Florida Panthers at Winnipeg Jets

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Florida Panthers

26-20-3

Final
2 - 1

Winnipeg Jets

20-23-7

Panthers outlast Jets 2-1 in shootout for 4th win in 6 games

Florida Panthers vs. Winnipeg Jets: Game Highlights

Winnipeg shooters Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele came up empty against Daniil Tarasov in the tiebreaker.

Sam Bennett scored in regulation, and Tarasov stopped 17 shots for two-time defending champion Florida. Matthew Tkachuk had an assist for his first point of the season in his second game back from adductor muscle surgery.

The Panthers are 4-2-0 in their last six to improve to 26-20-3.

Cole Perfetti scored for Winnipeg, and Hellebuyck stopped 19 shots. The Jets are 5-1-2 in their last eight to get to 20-23-7.

Bennett scored his 18th of the season with a one-timer with 1:11 left in the second. Perfetti tied it at 5:24 of the third.

Up next Panthers: At Minnesota on Saturday night.

Jets: Host Detroit on Saturday night.

Regular Season Series

FLA leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	2nd Period 18:49	Sam Bennett Goal (18) Slap Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (1)
Goal	3rd Period 5:24	Cole Perfetti Goal (4) Backhand, assists: Jonathan Toews (12)
Goal	5 0:00	Anton Lundell Goal Wrist Shot
Goal	5 0:00	Sam Reinhart Goal Wrist Shot

Statistics

FLA		WPG
14	Blocked Shots	9
27	Hits	24
1	Takeaways	7
20	Shots	18
0	Power Play Goals	0
1	Power Play Opportunities	2
0.0	Power Play Percentage	0.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
23	Faceoffs Won	28
45.1	Faceoff Win Percent	54.9
14	Giveaways	18
5	Total Penalties	4
10	Penalty Minutes	8

Winnipeg Jets Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Nino Niederreiter, RW	Injured Reserve	Feb 28
Vladislav Namestnikov, C	Out	Feb 28
Neal Pionk, D	Injured Reserve	Feb 24
Josh Morrissey, D	Injured Reserve	Feb 23
Colin Miller, D	Injured Reserve	Jan 17