WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Oct. 28, 2026 —
The Florida Panthers beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-1 on Tuesday night at Canada Life Centre, scoring three times on the power play, according to the NHL's official game summary.
Carter Verhaeghe scored two power-play goals in the first period, at 7:27 and 10:18, and Niko Mikkola scored at even strength in between at 8:42 to put Florida up 3-0 after one.
Winnipeg's Adam Lowry scored a short-handed goal at 12:27 of the second period. Sam Reinhart answered on the power play 47 seconds later, and Brady Tkachuk finished the scoring at 12:10 of the third.
Matthew Tkachuk assisted on four of the five goals, and defenseman Seth Jones had three assists. Brady Tkachuk had a goal and two assists.
Panthers goaltender Akira Schmid stopped 24 of 25 shots for the win. Winnipeg's goalie made 19 saves on 24 shots. Florida was outshot 25-24.
"I thought we played a very good team game. Took care of the puck when we needed to. Special teams was obviously another big factor tonight," Jones said in a video posted by the Panthers.
The teams play again Friday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m. ET in Sunrise, and the Panthers host the Detroit Red Wings on Monday, Nov. 2, according to the NHL schedule.
That's the final from Winnipeg, by the official numbers.
Sources: NHL official game summary and play-by-play, Florida Panthers at Winnipeg Jets, Oct. 27, 2026; Florida Panthers (@FlaPanthers) on X.
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