Jets struggle as Panthers grab 9th consecutive victory in dominant fashion

Sergei Bobrovsky made 30 saves, Jonathan Huberdeau and Gustav Forsling each scored twice and the Florida Panthers won their ninth straight game, beating the Winnipeg Jets 6-1 on Friday night in Sunrise, Fla.

Mason Marchment and Maxim Mamin also scored, and Claude Giroux had three assists for the Eastern Conference-leading Panthers, who have the longest active win streak in the NHL. Florida has 112 points, two behind Colorado in the race for the most in the NHL. Both teams have eight games remaining.

Nikolaj Ehlers scored for the Jets. Connor Hellebuyck allowed four goals on 26 shots before being replaced by Eric Comrie at the start of the third period. Comrie had 15 stops.

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Ehlers goal 1:07 into the third period cut Florida's lead to 4-1, but the Panthers answered less than a minute later with a goal by Marchment to make it 5-1. Mamin's goal with 13 minutes left made it 6-1.

Forsling's second tally, from the high slot on a pass from Huberdeau, extended the lead to 4-0 with 3:39 left in the second.

Huberdeau's first goal gave the Panthers a 1-0 lead 2:03 in. Giroux's shot from the high slot ricocheted off the board and in front to Huberdeau, who flipped the puck into the net.

The Panthers took a 2-0 lead when Huberdeau took a pass from Giroux on the right side and slid the puck under Hellebuyck's pad at 4:47 of the first.