Florida Panthers extend struggling Winnipeg Jets' slide to 6 games with 5-1 win

Carter Verhaeghe scored twice, Matthew Tkachuk had four assists and the Florida Panthers extended the Winnipeg Jets' slide to six games with a 5-1 victory on Tuesday night.Brady Tkachuk had a goal and two assists, Niko Mikkola had a goal and assist, and Sam Reinhart rounded out the scoring for Florida, which scored three times on the power play. The Panthers salvaged their four-game trip with a pair of wins after opening with back-to-back defeats. Seth Jones had three assists.Akira Schmid made 24 saves for his fourth victory in five starts.Adam Lowry scored for Winnipeg, his second of the season and first short-handed. The Jets haven't won since opening the season 4-1-1.Clay Stevenson stopped 19 shots.The Jets' power play has gone stale at 0 for 14 over their last five games and 2 for 18 at home this season.Florida scored three times by the 10:18 mark of the first period. The Tkachuk brothers have combined for 35 points in the first 13 games this season.Reinhart one-timed a pass by Bra