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Winnipeg Jets vs Florida Panthers

Regular season · Friday, October 30, 2026 · Amerant Bank Arena

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Game preview

The Winnipeg Jets visit the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena on Friday, October 30, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on TVAS, TSN3 and SCRIPPS.

This is the second of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Jets

Game 2 of a road trip: Tampa Bay, now Florida.

  1. 202026-10-20: at STL
  2. 212026-10-21: no game
  3. 222026-10-22: at DAL
  4. 232026-10-23: no game
  5. 242026-10-24: no game
  6. 252026-10-25: vs MTL
  7. 262026-10-26: no game
  8. 272026-10-27: vs FLA
  9. 282026-10-28: no game
  10. 292026-10-29: at TBL
  11. 302026-10-30: at FLA, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~179 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,882 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Panthers

First home game after a 4-game road trip (Ottawa, Pittsburgh, Chicago and Winnipeg).

  1. 202026-10-20: no game
  2. 212026-10-21: at OTT
  3. 222026-10-22: at PIT, second of a back-to-backB2B
  4. 232026-10-23: no game
  5. 242026-10-24: no game
  6. 252026-10-25: at CHI
  7. 262026-10-26: no game
  8. 272026-10-27: at WPG
  9. 282026-10-28: no game
  10. 292026-10-29: no game
  11. 302026-10-30: vs WPG
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~1,868 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~4,733 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Winnipeg JetsJetsTue, Oct 13 vs MIN
  1. L1Connor#81Scheifele#55Perfetti#91
    11:17 together at 5v5
  2. L2Iafallo#9Lowry#17Rosen#27
    11:14 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewVilardi#13Björck#61Niederreiter#62
    11:00 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewKoepke#45Namestnikov#7Barron#36
    8:43 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewSamberg#54Pionk#4
    12:47 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewDeMelo#2Ferraro#38
    11:16 together at 5v5
  3. D3Fleury#24Bauer#77
    10:38 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Connor LScheifele CVilardi CPerfetti CPionk D1:36

Penalty kill

  1. 1Connor LIafallo LDeMelo DFerraro D0:43
  2. 2Lowry CBarron CDeMelo DSamberg D0:42
Florida PanthersPanthersTue, Oct 13 at CBJ
  1. L1Vilmanis#95Luostarinen#27Lundell#15
    9:55 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewEller#20Verhaeghe#23Reinhart#13
    9:43 together at 5v5
  3. L3Tkachuk#19Tkachuk#8Bennett#9
    7:58 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewImama#14Lafferty#18Hathaway#21
    7:54 together at 5v5
  1. D1Ekblad#5Forsling#42
    12:58 together at 5v5
  2. D2Jones#3Mikkola#77
    11:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKulikov#7Balinskis#26
    11:24 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Tkachuk LTkachuk LVerhaeghe CReinhart CJones D4:55
  2. 2Eller CBennett CLuostarinen CLundell CEkblad D2:58

Penalty kill

  1. 1Luostarinen CLundell CEkblad DForsling D0:57
  2. 2Eller CHathaway RJones DMikkola D0:37

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

WPGFLA

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

WPG 76% (4th most settled)FLA 72% (7th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

WPG 1:35 left (7th latest · 20 pulls)FLA 2:30 left (2nd earliest · 15 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

WPG 48.8s (12th longest)FLA 47.4s (10th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

WPG 27% (9th least often)FLA 27% (10th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series