Anton Lundell put eight shots on Nico Daws on Friday and three of them went in. The third-line center, not Matthew Tkachuk or Sam Reinhart, carried the scoring for Florida, and the number underneath it was the faceoff dot: the Panthers won 37 of 59 draws, 62.7 percent, and Lundell took 9 of his 17.
The Florida Panthers beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise. Florida is 8-4-2. Winnipeg dropped to 4-7-3.
Anton Lundell's Line and a Power Play That Went 2 for 5
Lundell finished with three goals, a plus-3 rating, two hits and a takeaway in 16:48, per the ESPN box score. Seth Jones had a power-play goal and two assists, blocked three shots and played 24:16, the most of any Panther. Sam Reinhart added a power-play goal and an assist, and Eetu Luostarinen picked up two assists.
Winnipeg took six penalties for 15 minutes and Florida converted two of its five chances. The Jets' own power play went 1 for 4, Kyle Connor's goal being the one. Morgan Barron scored the other Winnipeg goal.
Shots 38-24, and Two Goalies Who Were Busy for Different Reasons
Florida outshot Winnipeg 38-24. Daws made 33 saves and still allowed four. Akira Schmid stopped 22 of 24 for Florida. Dylan Samberg blocked four shots and had two takeaways for the Jets, and Mark Scheifele blocked four more, but Winnipeg's 16 giveaways kept handing the puck back. Matthew Tkachuk had two shots and went without a point.
Next up is Detroit at Florida on Monday night. The Red Wings arrive without captain Dylan Larkin, whom the team suspended without pay on Friday after his agent said he would no longer play for Detroit, according to the Associated Press. Florida's season is tracked on the BallerTube NHL page.