Smith lead Panthers past Jets, 3-2
Reilly Smith is still thankful Tre Jackson Jersey he ended up with Florida. Smith, traded from Boston last summer, had two goals and Jaromir Jagr scored the winner to send the Panthers past the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Tuesday night. ''It's awesome when you join a new team and you're able to contribute like this,'' http://www.patriotsofficialnflproshop.com/AUTHENTIC+AARON+DOBSON+JERSEYSmith said. ''Obviously, I've been given a great opportunity here and I've tried to do my best not to squander it.'' Smith has a career-high 21 goals for Florida, which regained sole possession of first place in the Atlantic Division by moving two points ahead of idle Tampa Bay. He has 38 points in 63 games, two points short of the total he posted in 81 games with the Bruins last season. Jagr scored his 21st of http://www.patriotsofficialnflproshop.com/AUTHENTIC+ALAN+BRANCH+JERSEYthe season, and Vincent Trocheck assisted on both of Smith's goals. ''I'm playing with great players,'' Smith said. ''It seems like they're trying to set me up all the time.'' Dustin Byfuglien and rookie Andrew Copp scored in the second period K.J. Wright Jerseyfor Winnipeg, which lost its fifth straight home game and remains last in the Central Division. Roberto Luongo made 30 saves for the Panthers, who improved to 1-1-1 on a five-game road trip. Ondrej Pavelec http://www.officialseahawksnflstore.com/AUTHENTIC+KAM+CHANCELLOR+JERSEYstopped 19 shots for the Jets, who began a five-game homestand. They are 13-15-1 at MTS Centre and play a season-high 11 home games in March. ''Just one of those things,'' Byfuglien said about the poor showing in front of Winnipeg's fans. ''We try. It's not because of lack of effort. It's just, things ain't gone our way.'' Winnipeg led 2-1 going into the third period, but Smith's second goal on the power play, while Copp was in the penalty box for slashing Trocheck, tied it at 1:46.
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