Jojo Doria - AHN Sports Contributor
Sunrise, FL, United States (AHN Sports) - The Jets rallied late and then beat the Florida Panthers in the shootout round with Andrew Ladd scoring the deciding shootout goal to lift Winnipeg to a thrilling 4-3 victory Monday night at BankAtlantic Center.
Ladd beat Jose Theodore to give the Jets an edge after a scoreless first round in the shootout before Kyle Wellwood's tally sealed Winnipeg's second win in three games.
Evander Kane scored a pair of goals, including the game-tying goal with 50 seconds remaining in regulation, while Wellwood had a first-period goal for the Jets, who improved to 2-1 on their season-long seven-game road trip.
Winnipeg edged Philadelphia 9-8 Thursday night, but was shut out at Tampa Bay 1-0 Saturday.
Ondrej Pavelec, who turned away two shots in the scoreless overtime period, stopped a season-high 39-of-42 Florida shots for the victors.
The Panthers, making the first of three-game homestand after winning two of their three tilts on their recent road trip, got a pair of goals from Tomas Fleischmann.
Jason Garrison also lit the lamp for Florida, while Theodore ended with 28 saves.
The Jets built a 2-0 lead in the opening stanza before Florida closed to 2-1 with 20 seconds left in the period courtesy of Garrison's slapshot.
Fleischmann scored twice in the third period before Kane's late equalizer.
Monday's contest marked the first of six meetings between these division rivals who are slated to meet again next week in Winnipeg.
It is also the first game of the season where the Jets faced Panthers assistant coach Craig Ramsay, who was their head coach last season. Ramsay was not retained after the Jets moved from Atlanta.
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