TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- After a tough overtime loss to the Winnipeg
Jets, Tampa Bay Lightning coach Guy Boucher knew exactly why his
club came up short.



Ondrej Pavelec finished with 30 saves, Kyle Wellwood scored 3:14
into overtime, and the Jets beat the Lightning 2-1 on Thursday
night.



"Their goaltender stoned us, basically," Boucher said. "We had
tons of quality, quality scoring chances and we couldn't bury
them. We did enough to win this game. It didn't turn our way."



Wellwood scored from in close off a left-circle pass from Blake
Wheeler.



"That's a nice feeling, getting a goal," Wellwood said. "You
know there's an empty net to put it in, which is even better."



Wheeler also scored for the Jets, who had lost seven straight at
Tampa Bay - dating to the franchise's time in Atlanta.



"We had a lot of energy, and I think we were willing to play 65
minutes if we needed to, plus a shootout if it had to go that
far," Wheeler said. "I think we're just dedicated right now."



Victor Hedman scored and Mathieu Garon stopped 22 shots for the
Lightning, who had a season-best, five-game winning streak
snapped. Garon fell to 5-1 against the Atlanta/Winnipeg
franchise.



Hedman tied it 1-all at 10:34 of the third from the low left
circle after taking a nifty neutral zone touch pass by Martin
St. Louis. The defenseman snapped his 25-game goal drought,
dating to Oct. 22 against Buffalo.



St. Louis has 10 assists and 13 points during an eight-game
point streak. The right wing has at least one assist in every
game of the spurt.



"We deserved better," St. Louis said. "There's going to be games
that we probably don't play as good and get two points. So you
can't get too down."



Wheeler skated down the slot and put the Jets up 1-0 with 15.2
seconds to go in the second on the rebound of Jim Slater's shot
from the top of the left circle. Wheeler hadn't scored in seven
games.



Garon made a pad save on Bryan Little's low slot shot, and
Pavelec had a similar stop on an in-close shot from NHL goal
leader Steven Stamkos during the scoreless first period.



Stamkos hit the outside of the post on the rebound after Pavelec
stopped St. Louis' shot midway through the second. The Lightning
outshot Winnipeg 15-7 in that period.



"I thought Pavelec was good when he had to be," Jets coach
Claude Noel said.



Winnipeg defenseman Dustin Byfuglien, back in the lineup after
missing 16 games because of a knee injury, assisted on
Wellwood's goal.



"It went pretty smooth, and I feel great right now," said
Byfuglien, who logged 25 minutes, 36 seconds of ice time. "It
feels good to get right back on the (score) sheet and try to do
as much as I can."



Jets center Alexander Burmistrov also returned after sitting out
two games because of concussion-like symptoms.



"We battled hard," Pavelec said. "That's exactly what you want
on the road."



NOTES: Stamkos assisted on Hedman's goal. ... Jets RW Bryan
Little had five shots, but failed to score a goal for the 14th
consecutive game. ... Tampa Bay D Marc-Andre Bergeron (back) and
RW Adam Hall (torn forearm muscle) both have resumed practicing.
... Slater snapped a 26-game stretch without an assist ...
Lightning rookie RW Brett Connolly, pointless in 16 consecutive
games, was a healthy scratch. ... With the trade deadline
nearing, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Dallas, Montreal and Detroit were
among the teams with scouts in attendance.