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Winnipeg Jets no match for Lightning, falling 4-1 to East’s top team
['Christian Aumell', 'Russ Hobson', 'Global News']
But the more common occurrence sees the better team on paper taking care of business on home ice, and that’s exactly what happened Thursday night in Tampa Bay.
The Winnipeg Jets were no match for the Eastern Conference’s top team, falling to the Lightning 4-1 in game two of a four-game road swing.
Winnipeg wound up outshooting Tampa Bay 11-10 in the first but trailed 1-0 heading to the second.
Making matters worse for Winnipeg, Tampa Bay entered the game with a 23-1 record when leading after two.
Tampa Bay wound up outshooting Winnipeg 16-4 in the third in a dominant close to the game.