Panthers power past Winnipeg Jets as losing streak extends to six games

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Hirschfield, K. (2026, October 28). Panthers power past Winnipeg Jets as losing streak extends to six games. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12123617/panthers-power-past-winnipeg-jets-as-losing-streak-extends-to-six-games/

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Global News · collected 2026-10-28 · by Kevin Hirschfield

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The Florida Panthers defeated the Winnipeg Jets 5-1 on Tuesday at Canada Life Centre, extending the Jets' losing streak to six games. The Panthers scored three powerplay goals in the first period, with Carter Verhaeghe and Nikko Mikkola contributing two of those early goals. Despite Adam Lowry scoring for Winnipeg later in the game, Florida maintained control, with Matthew Tkachuk collecting four assists while his brother Brady added a goal and two assists. The Jets now face road games against the Tampa Bay Lightning and another match against Florida.
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Florida GPE · 7× Jets ORG · 7× Panthers ORG · 5× Stevenson PERSON · 4× Winnipeg ORG · 3× Brady Tkachuk PERSON · 2× Tkachuk PERSON · 2× Verhaeghe PERSON · 2× The Winnipeg Jets’ ORG · 1× the Florida Panthers ORG · 1×

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The Jets then took a too many men penalty just past the halfway point of the period and Florida once again capitalized as Verhaeghe rifled a shot past Stevenson just 16 seconds into the man advantage, giving the Panthers three goals on their first five shots.
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🔮 Brady Tkachuk would score the lone goal in the third period, finishing a rush by deflecting in a pass from his brother.
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Panthers power past Winnipeg Jets as losing streak extends to six games · assertive framing

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The Winnipeg Jets’ scoring woes continued as did their losing streak Tuesday night against the Florida Panthers. asserted
streak → continue → Panthers
Florida scored three powerplay goals en route to a 5-1 win over the Jets at Canada Life Centre. asserted
Florida → score → Centre
Winnipeg has now lost six straight games (0-4-2) and has just 10 goals during the skid. asserted
Winnipeg → lose → skid
Carter Verhaeghe scored twice for the Panthers, while the Tkachuk brothers combined for seven points as Matthew picked up four assists, while Brady recorded a goal and a two assists. asserted
Brady → score → goal
Adam Lowry scored the lone goal for Winnipeg in the loss, his second of the season. asserted
Lowry → score → season
Jets goalie Clay Stevenson allowed five goals on 24 shots, the most he’s allowed in his four starts with Winnipeg. asserted
he → allow → Winnipeg
Florida took control of this one early with three goals in the opening 20 minutes. asserted
Florida → take → minutes
After a Cole Koepke holding penalty at about the six-minute mark of the game, the Panthers cashed in with the man advantage. asserted
Panthers → cash → advantage
During a scramble behind the net, Brady Tkachuk was able to chip a loose puck to Verhaeghe in front, who snuck it past Stevenson to open the scoring. asserted
who → chip → scoring
Just over a minute later, defenceman Nikko Mikkola skated in from the point and threw a puck at the Jets net, which hit the stick of Jets defenceman Mario Ferraro and flew over the shoulder of Stevenson to give Florida the 2-0 lead. asserted
which → skate → lead
The Jets then took a too many men penalty just past the halfway point of the period and Florida once again capitalized as Verhaeghe rifled a shot past Stevenson just 16 seconds into the man advantage, giving the Panthers three goals on their first five shots. asserted
Verhaeghe → take → shots
Both teams were able to convert on a Florida powerplay past the midway point of the second period. asserted
teams → convert → period
Panthers goalie Akira Schmid was stripped of the puck behind his net by Lowry, whose wraparound attempt just crossed the line to get the Jets on the board. asserted
attempt → strip → board
But on the same man advantage, the Panthers responded as the Tkachuk brothers and Sam Reinhart converted a tic-tac-toe passing play with Reinhart beating Stevenson to put Florida back up by three. asserted
Reinhart → respond → three
Brady Tkachuk would score the lone goal in the third period, finishing a rush by deflecting in a pass from his brother. asserted
Tkachuk → score → brother
The Jets now hit the road where they’ll visit the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night, with puck drop just after 6 p.m., before a rematch with Florida on Friday night. asserted
they → hit → night
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