Saturday, October 14, 2023

Jets Drift By Panthers

     The Winnipeg Jets outmuscled the Florida Panthers 6-4 on Saturday at Canada Life Centre. The Panthers will finish their three-game road trip on Monday at the New Jersey Devils. 
     Winnipeg(1-1-0) jumped out a 1-0 lead on Mark Scheifele wrist shot during the power play at 3:30 of the first period. Florida(0-2-0) evened it up 1-1 on a power-play goal by Sam Reinhart tip-in shot with 2:57 to go in the first. 
     The Panthers climbed to their first lead of the contest 2-1 just 25 seconds into the second period as Even Rodrigues scored his first goal with his new club on a backhand shot. 
     The Jets leaped by the Cats with three goals in the remainder of the period for a 4-2 lead. Kyle Connor scored at the 35-second mark on a snap shot. Morgan Barron put in a wrist shot at 8:20 and Dylan DeMelo added another tally at 9:55 on a wrist shot.
     Winnipeg increased it to a three-goal margin when Mason Appleton scored a shorthanded goal on a wrist shot with 5:43 left in the third period. Florida compiled two goals in a 1:05 span as Carter Verhaeghe and Rodrigues found the net. Connor nailed his second tally of the contest for the Jets on a power-play goal with 1:10 remaining. 

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