Pontus Holmberg recorded a career-best four points as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Winnipeg Jets 6–4 on Thursday, October 29.
Holmberg had a goal and three assists. Brandon Hagel and Anthony Cirelli each added a goal and two assists as Tampa Bay matched its franchise record by winning its first six home games of the season.
The Lightning broke a 1–1 tie with four second-period goals. Conor Geekie, Cirelli, John Carlson and Hagel scored to build a 5–1 advantage.
Winnipeg rallied in the third period. Dylan Samberg scored before Neal Pionk added his second goal of the night. Kyle Connor then brought the Jets within one goal late in the period.
Holmberg’s empty-net goal secured the result. Andrei Vasilevskiy finished with 17 saves for Tampa Bay.
Winnipeg remained winless in seven games, a stretch of five regulation losses and two overtime defeats. The Jets replaced Stuart Skinner with Nico Daws to begin the third period after Skinner allowed five goals on 21 shots. Daws made nine saves in his Winnipeg debut.
The Jets visit Florida on Friday; Tampa Bay plays at Nashville on Saturday.
Sources: Associated Press via Sportsnet — October 29 Final Report: https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/holmberg-has-career-high-four-points-as-lightning-beat-jets-to-remain-unbeaten-at-home/ Field Level Media via Reuters — Lightning–Jets Report: https://www.reuters.com/sports/nhl/pontus-holmbergs-4-point-night-powers-lightning-past-jets--flm-2026-10-30/ NHL — Official Final Game Report: https://www.nhl.com/news/winnipeg-jets-tampa-bay-lightning-game-recap-october-29-2026 Image source — NHL game recap, frame 02:25.144; recorded October 29, 2026: https://www.nhl.com/news/winnipeg-jets-tampa-bay-lightning-game-recap-october-29-2026