SUNRISE, Fla. -- Right winger Jaromir Jagr's date with history helped bolster the Florida Panthers' first-place lead in the Atlantic Division.

Jagr scored two goals to move into third place on the NHL's career goal-scoring list as the Panthers broke a third-period tie and beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 on Saturday night at BB&T Center.

"I don't really think about it to be honest with you," said Jagr, whose two goals gave him 742 and moved him past Brett Hull for career goals. "I?don't feel I?played real well the last few games, so I wanted to make sure I?played a little bit better today. I?had a little bit more jump.

"You got to have to have great teammates to pass you the puck. I got 20 goals at age 44 because of them."

With Florida trailing 1-0 in the second period, Jagr tipped in a pass from defenseman Dimitri Kulikov in the low slot, beating Winnipeg goaltender Michael Hutchinson on the glove side, for his 19th goal of the season at 4:53.

Jagr added his 20th after right winger Reilly Smith had given Florida (34-18-7) a 2-1 lead on the power play at 3:58 of the third period. Jagr cleaned up a loose puck in front of the Winnipeg goal and slipped it in for a two-goal Florida lead at 15:37 for his milestone moment.

"He's awesome," said Smith, who broke Florida's 0-of-24 skid on power plays. "I was able to play a little bit with him in Dallas. Obviously, his work ethic is pretty renowned. It's a joy to be able to play with him.

"Every day he comes in here with a smile on his face. He's a great teammate and awesome to have here."

Goaltender Roberto Luongo made 30 saves to claim the win. He had given up three goals or more in all five games he had played since the All-Star break.

"It was a tough week for me," Luongo said. "I wasn't happy obviously with my last few starts. Put in a good week of work. I felt sharp and on top of every puck."

Left winger Nikolaj Ehlers scored for Winnipeg (25-29-4), which concluded its four-game road trip with a 1-2-1 record.

Defenseman Dustin Byfuglien and center Mathieu Perreault posted assists for the Jets.

Kulikov and Jussi Jokinen had two assists for Florida. Hutchinson made 28 saves.

"He definitely showed why he's one of the best in the game," Hutchinson said of Jagr. "He's really good at protecting the puck and he's got a quick shot. I thought for the most part all night we did a good job of containing him when we could.

"He took advantage of his opportunities."

Winnipeg coach Paul Maurice said Jagr was the difference.

"That's what that guy does so well. He's gonna clean up those mistakes and keep you in that tight game," Maurice said. "68, you give a good player a little bit of room, he's going to make you pay. You give a great player too much room, he's going to hurt you bad."

Winnipeg, which entered the game 27th in power-play efficiency, scored first with the man-advantage at 14:35 when Byfuglien's shot from near the blue line deflected in off Ehlers in the slot for this 14th goal and a 1-0 lead.

Earlier in the first period, Florida lost top-line left winger Jonathan Huberdeau at 5:46 when he suffered a hard hit from Winnipeg defenseman Jacob Trouba.

Huberdeau skated in through the left circle but opted to pass the puck out front. Trouba then drove the former Calder Trophy winner into the boards.

Huberdeau stayed down for a few minutes, left the ice and was ruled out for the remainder of the game with an upper-body injury.

Luongo was steadfast in the second period for Florida, stopping right winger Blake Wheeler and Perreault on breakaways with the score tied at 1-1.

Defenseman Michael Matheson and left winger Kyle Rau, top prospects in Florida's organization, made their NHL debuts after both were recalled from Portland of the AHL on Friday.

NOTES: With Winnipeg missing C Bryan Little (neck/day-to-day), C Mathieu Perreault worked the top line with LW Nikolaj Ehlers and RW Blake Wheeler. ... In addition to Little, the Jets scratched D Mark Stuart and D Adam Pardy. ... Florida scratched C Dave Bolland and LW Quinton Howden. Center Aleksander Barkov (out six games) and D Erik Gudbranson (out eight), both on IR, are expected back for the next game, at home on Thursday against Arizona. ... Florida LW Jussi Jokinen played in his 800th game. ... Coaches Paul Maurice of Winnipeg and Gerard Gallant of Florida held the distinction of being the only bench bosses ejected in the last week -- a rarity in the NHL. Maurice was tossed after arguing with officials about a pair of hard hits on his players in Tampa on Thursday; Gallant was sent off after a couple of Panthers were hurt against Nashville last Saturday.