Panthers drop hapless Jets 5-1
The Jets are now winless in their last six games.
Brady Tkachuk had a goal and two assists for Florida.
Nikko Mikkola had a goal and an assist.
Sam Reinhart had the other Panther goal.
Matthew Tkachuk had four assists on the night.
Seth Jones had two assists.
Akira Schmid turned aside 24 shots for Florida, who moved to 7-4-2.
Adam Lowry scored the lone goal for the Jets.
Clay Stevenson took the loss for Winnipeg (4-5-3), stopping 19 shots. Carter Verhaeghe fired Florida's first goal, a power play marker 7:27 into the first, picking the top corner via wrister on a setup from Brady Tkachuk.
Nikko Mikkola made it 2-0 1:25 later when he hit Jet defenceman Mario Ferraro's stick and the disc beat Stevenson high glove side.
The goal was his 2nd of the season.
Verhaeghe struck again at 10:18 with another power play tally, this time one-timing a Matthew Tkachuk feed which changed direction when it hit Jet defenceman Neal Pionk in front of the net.
The goal was his 8th of the season.
The Jets had limited scoring chances, their first not coming until Kyle Connor's partial breakaway just under two minutes into the second period.
Adam Lowry's shorthanded tally 12:27 into the second where he scored on a wraparound and play was allowed to continue until off-ice officials blew the horn on the clock and referees verified it via video review, was the only offence the Jets could muster.
The lead was short lived, as Sam Reinhart restored Florida's three goal cushion 47 seconds later, snapping a neat relayed feed from Brady Tkachuk to make it 4-1.
The goal was his 6th of the season.
Brady Tkachuk converted a saucer pass from his brother Matthew at 12:10, using one hand on his stick to beat Stevenson high glove side to make it 5-1 Panthers.
The goal was his 8th of the season.
SHOTS-FLORIDA 24 WINNIPEG 25
ATTENDANCE-14,336
Canes edge Jets 3-2
The game was their 7th straight win.
The former Winnipeg Jet converted a Shayne Gotstisbehere feed, one timing it past Clay Stevenson to make it 3-2 Hurricanes.
Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Mark Jankowski scored for Carolina.
Pyotr Kochetkov turned aside 22 shots for Carolina, who moved to 7-1-1.
Shayne Gotstisbehere had a pair of assists for the Hurricanes.
Mark Scheifele and Alex Iafallo scored for the Jet goals.
Clay Stevenson made 35 saves for Winnipeg, who dropped to 4-2-1.
The loss was the second in a row for the Jets.
There was no scoring in the first period.
Mark Scheifele opened the scoring 4:23 into the second period when he took advantage of a poor clearing attempt by Carolina goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov, picking the puck up off of the side boards before moving in, deking and lifting a nifty backhand past him.
The goal was his second of the season.
Mark Jankowski knotted the contest at one on the power play when he pounced on a loose puck in the slot before beating Stevenson glove side with a high shot.
The goal was his 7th of the season.
Alex Iafallo tied it at two just under the eleven minute mark when Kochetkov mishandled a puck outside his crease as Jet captain Adam Lowry fished the puck out of his skates and slid it to a driving Iafallo who redirected it into a wide open net.
Jesperi Kotkaniemi tied it at 16:50 when he tipped a Shayne Gotstisbehere shot past Stevenson to make it 2-2.
The goal was his 1st of the season.
Nikolaj Ehlers gave Carolina the lead 6:43 into the third on the power play when he stepped into Shayne Gotstisbehere feed in the high slot, overpowering Jet goaltender Clay Stevenson to make it 3-2.
The goal was his 1st of the season.
SHOTS-CAROLINA 37 WINNIPEG 24
ATTENDANCE-14,415
Peterka spoils home opener for Jets as Boston nips Jets 4-3 in OT
Hampus Lindholm, James Hagens and Elias Lindholm had the other Bruin goals.
Jeremy Swayman turned aside 31 shots for Boston, who won their second game in a row to start the season.
Dylan DeMelo and Mario Ferraro also scored for the Jets.
Adam Lowry had a pair of assists.
Stuart Skinner made 26 saves for Winnipeg, who lost his first game as a Jet after being signed to a two-year $7.5 Million deal over the summer after spending last season with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
He moved further into the spotlight after starter Connor Hellebuyck demanded a trade from Winnipeg and was suspended by the club for not reporting to training camp in September.
Winnipeg carried the play for almost half of the first period, jumping on their opponents before Boston began to push back.
Dylan DeMelo opened the scoring just under five minutes into the opening stanza when he cranked a high slapshot through traffic to beat Swayman and gave the Jets a 1-0 lead at 4:52.
The goal was his 1st of the season.
Boston got on the board at 9:23 when Hampus Lindholm beat Stuart Skinner long range, cranking a slap shot from just inside the blue line past the Jet goaltender, beating him glove side to make it 1-1.
Kyle Connor tied it 1:50 into the second period on the power play when he snapped up a loose puck just outside the crease and fired it past Swayman to make it 2-2.
The goal was his first of the season.
Mario Ferraro gave Winnipeg the lead with 12 seconds remaining in the second when he converted an Adam Lowry feed, beating Swayman from the top of the right face off circle with a high wrister to make it 3-2.
The goal was his first as a Jet.
Elias Lindholm tied it at 18:22 of the third, redirecting a David Pastrnak shot past Skinner from close in to make it 3-3.
The game went to overtime.
Peterka scored 3:21 into OT to clinch the win for Boston, their second straight win to open the season.<[p> SHOTS-BOSTON 30 WINNIPEG 34
ATTENDANCE-15,209
