It appears the $4 tickets and the free entry for kids under 12 in costume wasn’t enough to lure out a big crowd. (Official crowd was 11,855).
The Jets blew a two goal lead which set up an incredibly exciting 3rd period. Florida managed to score a late power play goal to give the Panthers a 3-2 edge. But with 49.9 seconds to go the Jets tied the game with a controversial goal, a goal initially called off by the referee as a high stick.
OT solved nothing and the game was sent to the always fun shootout.
Shooters in shootout:
Jets:
1st shooter: Stapleton (save). 2nd shooter: Ladd (scored). 3rd shooter: Wellwood (scored)
Panthers:
1st shooter: Versteeg (save). 2nd shooter: Santorelli (save). 3rd shooter: x.
Great game by the Jets. Showed a lot of character tonight. Pavelec was sensational.
Next Opponent: They head to New York State to take on the 4 New York based teams. Some of the IC crew (Drew, Rich and Ez) will be attending 3 of the 4 (Islanders, Devils and Rangers) games.
Here are some additional recaps:
Winnipeg Free Press: Jets survive Halloween scare.
Globe and Mail: Wellwood shows hit mettle.
Winnipeg Sun: Jets score late, win in SO.
NHL.com: All’s Wellwood.
Miami Herald: Panthers lose tough thriller to Jets.
Florida Sun-Sentinel: Panther claw back, fall in shootout.
Three Stars:
1st: Andrew Ladd
2nd: Tomas Fleischmann
3rd: Ondrej Pavelec
He's closing in on his first game since January 13th.
The 2024 2nd rounder is in Winnipeg where he'll spend the rest of the season…
At the GM meetings GMKC spoke 1-on-1 with Gino Reda.
