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Comrie makes 27 saves as Jets edge Panthers 2-1
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By Evan Waldner
Jan 31, 2026, 19:47 EST
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The Winnipeg Jets collected a huge two points Saturday afternoon in Sunrise, Florida, coming back from a goal down to earn a 2-1 regulation win over the back-to-back defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers.
Just 2:55 into the first period, Jets defenceman Elias Salomonsson was hit hard into the end boards by Panthers forward Carter Verhaeghe. There was no call on the play, and Salomonsson was down for a moment before heading off to the dressing room. Luckily, during a stoppage of play, the 21-year-old returned to the ice to test things out and eventually made his way back into the game.
Florida took a 1-0 lead 14:40 into the first period, just five seconds after Logan Stanley’s cross-checking minor expired. Panthers forward Evan Rodrigues fired a wrist shot from just above the right circle that deflected in off Eetu Luostarinen, who was screening Eric Comrie at the side of the net, for Luostarinen’s sixth of the season.
It seemed like one of those games again where the Jets just couldn’t find the back of the net, but after 48:34 of hockey, Cole Perfetti tied things up with his fifth goal of the year. After Gabriel Vilardi was stopped by Sergei Bobrovsky on a drive to the net, the puck popped free and Perfetti tapped in the rebound. It marked his second goal against Florida in the last nine days.
“Yeah, it’s obviously a good feeling. Like you said, got a lot of chances there earlier in the game and wasn’t able to find it,” said Perfetti. “So, just keep going to the net, trying to generate and try to get those chances, and go the net and get rewarded. So felt good.”
Mark Scheifele gave the Jets their first lead at 15:46 on a great passing play involving Scheifele, Kyle Connor, and Gustav Nyquist. Nyquist carried the puck into the Florida zone, sent it down low to Connor, who then stretched a cross-ice pass to Scheifele. Scheifele beat Bobrovsky over the glove for his 27th of the season.
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Winnipeg held on to win its second game in its last three, improving to 22-25-7, while Eric Comrie continued his dominance between the pipes, stopping 27 shots. Comrie has now gone 3-0-0 in his last three starts, posting a .960 save percentage and a 1.00 goals-against average.
“I felt good. I feel like I’m not pressing the issue. Earlier I was pressing the issue a little bit, trying to do a little bit too much. Trying too hard is a weird way to say it, but I feel like I was trying too hard,” said Comrie. “I was putting a lot of pressure on myself, trying to do too much instead of just letting things happen and playing my game. I feel like I’m getting back to just, hey, relax, you don’t have to put pressure on yourself.”
The Jets now head to Dallas to take on the Stars on Monday to conclude their four-game road trip, their final road game before the Olympic break. Puck drop is set for 7:30 p.m. on TSN3.