Florida Panthers at Winnipeg Jets
· National Hockey LeaguePanthers outlast Jets 2-1 in shootout for 4th win in 6 games
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.
Jets: Host Detroit on Saturday night.
Regular Season SeriesFLA leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 18:49 | Sam Bennett Goal (18) Slap Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 5:24 | Cole Perfetti Goal (4) Backhand, assists: Jonathan Toews (12) |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Anton Lundell Goal Wrist Shot |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Neal Pionk, D | Injured Reserve | Mar 19 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brad Marchand, LW | Injured Reserve | Mar 17 |
| Uvis Balinskis, D | Out | Mar 14 |
| Sam Reinhart, C | Out | Mar 14 |
| Aleksander Barkov, C | Injured Reserve | Mar 10 |
| Cole Schwindt, RW | Injured Reserve | Mar 1 |
Game Information
Canada Life Centre
Location: Winnipeg, MB
Attendance: 14,106 | Capacity:
Location: Winnipeg, MB
Attendance: 14,106 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Buffalo |
43 | 20 | 92 | 6 |
Tampa Bay |
42 | 21 | 88 | 4 |
Montreal |
37 | 21 | 84 | 10 |
Boston |
38 | 23 | 84 | 8 |
Detroit |
38 | 23 | 84 | 8 |
Ottawa |
35 | 24 | 79 | 9 |
Florida |
34 | 31 | 71 | 3 |
Toronto |
29 | 28 | 70 | 12 |
2025-26 Central Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Colorado |
44 | 13 | 98 | 10 |
Dallas |
43 | 15 | 96 | 10 |
Minnesota |
39 | 19 | 90 | 12 |
Utah |
36 | 27 | 78 | 6 |
Nashville |
31 | 28 | 71 | 9 |
Winnipeg |
28 | 29 | 67 | 11 |
St. Louis |
27 | 30 | 65 | 11 |
Chicago |
26 | 30 | 64 | 12 |




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