Neiderreiter, Barron score in 2nd, Jets beat Lightning 3-2
By JOHN KREISER
Associated Press
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nino Niederreiter and Morgan Barron scored second-period goals, Connor Hellebuyck made 33 saves and the Winnipeg Jets held off the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2. Nate Schmidt scored in the first period and Hellebuyck stopped all 14 shots he faced in the third for the Jets, who improved to 8-3-0 in the second game of back-to-back sets. Alex Killorn and Anthony Cirelli scored for Tampa Bay, and Andrei Vasilevskiy finished with 19 saves. Victor Hedman hit the post in the final seconds. Niederreiter’s power-play goal 1:01 into the second period put the Jets ahead 2-1. Barron made it 3-1 later in the second.
