TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Nikolaj Ehlers had two goals, including a penalty shot during Winnipeg's three-goal second period, and the Jets beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-4 on Tuesday night.
The Jets, coming of a pair of losses where they were outscored 11-5, also got goals from Mark Scheifele, Jacob Trouba, Dustin Byfuglien and Patrik Laine. Connor Hellebuyck made 32 saves
Matthew Peca got his first NHL goal for the Lightning. Nikita Kucherov had two goals, Ondrej Palat also scored and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 28 shots.
The Jets got outshot 17-6 in the first period, but Scheifele scored on the power play for the lone goal.
After Peca tied it early in the second, the Jets scored three times to lead 4-1 after two periods.
Ehlers scored on his penalty shot at 4:30 after being hooked by Kucherov. Trouba got his goal just 49 seconds after Ehlers, and Byfuglien made it 4-1 with 5:16 left in the period.
Winnipeg had been outscored 52-25 in the second period entering the game.
Palat and Ehlers traded goals in the third before Kucherov got two power-play goals, with the second pulling Tampa Bay within 5-4 at 17:29.
Laine, who also had two assists, helped secure the win with an empty-netter with 1:23 remaining.
NOTES: Ehlers also had an assist. ... Lightning RW Ryan Callahan played after missing 15 games due to hip issues. ... Tampa Bay C Steven Stamkos, expected to be sidelined until March after knee surgery, is riding a stationary bike. ... Winnipeg D Tyler Myers, out 24 straight games with a lower-body injury, had a limited on-ice workout. ... Lightning C Brian Boyle, injured in the second period of Saturday's 3-1 win over Carolina, didn't play. ... Jets RW Blake Wheeler had two assists and has 17 assists and 25 points in 28 games against Tampa Bay.
UP NEXT
Jets: Play at Florida on Wednesday night.
Lightning: Complete a five-game homestand Thursday night against Nashville.
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