Lightning rally late again but lose to Jets in final seconds

Eduardo A. Encina, Tampa Bay Times on Nov 8, 2026

Published in Hockey

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Less than 24 hours after an overtime comeback win in Minnesota, the Tampa Bay Lightning set themselves up for more last-minute heroics in the second half of their back-to-back Sunday night in Winnipeg.

The Lightning were being shut out, down by three goals with less than 12 minutes to play.

Their power play was flat, they weren’t winning faceoffs, and their penalty kill had given up two scores with a third goal just after a Jets power play was killed off. They went nearly 12 1/2 minutes in the second period without a shot on goal.

But the Lightning scored three straight goals over a 4-minute, 5-second stretch, including back-to-back scores by Pontus Holmberg in 26 seconds. The Lightning found their desperation and their energy, but it wasn’t enough to get a point by taking the game to overtime.

After running into penalty trouble that forced them to defend a 5-on-3 in the final moments of regulation, Mark Scheifele scored the game-winner with 2 seconds remaining, sending the Lightning to a 4-3 loss at the Canada Life Centre.

The loss snapped the Lightning’s three-game win streak, but even more detrimental was the loss of top-line center Brayden Point, who skated just six shifts before leaving the game with 6:16 remaining in the first period. He did not return.

The Lightning (11-4-2, 24 points) opened with an 11-forward, seven-defenseman lineup, so Point’s early exit forced them to play just 10 forwards with defenseman Max Crozier stepping in to play forward down the stretch.

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