Tampa Bay visits Winnipeg after shootout victory
The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Winnipeg Jets after the Lightning took down the Minnesota Wild 4-3 in overtime
Tampa Bay Lightning (11-3-2, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Winnipeg Jets (6-8-3, in the Central Division)
Winnipeg, Manitoba; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST
LINE: Lightning -145, Jets +119; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Winnipeg Jets host the Tampa Bay Lightning after the Lightning beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 in overtime.
Winnipeg has a 6-8-3 record overall and a 3-4-1 record on its home ice. The Jets have gone 2-6-1 in games they have more penalties than their opponent.
Tampa Bay has gone 2-3-2 in road games and 11-3-2 overall. The Lightning have a 5-2-0 record in games they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponents.
The teams match up Sunday for the second time this season. The Lightning won the previous matchup 6-4.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Connor has 13 goals and six assists for the Jets. Neal Pionk has three goals and two assists over the past 10 games.
Brandon Hagel has eight goals and nine assists for the Lightning. Jake Guentzel has seven goals and five assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Jets: 2-7-1, averaging 2.4 goals, 3.9 assists, 3.9 penalties and 8.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.7 goals per game.
Lightning: 7-1-2, averaging 4.3 goals, 6.5 assists, 3.4 penalties and 7.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
INJURIES: Jets: Haydn Fleury: day to day (hand), Nick Bjugstad: out (pectoral), Vladislav Namestnikov: out (undisclosed), Josh Morrissey: out (upper body), Elias Salomonsson: out (personal).
Lightning: Yanni Gourde: out (hip).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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