by ldh2013 » Sat Jul 02, 2016 8:15 am
(Sports Network) - A pair of Southeast Division inhabitants clash Thursday evening north of the border, as the Winnipeg Jets host the Florida Panthers at MTS Centre. . The game can be seen regionally on TSN Jets and heard on TSN Radio 1290 in Winnipeg starting at 8pm et/7pm ct. Winnipeg is back home after going 3-2-2 on a season-long seven-game road trip. It has lost three in a row and suffered a 6-5 setback in overtime at Buffalo on Tuesday. Bryan Little scored twice and both Dustin Byfuglien and Tanner Glass contributed a goal and an assist for the Jets, who got 39 saves on 45 shots from goaltender Ondrej Pavelec. Evander Kane recorded four goals and two assists during the trek and Pavelec appeared in all seven games, posting a .910 save percentage in that stretch. "We would have liked to get two points here and it was within our grasp," Jets coach Claude Noel said on the teams website. "I think we shot ourselves in the foot because we were in the box most of the time." The Panthers lost the first meeting with the Jets, 4-3, in a shootout back on Oct. 31 at home and have dropped two straight and 10 of the past 15 matchups with the Winnipeg franchise. Tonights game will be the second of six meetings between the division foes. Florida ended a three-game slide its last time out with a 5-1 pounding of the Toronto Maple Leafs at Air Canada Centre on Tuesday. Jack Skille and Shawn Matthias both had a goal and an assist, while Marco Sturm, Tomas Kopecky and Sean Bergenheim also scored for the Panthers, who have won two straight road games and got a season-high 38 saves from Jose Theodore. "We played a good game," Theodore told the clubs site. "The Leafs came out hard in the first period, but we didnt get intimidated. We showed them that we were prepared to play. We got the momentum and didnt let go." Tomas Fleischmann is two assists away from 100 for his career and Stephen Weiss is slated to play in his 572nd game as a Panther -- one short of Robert Svehla for second on the clubs all-time list. Radek Dvorak is first with 613 contests played. The Panthers are riding a season-best, five-game points streak (2-0-3) and are 4-1-3 in the past eight games. Winnipeg gave up 12 minor penalties and logged 39 penalty minutes. The Jets are 2-2-0 as the host this season. . -- Nick Bjugstad snapped out of his scoring slump and spoiled Drew MacIntyres first NHL start. . -- Hockey fans in Brandon only needed to show up for one period, and the Wheat Kings made it count. . Kelly saw time primarily as a first baseman, third baseman and outfielder last season for the Detroit Tigers, batting .Manchester United landed a deal to sign defender Marcos Rojo from Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday, with the Portuguese club announcing that winger Nani is returning on loan from Old Trafford. Sporting, which is listed on the stock exchange in Lisbon, announced in a regulatory filing that United will pay 20 million euros ($27 million) for the 24-year-old Rojo. United confirmed the deal on Twitter but said it was subject to a medical examination being conductedd and personal terms being agreed. . Rojo has played 28 times for Argentina, including the 1-0 loss to Germany in the World Cup final last month. Uniteds need to strengthen in defence was highlighted Saturday when the team opened the Premier League season with a 2-1 loss to Swansea in Louis van Gaals debut as manager. The 27-year-old Nani is heading home for the 2014-15 season, seven years after joining United, Sporting said. ' ' '
