The Florida Panthers (2-2) face the Columbus Blue Jackets (1-1) Tuesday at 7 p.m. EDT. Panthers are favored (-168); Jackets (+140). Florida won 4-3 vs. Bruins; Columbus lost 5-2 vs. Penguins.
Columbus honors late star Johnny Gaudreau in emotional home opener with a banner, ice stick salute, and leaving his position vacant for 13 seconds before puck drop.
Reinhart led Florida to a 4-3 win over Columbus in a tribute to Johnny Gaudreau. Knight made 35 saves, and Reinhart had a goal and two assists. Jackets outshot but couldn't outscore.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team
1st1st period
2nd2nd period
3rd3rd period
Total
Florida Panthers
0
3
1
4
Columbus Blue Jackets
0
2
1
3
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team
1st1st period
2nd2nd period
3rd3rd period
Total
Florida Panthers
8
8
6
22
Columbus Blue Jackets
6
16
16
38
Three stars
S. Reinhart, Florida Panthers (1 goal, 2 assists)
S. Monahan, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)
S. Knight, Florida Panthers (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period
Time
Team
Goal
Assists
Type
Score
2nd
00:41
Columbus Blue Jackets
Cole Sillinger (1)
Kent Johnson (2)
Shorthanded
FLA 0, CBJ 1
2nd
10:25
Florida Panthers
Anton Lundell (3)
Sam Reinhart (3), Nate Schmidt (1)
Even strength
FLA 1, CBJ 1
2nd
11:22
Columbus Blue Jackets
Sean Monahan (2)
Egor Chinakhov (4), Kirill Marchenko (3)
Even strength
FLA 1, CBJ 2
2nd
11:59
Florida Panthers
Dmitry Kulikov (1)
Niko Mikkola (1), Anton Lundell (2)
Even strength
FLA 2, CBJ 2
2nd
19:58
Florida Panthers
Sam Reinhart (4)
Carter Verhaeghe (1), Sam Bennett (2)
Even strength
FLA 3, CBJ 2
3rd
15:12
Florida Panthers
Eetu Luostarinen (2)
Sam Reinhart (4), Niko Mikkola (2)
Even strength
FLA 4, CBJ 2
3rd
17:21
Columbus Blue Jackets
James van Riemsdyk (1)
Damon Severson (3), Kevin Labanc (2)
Even strength
FLA 4, CBJ 3
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
22
38
Power play
0 of 3
0 of 2
Penalty minutes
4
6
Hits
25
17
Blocked shots
13
13
Giveaways
23
10
Takeaways
8
7
Faceoffs won
26/61 (42.6%)
35/61 (57.4%)
Box score
Florida Panthers
Florida Panthers skaters
Player
PosPosition
GGoals
AAssists
PPoints
+/-Plus/minus
PIMPenalty minutes
SOGShots on goal
HITHits
BLKBlocked shots
FO%Faceoff percentage
TOITime on ice
Number 9 S. Bennett
C
0
1
1
-1
2
3
1
1
40%
20:06
Number 10 A. Greer
L
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
13:15
Number 12 J. Gadjovich
L
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
10:03
Number 13 S. Reinhart
C
1
2
3
+3
0
2
1
1
28.6%
21:15
Number 15 A. Lundell
C
1
1
2
+2
0
2
1
0
62.5%
18:13
Number 17 E. Rodrigues
C
0
0
0
-2
0
1
0
0
40%
17:14
Number 23 C. Verhaeghe
C
0
1
1
-2
0
2
3
1
19:14
Number 25 M. Samoskevich
R
0
0
0
-1
0
1
0
0
13:58
Number 27 E. Luostarinen
C
1
0
1
+3
0
1
1
0
50%
18:22
Number 36 P. Giles
R
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
20%
06:44
Number 70 J. Boqvist
C
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
50%
15:04
Number 5 A. Ekblad
D
0
0
0
-1
2
0
2
1
20:25
Number 7 D. Kulikov
D
1
0
1
+3
0
1
0
1
19:20
Number 26 U. Balinskis
D
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
08:20
Number 34 A. Boqvist
D
0
0
0
-1
0
2
2
0
16:36
Number 42 G. Forsling
D
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
21:21
Number 77 N. Mikkola
D
0
2
2
+1
0
2
0
4
21:31
Number 88 N. Schmidt
D
0
1
1
+1
0
0
1
1
14:59
Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie
SAShots against
SVSaves
GAGoals against
SV%Save percentage
TOITime on ice
DECDecision
Number 30 S. Knight
38
35
3
.921
60:00
Win
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
PosPosition
GGoals
AAssists
PPoints
+/-Plus/minus
PIMPenalty minutes
SOGShots on goal
HITHits
BLKBlocked shots
FO%Faceoff percentage
TOITime on ice
Number 4 C. Sillinger
C
1
0
1
-3
0
1
1
1
41.2%
20:38
Number 7 S. Kuraly
C
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
80%
09:19
Number 19 A. Fantilli
C
0
0
0
-1
0
4
2
2
33.3%
18:11
Number 21 J. van Riemsdyk
L
1
0
1
+1
0
3
0
0
13:14
Number 23 S. Monahan
C
1
0
1
+1
0
5
0
0
76.9%
18:39
Number 24 M. Olivier
R
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
1
10:29
Number 27 Z. Aston-Reese
L
0
0
0
+1
0
3
4
2
11:20
Number 59 E. Chinakhov
R
0
1
1
+2
0
4
2
1
16:24
Number 62 K. Labanc
R
0
1
1
+1
2
2
1
0
12:54
Number 82 M. Pyyhtia
L
0
0
0
-3
0
0
1
2
13:50
Number 86 K. Marchenko
R
0
1
1
+1
0
1
0
1
50%
18:21
Number 91 K. Johnson
C
0
1
1
-3
0
2
0
0
21:03
Number 2 J. Christiansen
D
0
0
0
-2
0
1
0
0
14:56
Number 8 Z. Werenski
D
0
0
0
-1
0
7
0
0
28:36
Number 9 I. Provorov
D
0
0
0
+2
0
1
0
1
24:40
Number 22 J. Harris
D
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
12:44
Number 44 E. Gudbranson
D
0
0
0
+1
0
1
0
0
13:25
Number 78 D. Severson
D
0
1
1
-2
0
1
3
0
19:30
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
SAShots against
SVSaves
GAGoals against
SV%Save percentage
TOITime on ice
DECDecision
Number 90 E. Merzlikins
22
18
4
.818
55:34
Loss
Penalties
Penalties, Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period
Time
Team
Player
Infraction
Minutes
1st
12:48
Columbus Blue Jackets
Kevin Labanc
Interference
2
1st
16:08
Columbus Blue Jackets
Mathieu Olivier
Cross checking
2
1st
19:04
Columbus Blue Jackets
Jordan Harris
High sticking
2
2nd
13:33
Florida Panthers
Aaron Ekblad
Interference
2
3rd
01:32
Florida Panthers
Sam Bennett
Tripping
2
Game information
Florida Panthers head coach
Paul Maurice
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Dean Evason
Referees
Trevor Hanson, Cody Beach
Linesmen
Ryan Daisy, Jesse Marquis
Florida Panthers scratches
Aleksander Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Jack Johnson, Dylan Gambrell, David Jiricek
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