Mark Scheifele's 5-on-3 Goal With 1.6 Seconds Left Sinks Lightning 4-3 After Tampa Bay Erases 3-0 Deficit

The Tampa Bay Lightning scored three goals in a span of 4:07 late in the third period on Sunday to erase a 3-0 deficit in Winnipeg, then lost it with 1.6 seconds left. Mark Scheifele one-timed a pass from Cole Perfetti on a 5-on-3 power play to give the Jets a 4-3 win at Canada Life Centre and end the Lightning's three-game winning streak.

Pontus Holmberg scored twice in 26 seconds and Brandon Hagel added a goal in the comeback, but two Tampa Bay penalties in the final two minutes handed Winnipeg a two-man advantage, and the Jets converted. The Lightning fell to 11-4-2.

A late collapse after a late rally

For two and a half periods, Tampa Bay could not solve Winnipeg. Perfetti opened the scoring at 1:53 of the second period, Morgan Barron made it 2-0 at 12:38, and Brayden Yager scored his first NHL goal on a power play at 8:10 of the third for a 3-0 lead. That power play came after Holmberg was called for a double-minor for high-sticking at 6:19.

Then the Lightning woke up. Hagel scored with 9:38 remaining, his ninth goal of the season, set up by Anthony Cirelli. Holmberg made amends for his penalty with 5:59 left, and 26 seconds later he scored again on a backhand to tie the game at 3-3, with 5:33 remaining. Defenseman Erik Cernak assisted on both of Holmberg's goals.

The comeback came apart in the final two minutes. Yanni Gourde was called for tripping Neal Pionk at 18:15, and Cernak was penalized for closing his hand on the puck at 19:07, giving Winnipeg a 5-on-3. Scheifele scored from the high slot with 1.6 seconds on the clock.

How the scoring went:

Special teams decided it

The difference was on the power play. Winnipeg went 3 for 5 with the man advantage, including Yager's goal and Scheifele's winner, while Tampa Bay went 0 for 4, failing to score on chances that included a Dylan DeMelo tripping penalty late in the second period with the Lightning down 2-0.

Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 21 of 25 shots. At the other end, Stuart Skinner made 18 saves on 21 shots for the Jets. Tampa Bay was outshot 25-21 and won 47.2 percent of the faceoffs.

Holmberg, a depth forward who played 13:23, now has six goals this season. He had a career night in a 6-4 home win over these same Jets on Oct. 29.

Point's short night

Brayden Point played just 5:35 over six shifts, far below his season average of 18:43 a night, and ESPN lists the Lightning center as day-to-day with an undisclosed issue. The team did not immediately provide details. Point has five goals and 16 points this season, including two goals in a 4-2 win over Detroit on Nov. 3, and he has four power-play points.

Nikita Kucherov played 21:36, including more than seven minutes on the power play, but did not record a point. The star winger, who asked the Lightning for a trade in late October and has said he will not re-sign, scored the overtime power-play winner a night earlier in Minnesota. Jake Guentzel, who has 10 goals, was also held off the scoresheet.

Season leaders

Despite the off night, Kucherov still leads the Lightning in scoring by a wide margin, with 17 assists among his 22 points, and Guentzel's 10 goals lead the team. Hagel has been the most active shooter, with 65 shots on goal in 17 games, according to ESPN statistics.

The Lightning's top scorers through 17 games:

Vasilevskiy is 8-4-1 in 13 starts with a 2.85 goals-against average and an .883 save percentage. Three of the four goals he allowed Sunday came with the Lightning shorthanded, matching Winnipeg's 3-for-5 power-play total.

A tough back-to-back

Sunday's game was the second half of a back-to-back. On Saturday night in St. Paul, the Lightning rallied past the Minnesota Wild 4-3 on Kucherov's power-play goal in overtime.

Tampa Bay's last six games:

The loss continued a split personality to the Lightning's season. Tampa Bay is 8-0-0 at Benchmark International Arena and 3-4-2 on the road.

For Winnipeg, the win extended a modest turnaround. The Jets had lost nine straight before their current three-game winning streak and are now 7-8-3. They beat Tampa Bay without defenseman Josh Morrissey, who is on injured reserve with a wrist injury, according to ESPN. Viggo Björck had two assists, and Perfetti finished with a goal and an assist.

Where the Lightning stand

Even with the loss, Tampa Bay remains in the thick of a crowded Atlantic Division race, three points behind first-place Boston with a game in hand.

The top of the Atlantic Division after Sunday's games:

What's next

The Lightning stay on the road with games at the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday, Nov. 11, and at the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday, Nov. 12, both at 7 p.m. ET. They return to Tampa to host the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday, Nov. 14, and then the Washington Capitals on Tuesday, Nov. 17. Point's status will be the first question to answer before Wednesday's game in Buffalo.