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Winnipeg Jets 2, Florida Panthers 5 — Recap

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📰Game Recap

The Florida Panthers defeated the Winnipeg Jets 5-2, with a strong offensive performance highlighted by Anton Lundell's hat trick. Florida, which SportsFBI's model favored at 73% pregame, outshot Winnipeg 38-24 and set the tone early. Sam Reinhart opened the scoring in the first period at 18:15, assisted by Carter Verhaeghe and Seth Jones, giving the Panthers a 1-0 lead to close out the period. The win improved Florida's record to 7-4-2, while Winnipeg fell to 4-6-3.

Anton Lundell extended Florida's lead to 2-0 early in the second period, scoring at 2:38 with an assist from Seth Jones. Winnipeg responded midway through the frame when Kyle Connor, assisted by Mark Scheifele and Neal Pionk, narrowed the deficit to 2-1 at 9:51. However, Seth Jones, who finished the game with a goal and two assists, pushed the Panthers' lead back to two goals at 15:24, with Sam Reinhart earning an assist. This put Florida ahead 3-1 after two periods, despite Nico Daws making 33 saves on 37 shots for Winnipeg by game's end.

Winnipeg attempted a third-period rally when Morgan Barron, assisted by Dawson Mercer and Dylan DeMelo, scored at 8:46 to bring the Jets within one goal at 3-2. But Lundell quickly stifled the comeback bid, completing his hat trick with two late goals. His second goal, assisted by Lars Eller and Eetu Luostarinen, came at 13:33 to make it 4-2, before he added an empty-net goal at 18:21, again assisted by Luostarinen, to finalize the 5-2 score. Lundell's three goals, combined with Jones' three points and Sam Reinhart's two points, led the Panthers' offense. Akira Schmid stopped 22 of 24 shots for Florida.

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How the Prediction Fared

✓ Favorite Won

Before puck drop, DraftKings favored the Florida Panthers (-218, 69% implied) over the Winnipeg Jets.

✓ Model Hit

SportsFBI's model, locked before puck drop, favored the Florida Panthers (73% confidence). It gave a 40% chance of a 3+ goal margin; the game was decided by 3 goals.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Puck line · FLA -1.5 FLA covered Won by 3
Total · 6.5 Over 7 combined
Moneyline WPG +184 · FLA -225 FLA favored
Line movementOpening line → close
Puck line (FLA) -1.5-1.5 No move
Total 5.56.5 +1
Moneyline (FLA) -240-225 +15

Standouts

Top Scorer · FLA
Anton Lundell
3 G, 0 A, 3 PTS, 8 SOG · 16:20 TOI
Goals · FLA
Seth Jones
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 1 SOG · 24:16 TOI
Season highs
Anton Lundell · Season-high 8 shots on goalAnton Lundell · Season-high 3 pointsAnton Lundell · Season-high 3 goals

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

WPG 0 largest lead Never led
FLA 3 largest lead P3 18:21 (WPG 2, FLA 5) · 2-0 run, P1 18:15–P2 2:38
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 18:15 Sam Reinhart (Carter Verhaeghe, Seth Jones) FLA · Power play · wrist shot · WPG 0, FLA 1
  • P2 2:38 Anton Lundell (Seth Jones) FLA · snap shot · WPG 0, FLA 2
  • P2 9:51 Kyle Connor (Mark Scheifele, Neal Pionk) WPG · Power play · snap shot · WPG 1, FLA 2
  • P2 15:24 Seth Jones (Sam Reinhart) FLA · Power play · snap shot · WPG 1, FLA 3
  • P3 8:46 Morgan Barron (Dawson Mercer, Dylan DeMelo) WPG · snap shot · WPG 2, FLA 3
  • P3 13:33 Anton Lundell (Lars Eller, Eetu Luostarinen) FLA · snap shot · WPG 2, FLA 4
  • P3 18:21 Anton Lundell (Eetu Luostarinen) FLA · Empty net · snap shot · WPG 2, FLA 5

Linescore

123 T
WPG 011 2
FLA 122 5

Shots on goal: WPG 24, FLA 38

📋 Team Stats

WPGFLA
24Shots on goal38
52Shot attempts65
22Faceoff wins37
25Hits25
20Blocked shots15
1Power-play goals2
4Takeaways2
15Giveaways11
15Penalty minutes11
89.2%Save %91.7%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG98724
FLA11101738

🎯 Shot Map

Winnipeg Jets2 G · 32 attempts
Dylan DeMelo: saved (wrist)Elias Salomonsson: saved (wrist)Haydn Fleury: saved (wrist)Neal Pionk: saved (wrist)Morgan Barron: saved (tip-in)Mark Scheifele: missed the netMark Scheifele: saved (backhand)Alex Iafallo: saved (tip-in)Elias Salomonsson: saved (slap)Neal Pionk: saved (slap)Mark Scheifele: missed the netMario Ferraro: saved (wrist)Cole Perfetti: saved (tip-in)Neal Pionk: missed the netGabriel Vilardi: missed the netCole Perfetti: saved (tip-in)Cole Perfetti: missed the netGabriel Vilardi: saved (wrist)Kyle Connor: saved (wrist)Kyle Connor: missed the netKyle Connor: goal (snap)Dawson Mercer: saved (tip-in)Dawson Mercer: saved (wrist)Cole Koepke: missed the netMario Ferraro: saved (slap)Dylan DeMelo: saved (slap)Alex Iafallo: saved (tip-in)Neal Pionk: saved (wrist)Morgan Barron: goal (snap)Neal Pionk: missed the netMorgan Barron: saved (wrist)Neal Pionk: saved (slap)
  • 2Goals6% of attempts
  • 22Saved69% of attempts
  • 8Missed the net25% of attempts
Florida Panthers5 G · 49 attempts
Matthew Tkachuk: saved (backhand)Sandis Vilmanis: saved (backhand)Radko Gudas: missed the netBrady Tkachuk: saved (snap)Matthew Tkachuk: saved (snap)Anton Lundell: saved (snap)Aaron Ekblad: missed the netSam Bennett: saved (tip-in)Sam Reinhart: saved (snap)Radko Gudas: saved (snap)Sam Bennett: missed the netSam Reinhart: missed the netSandis Vilmanis: saved (backhand)Sam Reinhart: goal (wrist)Eetu Luostarinen: saved (snap)Anton Lundell: goal (snap)Brady Tkachuk: saved (snap)Brady Tkachuk: saved (tip-in)Niko Mikkola: saved (snap)Sam Reinhart: missed the netAnton Lundell: saved (snap)Anton Lundell: saved (snap)Seth Jones: goal (snap)Brady Tkachuk: saved (snap)Anton Lundell: saved (snap)Aaron Ekblad: saved (snap)Brady Tkachuk: saved (tip-in)Lars Eller: saved (snap)Carter Verhaeghe: saved (slap)Sam Bennett: saved (snap)Gustav Forsling: saved (snap)Dmitry Kulikov: saved (snap)Sam Reinhart: saved (snap)Matthew Tkachuk: missed the netBrady Tkachuk: saved (snap)Carter Verhaeghe: missed the netSam Reinhart: saved (snap)Carter Verhaeghe: saved (slap)Anton Lundell: saved (snap)Lars Eller: missed the netAaron Ekblad: saved (snap)Gustav Forsling: saved (snap)Lars Eller: missed the netLars Eller: saved (snap)Anton Lundell: goal (snap)Gustav Forsling: missed the netCarter Verhaeghe: saved (snap)Lars Eller: missed the netAnton Lundell: goal (snap)
  • 5Goals10% of attempts
  • 33Saved67% of attempts
  • 11Missed the net22% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

WPG skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Kyle Connor L 101-320020:44
Morgan Barron C 101+133115:04
Neal Pionk D 011-245023:42
Mark Scheifele C 011-210422:18
Dawson Mercer C 011022118:14
Dylan DeMelo D 011022117:39
Dylan Samberg D 000-202420:40
Gabriel Vilardi C 000-210120:05
Elias Salomonsson D 000022018:39
Cole Perfetti C 000020018:38
Mario Ferraro D 000-121318:18
Viggo Björck C 000-100015:30
Haydn Fleury D 000+111215:19
Alex Iafallo L 000021114:07
Adam Lowry C 000001013:57
Isak Rosen R 000001111:49
Cole Koepke L 000002109:36
Tyrel Bauer D 000002002:59
WPG goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Nico Daws L 333789.2458:06
FLA skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Anton Lundell C 303+382016:48
Seth Jones D 123+210324:16
Sam Reinhart C 112-142019:46
Eetu Luostarinen C 022+310116:27
Carter Verhaeghe C 011-130019:58
Lars Eller C 011+320216:55
Aaron Ekblad D 000+120121:17
Niko Mikkola D 000+211119:26
Gustav Forsling D 000+122119:04
Matthew Tkachuk L 000021016:53
Dmitry Kulikov D 000-111116:32
Sandis Vilmanis L 000-127116:05
Radko Gudas D 000-110015:04
Brady Tkachuk L 000063014:58
Sam Bennett C 000020014:25
Garnet Hathaway R 000003209:37
Cole Schwindt R 000002108:28
Bokondji Imama L 000001106:07
FLA goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Akira Schmid W 222491.7260:00

🎟️ Player Props Results Consensus lines

PlayerPropLineActualResult
Anton Lundell FLA Points0.53 Over
Assists0.50 Under
Shots on goal2.58 Over
Seth Jones FLA Points0.53 Over
Assists0.52 Over
Shots on goal2.51 Under
Sam Reinhart FLA Points0.52 Over
Assists0.51 Over
Goals0.51 Over
Shots on goal2.54 Over
Eetu Luostarinen FLA Points0.52 Over
Assists0.52 Over
Kyle Connor WPG Points0.51 Over
Assists0.50 Under
Goals0.51 Over
Shots on goal2.52 Under
Mark Scheifele WPG Points0.51 Over
Assists0.51 Over
Goals0.50 Under
Shots on goal1.51 Under

The last pregame line, graded against the final box score.

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2026-27 season series WPG 0 – 2 FLA
Last 4 meetings · since 2025-26 WPG 1 – 3 FLA
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
After this game
Winnipeg Jets 4-7-3 L8 L10 1-7-2 Next game recap: @ CAR · Sun, Nov 1
Florida Panthers 8-4-2 W3 L10 6-4-0 Next game recap: vs DET · Mon, Nov 2

🔍 Key Suspects Results

6 of 15 graded picks hit. Pushes and voided picks are not counted.

WPG — Away
Elias Salomonsson Elias Salomonsson D Points · BetMGM 0.5 UNDER HIT Actual 0
Kyle Connor Kyle Connor LW Shots on Goal · BetMGM 2.5 OVER MISS Actual 2
Neal Pionk Neal Pionk D Shots on Goal · DraftKings 1.5 OVER HIT Actual 4
Cole Perfetti Cole Perfetti C Shots on Goal · BetMGM 1.5 OVER HIT Actual 2
Dawson Mercer Dawson Mercer C Shots on Goal · FanDuel 3+ MILESTONE MISS Actual 2
Mark Scheifele Mark Scheifele C Assists · DraftKings 2+ MILESTONE MISS Actual 1
Gabriel Vilardi Gabriel Vilardi C Shots on Goal · FanDuel 1.5 OVER MISS Actual 1
FLA — Home
Niko Mikkola Niko Mikkola D Anytime Goal · FanDuel 1+ MILESTONE MISS Actual 0
Carter Verhaeghe Carter Verhaeghe C Goals · FanDuel 2+ MILESTONE MISS Actual 0
Brady Tkachuk Brady Tkachuk LW Goals · FanDuel 0.5 UNDER HIT Actual 0
Matthew Tkachuk Matthew Tkachuk LW Assists · DraftKings 3+ MILESTONE MISS Actual 0
Anton Lundell Anton Lundell C Points · BetMGM 0.5 UNDER MISS Actual 3
Aaron Ekblad Aaron Ekblad D Points · BetMGM 0.5 UNDER HIT Actual 0
Seth Jones Seth Jones D Assists · FanDuel 2+ MILESTONE HIT Actual 2
Eetu Luostarinen Eetu Luostarinen C Points · BetMGM 0.5 UNDER MISS Actual 2

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