FLA at WPG | Recap

WINNIPEG -- Daniil Tarasov made 17 saves and stopped both of the attempts he faced in the shootout for the Florida Panthers, who defeated the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 at Canada Life Centre on Thursday.

Sam Bennett scored in regulation for the Panthers (26-20-3), who were coming off a 4-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Monday but have won four of six (4-2-0). Anton Lundell and Sam Reinhart scored in the shootout.

Cole Perfetti scored for the Jets (20-23-7), who have lost three of four (1-1-2). Connor Hellebuyck made 19 saves.

Bennett gave the Panthers a 1-0 lead at 18:49 of the second period. After winning an offensive zone face-off, Bennett glided to the top edge of the left circle, where he took a pass from Matthew Tkachuk and scored with a one-timer over Hellebuyck's glove.

It is the first point of the season for Tkachuk, who was playing in his second game this season after missing the first 47 because of surgery to repair a torn adductor muscle and sports hernia on Aug. 22.

Perfetti tied it 1-1 at 5:24 of the third period. Jonathan Toews stole the puck from Uvis Balinskis in the offensive zone and found a cutting Perfetti, who moved the puck to his backhand and slid a shot past the left pad of Tarasov, who was moving the other way.