WINNIPEG (Interstat) — 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 in an NHL game at Canada Life Centre. Florida, the visiting team, improved to 7-6, while Winnipeg fell to 4-8. The Panthers scored once in the first period and once in the second before adding three in the third. Winnipeg scored once in the first. Florida scored three times on the power play. Brady Tkachuk had a goal and two assists, Niko Mikkola had a goal and an assist, Sam Reinhart rounded out the scoring and Seth Jones had three assists. Adam Lowry scored for Winnipeg in the second period. Akira Schmid made 24 saves on 25 shots and was Florida’s top star. The Panthers salvaged their four-game trip with a pair of wins after opening with back-to-back defeats. Attendance at Canada Life Centre was 14,336.