Florida Panthers at Winnipeg Jets

· National Hockey League

Florida Panthers

12-6-1

Final
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

FLA		WPG
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 Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Colin Miller, D	Injured Reserve	Mar 10
Nino Niederreiter, RW	Injured Reserve	Feb 28
Vladislav Namestnikov, C	Out	Feb 28

Florida Panthers Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Evan Rodrigues, C	Day-To-Day	Mar 26
Sam Reinhart, C	Out	Mar 26
Mackie Samoskevich, RW	Out	Mar 26
Cole Schwindt, RW	Injured Reserve	Mar 26
Anton Lundell, C	Out	Mar 25