Nikolaj Ehlers quickly shook off the suggestion that he is now the Wayne Gretzky of Denmark. With an insurance goal into an empty net in Winnipeg's 7-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday afternoon, the Jets forward became the highest-scoring Danish NHLer in history with 474 points.

For years, former New York Islanders forward Frans Nielsen was the highest-scoring Danish player in NHL NHL history. He no longer holds that title.Earlier on Sunday, Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers tallied an assist to tie Nielsen's record before scoring an empty-net goal to take sole possession of first place: Ehlers two-point night help the Jets defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-4 at Canada Life Centre.

Nikolaj Ehlers racked up a hat trick and an assist to help the visiting Winnipeg Jets to a 6-2 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night.