Connor’s record 41st winner leads Jets past Lightning 4-2

Published January 6, 2023 10:22 PM

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Kyle Connor set a franchise record with his 41st game-winning goal, scoring on a power play at 5:38 of the third lead as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2. Connor’s record-setting goal moved him past Ilya Kovalchuk for the most winners in Jets-Atlanta Thrashers history. Pierre-Luc Dubois scored twice and Morgan Barron helped seal Winnipeg’s fourth straight win, scoring short-handed into an empty net with 1:26 remaining. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 26 shots. Anthony Cirelli had a goal and an assist, and Nikita Kucherov also scored for the Lightning. Andrei Vasilevsky stopped 16 of the 19 shots for Tampa Bay.

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