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01/22 22:23 CST Panthers outlast Jets 2-1 in shootout for 4th win in 6 games
Panthers outlast Jets 2-1 in shootout for 4th win in 6 games
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) --- Anton Lundell and Sam Reinhart beat Connor
Hellebuyck in a shootout to help give the Florida Panthers a 2-1 victory over
the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night.
Winnipeg shooters Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele came up empty against Daniel
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.
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