart Skinner allowed five goals on 21 shots before leaving the game. Nico Daws entered to start the third period and made nine saves in his Winnipeg debut. Mark Scheifele recorded three assists for the Jets.

Winnipeg remains winless in its last seven games, with a record of 0-5-2. The team has lost three consecutive regulation games since trading goaltender Connor Hellebuyck to New Jersey. The Jets' last win occurred on Oct. 13.

The Jets will play the Florida Panthers on Friday. The Lightning will travel to Nashville for a game on Saturday.