The game’s first goal came at 18:15, with Viggo Björck serving a penalty. The Panthers continued their success on the power play against Winnipeg as Sam Reinhart worked his way out of the corner and found enough room to beat Nico Daws to the far side, giving Florida a 1-0 lead heading into the first intermission.
Florida doubled its lead just 2:38 into the second period. Anton Lundell carried the puck into the Winnipeg zone and had his initial shot blocked but quickly recovered the puck and fired a second attempt past Nico Daws to make it 2-0 Panthers.
The Jets had a golden opportunity to snap their power-play drought when they were awarded a full two minutes of a 5-on-3 advantage. With just six seconds remaining in the two-man advantage, Mark Scheifele found Kyle Connor in full flight, and Connor did the rest, beating Akira Schmid over the shoulder for his team-leading 11th goal of the season. It was Connor’s fifth power-play goal of the campaign, matching his total from all of last season.