Florida Panthers at Winnipeg Jets
· National Hockey League
Panthers 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Colin Miller, D | Injured Reserve | Jan 17 |
| Neal Pionk, D | Injured Reserve | Jan 14 |
| Haydn Fleury, D | Injured Reserve | Jan 14 |
Florida Panthers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Seth Jones, D | Injured Reserve | Jan 19 |
| Brad Marchand, LW | Injured Reserve | Jan 17 |
| Jonah Gadjovich, LW | Injured Reserve | Jan 5 |
Game Information
Canada Life Centre
Location: Winnipeg, MB
Attendance: 14,106 | Capacity:
Location: Winnipeg, MB
Attendance: 14,106 | Capacity:
