2026-27 NHL Highlights, News and Analysis

And Kitty, they missed Aaron Ekblad for a couple games. Forsling, of course, Marchand, Marchstrom as well. The face-off sponsored by Rooms To Go. So, a little bit of survival mode, if you will, if that's the, you know, right word, appropriate word to use it early in the season. And a two-pointer tonight would really, you know, put the Panthers in good shape. They would have gone 5-3-2 in those first 10 games. That's a good number on the road. >> Yeah, a little different team that they're playing here tonight. This Jets team, they got a lot of speed, especially up front. Missing the best defenseman. >> Jones shoots right on. He's on the backcheck, knocked it free. Connor able to move it in behind for Perfetti. Cole Perfetti in front with a chance, and Schmidt makes the glove save. Here comes Barron for the Jets. Goes wide, takes a shot. Schmidt was there, got a stick on it. Right on the post. 18-year-old centerman for the Jets, eighth overall pick in the draft this past year. Here's Dawson Mercer, came over from the Devils in a big trade for Hellebuyck. And he sets up a shot on goal. That's scooped up. And bangs with Reinhart. Now it's the dangerous Mark Scheifele, top-line center. Comes up high to Barron for a slap shot, easily gloved by Schmidt, who saw it all the way. Now it's Reinhart. Over to Jones, walking into THE SLOT AND SHOOTING. It goes wide. Brady could have shot the chip, it wouldn't go. Out in FRONT FOR EHLERS, SCORES! CARTER VERHAEGHE ON THE POWER PLAY, and the Panthers have a lead tonight in Winnipeg. >> For March on this segment on the power play, there's the shot. Look at Brady Tkachuk in front, gets his stick on it. Again, out in front. >> And they've got that lead on the road tonight. Ooh, look out. Steal by Duclair in front, he hit the post on a backhand. Oh, was that dangerous. Great chances for the Panthers there to add to the lead. Matthew Tkachuk comes to the net. Feeds Jones at the point. Moves it along to Mikael Sends it across. Score! IT WAS DEFLECTED IN. BENNETT WAS OUT IN FRONT. THE PANTHERS PICK UP A COUPLE OF QUICK ONES, and they've got a two-goal lead. It'll be the big Finn's second of the year. >> Mikkola. And look at he's looking out in front, looking for a stick, and it goes off the skate of one of the Jets. Good feed. Jones will get another assist for the Florida Panthers. Mikkola. Or it goes off the stick, sorry. Forraro's stick. I thought it was off >> Panthers get it set up. Trying to cash again. Verhaeghe. Over to Jones with two points already. Now it's Verhaeghe in the slot. Here's Matthew for Verhaeghe. THE SHOT! SCORE! CARTER'S GOT ANOTHER ONE. AND THE Panthers are all over the Jets. It's three nothing midway through the first. >> But we've seen the the hills and valleys of the Panthers power play even so far this season. Working with that man advantage. Starts with the the face-off win and then move it around. Jones back to Verhaeghe. And watch Verhaeghe. See how much time he's going to have right here. Gets it right down the middle. And the give-and-go with Kucherov. And Verhaeghe makes no mistake. Right underneath the crossbar. >> Wrap up this road trip with a win. >> You got to be impressed with this the speed and and of the Florida Panthers, the way that they are moving. >> Schmidt with a glove save and the rebound went wide. Barron was out in front of the net. >> Of course, as we know in the league, there's no leads that are safe, especially when teams you know, and open it up kind of nothing to lose. >> Set up ON GOAL. SAVE. REBOUND WENT WIDE FROM PERFETTI. Chance for Scheifele. He misses wide. This is Winnipeg's top line, and It got through him. Verhaeghe knocks it down. Samberg for the Jets. Lipps to center. Chopped ahead of here comes Connor. In on Schmidt! AND A GLOVE SAVE! AKIRA. >> Finding Kyle Connor time perfectly. There he goes as Nico Mikkola tried to stand up in the neutral zone, but Akira Schmid in this replay is sponsored by your local Toyota dealers. Here's a look from behind the net. Oh, Schmid is >> And then Schmid getting some leeway. Bjork with a chance in the slot. Schmid with another save. Eller on the rebound over to Losterinen. >> Causing chaos there in the offensive zone. That line gets out there. Schmid The mama halfway. >> Here's Bennett with speed over the line. Bennett on the backhand. And here he comes. Nice move to get by Scheifele. Verhaeghe to give to Jones. Back to the corner for Verhaeghe. Up high it's Mikkola. He'll let it fly. Missed the net. Samberg in behind. Floats ahead. Here comes Connor to center. Bjork Stays onside. Sends it on goal. Schmid with the save. Bennett moves to center. Lead feed Forsling trying TO GET A STEP. HE'S TRIPPED. IT'S A PENALTY. JETS CLEAR. LOOK OUT IAFALLO for a shorthanded chance. And Schmid got a piece of it. Iafallo has a man OUT IN FRONT. SALAMONSON. SCHMID WITH A BIG SAVE. >> And then here's the last Schmid save shorthanded for the Jets. >> Back for Eklund. Across Losterinen. Here's Bennett. Back again Eklund straight on. The shot glove save. Rebound in front Lundell stopped. Here comes out to Losterinen. Now Bennett again as the power PLAY WINDS DOWN. GLOVED and held by Stephenson. >> Canters almost got another one. >> Oh, shooting. Save by Stephenson. Rebound in the corner. Brady could shove with a big hit on Ferraro. Canters work it free. Jones In the slot fires. Glove save. Oh, they work that well. >> Power play. He's always you know looking for Reinhardt in the high slot, but also he has really been feeding Seth Jones right >> High end shooters Clay Stevenson in his ninth NHL game is seeing the 27-year-old. By the way, did he spend a year in college? Oh, THE WRAP AROUND ATTEMPT AND SMITH GOT BACK. IT LOOKED LIKE LOWRY had an open net. Akira Schmid recovered. What a save. >> Let's take a look here. Akira Schmid not quite sure what to do with that puck. And here's the wrap around. Now, I I would put probably get a better view but it it from there looked like it went over the goal line. Here's it from above. Yeah. >> Yeah, that's a goal. >> Yeah. >> [cheering] >> Oh, boy. Jones walks the line. Brady Tkachuk shoots high. Carries around the boards for Hagg. He gloves it down and holds it in. Matthew Tkachuk looking in front. He'll hang on to it. NOW IN FRONT, REINHART SCORES! THE TKACHUK BROTHERS SET UP REINHART AND THE PANTHERS GET IT RIGHT BACK. >> You could see this play developing and the patience of Matthew Tkachuk and then right on the sweet spot of Reinhart. Watch Matthew. He's waiting, waiting. Okay. Pull out a defender. There's a lane. And very quickly Brady Tkachuk to Reinhart back of the net. >> 18 seconds after the Lowry goal. Lowry, Velardi shoots high over the net. Lowry to Ferraro in the corner. Now Lowry in front, stick save by Schmid. Ferraro's got to look. Deflected puck. SCHMID ABLE TO FIND IT. Gudas takes back. And now Velardi takes a shot. Schmid the easy save. Saw that all the way. >> Kapanen comes in. This is right before that. Panthers got a little eye lock on the puck but look at the concentration and great position. >> gets the clear. Rosengren trying to pick it up. Gustavsson Borgling right on him. Rosengren centers he's got gets in front Schmid with a save. >> And that first shot of the game was a goal. So since then, you know, he's really clamped down. >> Vilmanis for Lundell with a chance met by DeMelo. LUNDELL FOR VILMANIS DENIED. THE BACK HIDER STOPPED AS WELL. >> STRIP OF THE PUCK, little flip pass. Lundell goes wide. Beyond didn't have a stick. And the the follow up by Vilmanis, he just couldn't get a stick free. >> And with 11 and change left, one of the other big keys to this game tonight, Panthers have only taken two penalties. That's it. Always giving Winnipeg power play chances. Lowry pokes it down the boards, tracks it down, centers a chance and Schmid stops Kyle Connor again. Takes a big hit from Bennett. Bennett takes the puck. Flips it ahead to Mikkola. He's got room. Up ahead Matthew Tkachuk, TRAFFIC TO THE NET. THE PASS IS FROM BRADY ON A ONE-HANDER. OH, THE TKACHUK BROTHERS HOOK UP AND THE PANTHERS HAVE A 5-1 LEAD. >> OH, that is just pretty to watch right there. >> Stepping up. >> Takes the feed from Bennett and then allows Matthew gets it over the blue line. He's got time, his head's up and there's the one-handed. Tip there by Brady Tkachuk. Better look at it right here. Just enough loft over the glove hand. What a pretty goal that is. >> And just like that, they now have seven points. >> [music]