Carter Verhaeghe scored twice, Matthew Tkachuk had four assists and Florida extended Winnipeg’s slide to six games with a 5-1 victory at Canada Life Centre.
Brady Tkachuk had a goal and two assists, Niko Mikkola had a goal and assist, and Sam Reinhart rounded out the scoring for Florida, which scored three times on the power play. The Panthers salvaged their four-game trip with a pair of wins after opening with back-to-back defeats. Seth Jones had three assists.
Akira Schmid made 24 saves for his fourth victory in five starts.
Adam Lowry scored for Winnipeg, his second of the season and first short-handed. The Jets haven’t won since opening the season 4-1-1.
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Clay Stevenson stopped 19 shots.
The Jets’ power play has gone stale at 0 for 14 over their last five games and 2 for 18 at home this season.
Florida scored three times by the 10:18 mark of the first period. The Tkachuk brothers have combined for 35 points in the first 13 games this season.
Former Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck blocks a shot in the first period of his first game with the New Jersey Devils Tuesday night in Dallas. (Julio Cortez/The Associated Press)
Connor Hellebuyck stopped 16 of the 17 shots he faced to win his New Jersey debut, Nico Hischier scored two goals, and the Devils beat the Dallas Stars 5-1 on Tuesday night.
Hellebuyck, the three-time Vezina Trophy winner, started four days after being traded by the Winnipeg Jets following his suspension for failing to report to training camp. It was his first win since April 9 at St. Louis, 3-2.
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The Hughes brothers, Jack and Luke, and Jesper Boqvist, also scored for the Devils, who have won four consecutive games.
Justin Hryckowian scored for the Stars, who had a five-game winning streak snapped. Casey DeSmith, making his third start of the season, made 22 saves after allowing only two goals in each of his previous outings.
