Panthers Wrap-Up: Jets 7, Panthers 0
Jets pull away from Panthers with five in the third to cut the Cats division lead to two.
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 Ondrej Pavelec made 33 saves to earn the shutout for Winnipeg, which moved within two points of first-place Florida in the Southeast Division. Kyle Wellwood and Blake Wheeler both had a goal and an assist. Jim Slater, Bryan Little and Nik Antropov also scored. FULL RECAP |
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 - Head coach Kevin Dineen. |
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 2. Running Into A Brick Wall: Trailing by two, the Panthers did have their chances in the opening two periods to get on the board and attempt a comeback, just like against Carolina and Montreal. While in the previous two games, they were able to score on their chances, Florida was unable to solve Ondrej Pavelec despite putting up 24 shots (17 alone in the second period). Pavelec had to come up with some big saves, especially off of nice moves by both Wojtek Wolski and Sean Bergenheim as they made individual efforts to only be denied by the Jets netminder. 3. Big Jets Third Ends Win Streak, Tightens Southeast: Unable to solve Pavelec through the first two periods, Florida was still only down just two goals. Not a totally insurmountable. The Jets would score twice in the opening 4:35 off goals from Kyle Wellwood and Bryan Little to chase Theodore and then really poured it on with goals 12 seconds apart from Nik Antropov (power play) and Kane to make it a 6-0 game. Blake Wheeler made it a 7-0 game with 2:02 left to play in the contest. For the fourth time this season, the Panthers were looking to extend their win streak to four games and for the fourth time, the streak was snapped. The victory for the Jets helps them leapfrog Washington into second place and brings them to within two points of the Panthers for the division lead (72-70) although Florida does still have three games in hand. |
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 Memorable twitter posts from the game.
@JacobwBynum: Wow #FlaPanthers get destroyed in Winnipeg #Jets had to win & do handedly #FirstPlaceCats still with 3 games at hand vs #Jets #WeBelieveRed |
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 Memorable fan posts from the game.
Dara Ross: the only bright spot of this game is that the more we see gudbranson the more I think we all start to see that he is just going to be so awesome for a long time for the cats Amy Riley: Painful.....jets deserve that win. Now pick it up at home guys John D. Dechert: Its amazing how so many fans get all upset over a loss, one day you are all about the team and the next you jump off as fast as you got on. We dont want fair weather fans, ur either in it or not, and I believe in RED!!!! Joe Fiore: Don't let this game blow your morale. You worked hard, so build back the momentum and don't let the Predators get to you too. Daniel Landon Chiarelli: The Panthers once again struggle to make it 4 straight and struggle to rebound off a chance to extend the division lead. The Panthers will make the playoffs this year. But games like this do not resemble that message. Falling asleep after 2 periods and giving 5 goals, is not a way to soar through the end of the season. Just really disappointed in this lack-luster effort. But I Still Love The Panthers. |
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 2. Both Evander Kane and Jim Slater scored in the first period, giving the Jets a 2-0 lead. It's the third time in the last four games that the Panthers gave up at least the first two goals of the game. The other time (the Leafs), they tallied the first two goals of the game in the first. |
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33 Shots, 33 Saves 1.000 SV%
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Author: Glenn Odebralski | FloridaPanthers.com
