Panthers Wrap-Up: Panthers 6, Jets 3
Scoring flood gates open in the third as the Cats score five in 6-3 victory over Winnipeg.
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 SUNRISE, Fla (NHL.com) — The Florida Panthers broke out of their scoring slump in a big way. Alex Kovalev scored the go-ahead goal during Florida's five-goal outburst in the third period, helping the Panthers rally for a 6-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night. FULL RECAP |
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 - Head Coach Kevin Dineen. |
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 2. A Power Play Start: Getting their second power play of the night in the second period thanks to a double-minor for high sticking by Zach Redmond on Jonathan Huberdeau and then a delay of game by Mark Stuart, the Panthers got the scoring started off some hard work. Forward Tomas Kopecky laid a perfect screen after passing it to Tomas Fleischmann who then found Brian Campbell at the point for the defenseman's third power play goal of the season. The blueliner fired a shot that went past the screening Kopecky and past Pavelec 5:14 into the second. That was a good way of getting on the board, with hard work. 3. Flood Gates Open: With Winnipeg tying the game heading into the third, the offensive flood gates flew wide open. It started 1:23 in as former Panther Olli Jokinen scored from the slot for the Jets first lead. After Jet killer (12 points in six games dating back to last season) Kris Versteeg tied the game two minutes later, the Jets took their final lead of the game. Tobias Enstrom scored with a high shot on Jose Theodore for a 3-2 lead. Then the Panthers used the power play to tie and take the lead. First it was Peter Mueller scoring on the rebound, giving him a goal in three straight games and then Alex Kovalev scored with a pin point shot 1:17 later, with 7:23 left to play. Huberdeau bumped up the lead with 4:31 to play on a 2-on-1 rush with Jack Skille and Kopecky iced it with an empty netter. For a team that was searching for offense, they certainly found it with hard work and gritty play. Hopefully that will help propel them in their upcoming road trip. |
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 Memorable twitter posts from the game.
@_DaraRoss: Great game by the @FlaPanthers tonight!!! 60 min game, 6 goals, an @ScottieUpshall fight and a win! #GetItOn #LetsGoPanthers #RedRising @darketernaldays: Going to sleep with a super sweet victory for the @FlaPanthers boys are finally starting to get it together #Letthegoodtimesroll #gopanthers @getbeautysleep: Must be a good luck charm for the @FlaPanthers! I was at the game and we won again! #win #boojets #letsgopanthers #weseered @TaraBird16: 5 goals in the last period, I swear @FlaPanthers just like to keep us in suspense.. @StevenMS26: Heading home from an entertaining @FlaPanthers 6-3 victory over Winnipeg. #Kovalev can still snipe with the best of them. |
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 Memorable fan posts from the game.
Ari Mendelsohn: Finally! Lets go Cats!!!! Great win tonight let's keep it up! Thomas Ouillette: Hard hat and lunch pail hockey. Much better Cats! Chris Corradino: That game my spirits a boost. Go Cats! Tj Gardungle: What a hard fought game. We need this. Comeback cats like we know best. Where we at panthers nation! Tino Perez: Well earned that's a great win, this how they should be playing |
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 3. The Panthers recorded three power play goals for the second time this season. They also fkilled off all three Jets power plays. Continuing on with the number three, Peter Mueller recorded a goal in his third consecutive game while Tomas Fleischmann recorded a career-high three assists in the contest. |
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3 Assists, 3 Points, 4 Shots, -2, 20:24 TOI
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Author: Glenn Odebralski | FloridaPanthers.com
