Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets

Tuesday, December 31, 2019, 7:00 PM ET Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Florida Panthers 4–1 on Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at home.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	Goals	2019-2020 record
Florida Panthers	1	35-26-8
at Columbus Blue Jackets	4	33-22-15

Goals by period

Goals by period, Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	0	1	0	1
Columbus Blue Jackets	1	1	2	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	14	15	8	37
Columbus Blue Jackets	13	8	7	28

Three stars

Z. Werenski, Columbus Blue Jackets (3 goals)
E. Merzlikins, Columbus Blue Jackets (goaltender)
B. Jenner, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:54	Columbus Blue Jackets	Zach Werenski (9)	Alexander Wennberg (10)	Even strength	FLA 0, CBJ 1
2nd	03:39	Florida Panthers	Colton Sceviour (4)	Anton Stralman (10), Mark Pysyk (3)	Even strength	FLA 1, CBJ 1
2nd	15:34	Columbus Blue Jackets	Boone Jenner (8)	Gustav Nyquist (18), Alexander Wennberg (11)	Power play	FLA 1, CBJ 2
3rd	04:13	Columbus Blue Jackets	Zach Werenski (10)	David Savard (7), Boone Jenner (8)	Even strength	FLA 1, CBJ 3
3rd	08:04	Columbus Blue Jackets	Zach Werenski (11)	Gustav Nyquist (19), Nick Foligno (11)	Even strength	FLA 1, CBJ 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets
Stat	Florida Panthers	Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal	37	28
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	8	6
Hits	15	11
Blocked shots	10	24
Giveaways	7	14
Takeaways	5	3
Faceoffs won	30/52 (57.7%)	22/52 (42.3%)

Box score

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 C. Sceviour	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	100%	10:56
Number 9 B. Boyle	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	40%	11:48
Number 10 B. Connolly	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		16:36
Number 11 J. Huberdeau	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0		19:35
Number 14 D. Toninato	C	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	0	0		08:44
Number 16 A. Barkov	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	0	55.6%	20:57
Number 21 V. Trocheck	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	66.7%	17:27
Number 55 N. Acciari	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	75%	18:03
Number 63 E. Dadonov	L	0	0	0	-2	0	4	1	0	0		14:46
Number 68 M. Hoffman	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		17:05
Number 77 F. Vatrano	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	0	100%	12:36
Number 2 J. Brown	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0		12:52
Number 3 K. Yandle	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	2	0		22:32
Number 5 A. Ekblad	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	2	0		23:36
Number 6 A. Stralman	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	1	0		21:35
Number 13 M. Pysyk	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	0		09:43
Number 19 M. Matheson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		15:27
Number 61 R. Stillman	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		20:32

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 72 S. Bobrovsky	28	24	4	.857	58:15	Loss

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 A. Wennberg	C	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	40%	15:28
Number 11 K. Stenlund	C	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	2	0		16:47
Number 14 G. Nyquist	R	0	2	2	+2	0	3	0	1	0		20:11
Number 15 J. lilja	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		10:34
Number 18 P. Dubois	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	33.3%	17:24
Number 20 R. Nash	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	62.5%	13:38
Number 24 N. Gerbe	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		16:57
Number 38 B. Jenner	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0	1	1	40%	21:54
Number 42 A. Texier	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		02:55
Number 49 R. MacInnis	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	100%	12:11
Number 50 E. Robinson	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0		11:30
Number 71 N. Foligno	L	0	1	1	+2	0	1	4	1	0		18:33
Number 3 S. Jones	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	5	0		23:10
Number 8 Z. Werenski	D	3	0	3	+3	0	6	0	1	0		22:00
Number 44 V. Gavrikov	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		24:07
Number 46 D. Kukan	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		13:20
Number 53 G. Carlsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		12:02
Number 58 D. Savard	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	5	0		21:19

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 90 E. Merzlikins	37	36	1	.973	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:12	Columbus Blue Jackets	David Savard	Slashing	2
2nd	07:59	Florida Panthers	Joshua Brown	Interference	2
2nd	11:11	Columbus Blue Jackets	Riley Nash	Tripping	2
2nd	14:39	Florida Panthers	Dominic Toninato	Interference	2
3rd	04:13	Florida Panthers	Bench	Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor)	2
3rd	13:19	Florida Panthers	Mark Pysyk	Holding	2
3rd	13:19	Columbus Blue Jackets	Kevin Stenlund	Holding	2

Game information

Florida Panthers head coach: Joel Quenneville
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Justin St. Pierre, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Steve Barton
Florida Panthers scratches: MacKenzie Weegar, Jayce Hawryluk, Denis Malgin
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Scott Harrington, Joonas Korpisalo, Sonny Milano

2019-2020 season series

Every Florida Panthers and Columbus Blue Jackets game in the 2019-2020 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Florida Panthers 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Florida Panthers, Sat, Dec 7, 2019
Florida Panthers 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Dec 31, 2019
Florida Panthers 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Feb 4, 2020

Other NHL games on Dec 31

Other NHL games on Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 2 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Dec 31, 2019
New York Islanders 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Washington Capitals, Tue, Dec 31, 2019
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 5	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Vegas Golden Knights, Tue, Dec 31, 2019
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Dec 31, 2019
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Dec 31, 2019
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Dec 31, 2019
San Jose Sharks 0 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Dec 31, 2019
Winnipeg Jets 7 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Dec 31, 2019
Chicago Blackhawks 5 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Calgary Flames, Tue, Dec 31, 2019
New York Rangers 5 at Edmonton Oilers 7	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Dec 31, 2019
St. Louis Blues 1 at Arizona Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Arizona Coyotes, Tue, Dec 31, 2019
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Los Angeles Kings 5	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Dec 31, 2019

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