Lundell’s hat trick leads Panthers past Jets 5-2
Winnipeg went an eighth consecutive game without a victory as Florida won at home on Friday.
Anton Lundell scored three times in Florida’s 5-2 home win over Winnipeg on Friday. His final goal went into an empty net, completing the hat trick and leaving the Jets without a win in eight games.
Seth Jones contributed a goal and two assists, while Sam Reinhart had a goal and an assist. Eetu Luostarinen set up two Florida goals.
Kyle Connor and Morgan Barron scored for Winnipeg. Connor's goal came at 9:51 of the second period on a 5-on-3 created when Florida's Dmitry Kulikov took a delay-of-game minor at 7:57 and the Panthers added a bench minor for a failed coach's challenge. Akira Schmid finished with 22 saves for the Panthers, and Nico Daws stopped 33 shots in his first start for the Jets.
