NHL

Florida Panthers at Winnipeg Jets

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Florida Panthers
12-6-1
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3 - 6
Winnipeg Jets
16-3-0

Mark Scheifele scores a hat trick and league-leading Jets beat Panthers 6-3

Florida Panthers vs. Winnipeg Jets: Game Highlights

Kyle Connor had a goal and assist, Josh Morrissey and Nikolaj Ehlers each added a pair of assists and Connor Hellebuyck made 20 saves for the NHL-leading Jets.

Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and assist for the Stanley Cup champion Panthers and A.J. Greer and Sam Reinhart also scored. Sergei Bobrovsky made 21 saves.

Takeaways Jets: Winnipeg rebounded from a 5-0 weekend loss to Florida by often being a step faster than the visitors and pressured the Panthers in their zone.

Panthers: Florida did well to kill off a Winnipeg five-on-three for two minutes early in the second period, but they hit posts a number of times.

Key moment After the Panthers made it 3-2 on the power play at 7:10 of the third period, the Jets went on the power play and Scheifele scored his third goal six seconds after the man advantage ended.

Key stat Winnipeg improved to 16-3 and remains the top club in the NHL with 32 points.

Up next The Panthers visit Chicago on Thursday night. The Jets kick off a six-game road trip in Pittsburgh on Friday night.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 14:13 Kyle Connor Goal (12) Backhand, assists: none
Goal 1st Period 17:40 Mark Scheifele Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Gabriel Vilardi (8), Josh Morrissey (16)
Goal 2nd Period 15:41 Mark Scheifele Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (12), Josh Morrissey (17)
Goal 2nd Period 17:24 A.J. Greer Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Nate Schmidt (4), Tomas Nosek (2)
Goal 3rd Period 7:10 Sam Reinhart Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (8), Aleksander Barkov (15)
Goal 3rd Period 9:46 Mark Scheifele Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Kyle Connor (12), Nikolaj Ehlers (13)
Goal 3rd Period 16:38 Matthew Tkachuk Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Bennett (9), Carter Verhaeghe (9)
Goal 3rd Period 18:23 Morgan Barron Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Adam Lowry (10)
Goal 3rd Period 18:44 Morgan Barron Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none

Statistics

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16 Blocked Shots 10
36 Hits 20
3 Takeaways 3
23 Shots 27
2 Power Play Goals 1
4 Power Play Opportunities 4
50.0 Power Play Percentage 25.0
0 Short Handed Goals 2
0 Shootout Goals 0
35 Faceoffs Won 26
57.4 Faceoff Win Percent 42.6
16 Giveaways 17
5 Total Penalties 5
10 Penalty Minutes 10
Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Jets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Nikita Chibrikov, RW Out Apr 30
Elias Salomonsson, D Out Apr 30
Neal Pionk, D Out Apr 16
Vladislav Namestnikov, C Out Apr 16
Gustav Nyquist, RW Out Apr 16
Florida Panthers Florida Panthers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Carter Verhaeghe, C Out Apr 15
Sam Bennett, C Out Apr 15
Gustav Forsling, D Out Apr 15
Tomas Nosek, LW Out Apr 15
Seth Jones, D Out Apr 9

Game Information

Canada Life Centre

Location: Winnipeg,
Attendance: 15,225 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/buf.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Buffalo 50 23 109 9
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tb.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Tampa Bay 50 26 106 6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/mtl.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Montreal 48 24 106 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/bos.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Boston 45 27 100 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/ott.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Ottawa 44 27 99 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/det.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Detroit 41 31 92 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/fla.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Florida 40 38 84 4
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tor.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Toronto 32 36 78 14

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/col.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Colorado 55 16 121 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/dal.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Dallas 50 20 112 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/min.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Minnesota 46 24 104 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/uta.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Utah 43 33 92 6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/stl.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">St. Louis 37 33 86 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nsh.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Nashville 38 34 86 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/wpg.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Winnipeg 35 35 82 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/chi.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Chicago 29 39 72 14
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