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OTTAWA Youth Matthew Tkachuk Jersey , Ontario (AP) The Ottawa Senators say the son of captain Erik Karlsson has died.Erik and Melinda Karlsson were married last year and announced in November they were expecting their first child in the spring. Karlsson had been posting on social media about his son’s upcoming birth, most recently sharing a photo of he and Melinda on Feb. 19 with the caption ”just me and my little family.”Karlsson sat out Ottawa’s 7-2 loss to Florida on Tuesday night. The team released a statement saying the Karlssons had ”the collective thoughts and prayers of the Ottawa Senators organization, the city of Ottawa and entire hockey community.” The team requested privacy for the family.Among Karlsson’s social media posts was one from the couple’s gender reveal party, when he took a slap shot at a hockey puck that exploded in blue powder. Karlsson jumped and yelled joyously when he found out it was a boy.”There is so much love coming out of this dressing room for them,” defenseman Mark Boroweicki said. ”Erik is a huge part of this team and Erik and Melinda are a huge part of this community and this city. We really are a family in here and it hurts all of us deeply.”The 27-year-old defenseman has had a difficult season on the ice as Ottawa has plummeted in the standings. The two-time Norris Trophy winner was the subject of trade speculation for weeks ahead of the NHL trading deadline.”Everybody is heartbroken Michael Frolik Jersey , it’s awful,” coach Guy Boucher said. ”We definitely feel for Erik and his wife and his family.”The hockey world was quick to share its sympathies with the NHL Players’ Association, players and teams reaching out to voice support.”The players and staff of the NHLPA extend their condolences to Erik and Melinda Karlsson following the loss of their son,” tweeted the NHLPA.— WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Blake Wheeler was honest after the Winnipeg Jets‘ victory over Carolina.“I’m not going to pretend we’re firing on all cylinders right now Authentic Mikael Backlund Jersey , but we’re grinding,” Wheeler said.Bryan Little broke a tie with 2:09 left in the Jets’ 3-1 on Sunday night in the opener of a six-game homestand.“We knew going into the game that the puck wasn’t going to get moved well or easily,” Jets coach Paul Maurice. “That game wasn’t going to look like you would hope it would. It hasn’t for any of their opponents. Nobody’s beat them in regulation. They’re on fire right now. We had our challenges all night with them and still found a way to create some pretty good offence.”Patrick Laine opened the scoring for the Jets at 4:14 of the third period, and Kyle Connor added an empty-net goal with a second left. Backup goalie Laurent Brossoit stopped 42 shots for the victory, allowing only Micheal Ferland’s tying goal.Petr Mrazek made 23 saves for the Hurricanes. They dropped to 4-1-1.“We had some mistakes by our young guys tonight that cost us Mike Smith Jersey ,” Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “At the end there, we didn’t quite get it out far enough. We always talk about we’re fighting for inches and we didn’t get it far enough. They come back and counter and it’s in the net. It’s a tough learning lesson for these young guys but we believe in them and we will move on for tomorrow.”After Laine one-timed a pass from Blake Wheeler on a power play to put the Jets ahead, Ferland poked home a shot from Dougie Hamilton that was drifting behind Brossoit. Little then slammed in the winner for his first goal of the season.“It’s a tough one, especially to lose that late in the game,” Ferland said. “I thought we kept our foot on the gas the entire game Artemi Panarin Jersey , kept going at them and at them. Their goalie played really good. Our goalie played really good, too. I think we would have at least deserved a point there.”NOTES: Winnipeg put Marko Dano on waivers before the game. The 23-year-old forward hasn’t played for the Jets, his third NHL franchise, this season. He was a 2013 first-round draft pick by Columbus.UP NEXTHurricanes: At Tampa Bay on Tuesday night.Jets: Host Edmonton on Tuesday night.