On Thursday at Benchmark International Arena though, Lightning forward Jake Guentzel scored 1:43 into the extra period to secure a 2-1 comeback win. It was him who led the charge toward the Lightning net, pointing directly at goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy to give him all the credit.

Jake Guentzel and Anthony Cirelli each scored twice and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 to snap a four-game skid.

Former Pittsburgh Penguins star Jake Guentzel is continuing to shine with the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 31-year-old forward has been having a strong start to the season with the Lightning, and he only built on that during their most recent contest against the New Jersey Devils on Nov. 18.

Guentzel started the scoring 11:40 into the game. An errant New Jersey pass leaked into the neutral zone, where Guentzel burst past every other skater to create a breakaway and bury his shot through the legs of New Jersey goalie Jacob Markstrom.

There are virtually no promising metrics so far. His baseline stats are brutal this season (.864 save percentage with a 3.83 goals-against average). His advanced metrics are even worse — Markstrom ranks seventh-to-last in saves above expected with a minus-4.8, according to Money Puck.

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TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Bay’s Jake Guentzel recorded a hat trick as the Lightning topped the Devils, 5-1, Tuesday night at Benchmark International Arena. The Lightning built a 3-0 lead on goals from Guentzel (2) and Nikita Kucherov.