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HELSINKI (AP) — Roberto Luongo was just happy to finally be back on the ice for the Florida Panthers.“It’s just nice to be back part of the team Craig Anderson Jersey ,” Luongo said. “It’s never fun to be on the sideline watching the game. I put in a lot of work and I’m happy I was able to play a game.”Returning from a knee injury that sidelined him since the season opener, the 39-year-old Luongo stopped 32 shots to help Florida beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-2 on Friday night for a two-game split in the Finnish capital.“That was huge for us,” Florida coach Bob Boughner said. “Watching him play so composed after being off for a month, he is a big reason why we won the game tonight.”Luongo was hurt Oct. 6 against Tampa Bay.Luongo stopped all 17 shots in the final period as the Jets pressed.“He gives us a lot of confidence and he’s telling us what to do, talks a lot on the ice and off the ice,” said captain Aleksander Barkov, who is Finnish.Keith Yandle and Evgeni Dadonov had a goal and an assist each for the Panthers. Mike Hoffman and Frank Vatrano also scored a goal apiece and Jonathan Huberdeau added two assists. The Panthers overcame an early 2-1 deficit for their first regulation victory and third overall win in the first 11 games.“Our start wasn’t very good Authentic Erik Karlsson Jersey Kids , actually it was pretty awful, our start,” Boughner said. “They tested him (Luongo) early and he was really good and I think that gave us time to get feet underneath of us and start rolling a little bit. That’s what good goalies do, they make the saves at the right time.”Coming off a hat trick Thursday night in Winnipeg’s 4-2 victory, Finnish star Patrik Laine scored again In front of a capacity crowd of 13,500 at Hartwall Arena. Nikolaj Ehlers also connected, and captain Blake Wheeler had two assists.“Overall Jean-Gabriel Pageau Jersey , it’s been an unreal trip,” Laine said. “I’m going to remember every second that we spent here for the rest of my life. The atmosphere at the ring was unreal for the both games. It was a pleasure to play in front of the Finnish fans, friends and family.”Yandle broke a tie on a power play with 26 seconds left in the second period, driving a slap shot past goalie Connor HellebuyckHoffman tied it on a power play at 4:59 of the second.Vatrano scored off a turnover midway through the third.NOTES: The games were part of the NHL Global Series. It was the 25th NHL regular season game played on the European continent, and the seventh in Finland. In October, New Jersey beat Edmonton Gothenburg, Sweden. Commissioner Gary Bettman said the NHL is planning to play a season-opening game in Prague and another two games in Stockholm next season. … Laine Mark Stone Jersey , who had 44 goals last season, had three goals in 12 games this season before adding four in the two games in Helsinki. … Hoffman has a point in each of the past nine games.UP NEXTPanthers: Open a three-game homestead against Edmonton on Thursday night.Jets: Open a four-game homestead against Colorado on Friday night. Edmonton Oilers (34-35-9, sixth in the Pacific Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (42-30-7, third in the Pacific Division)Paradise, Nevada; Monday, 10 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Vegas heads into the matchup with Edmonton as losers of five in a row.The Golden Knights are 27-17-3 in Western Conference games. Vegas leads the Western Conference recording 34.4 shots per game while averaging 3.0 goals.The Oilers are 16-17-5 on the road. Edmonton averages 9.4 penalty minutes per game, the second-most in the Western Conference. Zack Kassian leads the team serving 100 total minutes. In their last meeting on March 17 Youth Matt Duchene Jersey , Vegas won 6-3. William Karlsson recorded a team-high two assists for the Golden Knights in the victory.TOP PERFORMERS: Reilly Smith leads the Golden Knights with 34 assists and has recorded 53 points this season. Karlsson has scored five goals over the last 10 games for Vegas.LAST 10 GAMES: Oilers: 4-4-2, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.8 assists, 4.1 penalties and 11.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.9 goals per game with a .880 save percentage.Golden Knights: 4-4-2, averaging 3.4 goals, 5.6 assists, 3.7 penalties and 8.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game with a .904 save percentage.Golden Knights Injuries: Mark Stone: day to day (leg) Mike Condon Jersey , Nate Schmidt: day to day (leg), Marc-Andre Fleury: day to day (lower body), Paul Stastny: day to day (undisclosed).Oilers Injuries: None listed.