Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets
· Nationwide Arena, Columbus · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Florida Panthers 4–2 on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Florida Panthers |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
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 |
7 |
13 |
28 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
9 |
10 |
9 |
28 |
Three stars
- I. Provorov, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal, 2 assists)
- M. Olivier, Columbus Blue Jackets (2 goals)
- J. Greaves, Columbus Blue Jackets (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
05:08 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Ivan Provorov (7) |
Sean Monahan (18), Kirill Marchenko (30) |
Power play |
FLA 0, CBJ 1 |
| 2nd |
10:50 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Mathieu Olivier (10) |
Egor Zamula (3), Ivan Provorov (16) |
Even strength |
FLA 0, CBJ 2 |
| 3rd |
01:41 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Boone Jenner (9) |
Kent Johnson (13) |
Even strength |
FLA 0, CBJ 3 |
| 3rd |
09:08 |
Florida Panthers |
Niko Mikkola (2) |
Aaron Ekblad (21), Sam Reinhart (30) |
Even strength |
FLA 1, CBJ 3 |
| 3rd |
14:44 |
Florida Panthers |
Sam Bennett (23) |
Aaron Ekblad (22), Matthew Tkachuk (9) |
Power play |
FLA 2, CBJ 3 |
| 3rd |
18:18 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Mathieu Olivier (11) |
Charlie Coyle (31), Ivan Provorov (17) |
Even strength, Empty net |
FLA 2, 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 |
28 |
28 |
| Power play |
1 of 3 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
8 |
| Hits |
19 |
16 |
| Blocked shots |
6 |
20 |
| Giveaways |
15 |
13 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
24/50 (48%) |
26/50 (52%) |
Box score
Florida Panthers
Florida Panthers skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 S. Bennett |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
43.8% |
18:05 |
| Number 11 M. Samoskevich |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:59 |
| Number 13 S. Reinhart |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:34 |
| Number 15 A. Lundell |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
62.5% |
18:32 |
| Number 17 E. Rodrigues |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
15:57 |
| Number 19 M. Tkachuk |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:50 |
| Number 23 C. Verhaeghe |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:12 |
| Number 27 E. Luostarinen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
22.2% |
14:42 |
| Number 63 B. Marchand |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:39 |
| Number 70 J. Boqvist |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
10:34 |
| Number 92 T. Nosek |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
63.6% |
12:44 |
| Number 95 S. Vilmanis |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:34 |
| Number 5 A. Ekblad |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:19 |
| Number 6 D. Sebrango |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:04 |
| Number 7 D. Kulikov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:05 |
| Number 26 U. Balinskis |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:35 |
| Number 42 G. Forsling |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:47 |
| Number 77 N. Mikkola |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:24 |
Florida Panthers goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 D. Tarasov |
27 |
24 |
3 |
.889 |
59:00 |
Loss |
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 3 C. Coyle |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
62.5% |
19:46 |
| Number 4 C. Sillinger |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:18 |
| Number 10 D. Voronkov |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:58 |
| Number 11 M. Wood |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:16 |
| Number 17 M. Marchment |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:26 |
| Number 19 A. Fantilli |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
38.5% |
19:21 |
| Number 21 I. Lundestrom |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
15:06 |
| Number 23 S. Monahan |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
69.2% |
18:25 |
| Number 24 M. Olivier |
R |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:44 |
| Number 38 B. Jenner |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
14:58 |
| Number 86 K. Marchenko |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:54 |
| Number 91 K. Johnson |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:15 |
| Number 2 J. Christiansen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
12:02 |
| Number 5 D. Mateychuk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:39 |
| Number 6 E. Zamula |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:28 |
| Number 9 I. Provorov |
D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
|
26:22 |
| Number 44 E. Gudbranson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
22:08 |
| Number 78 D. Severson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
22:12 |
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 73 J. Greaves |
28 |
26 |
2 |
.929 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
03:44 |
Florida Panthers |
Mackie Samoskevich |
Holding |
2 |
| 1st |
13:53 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Damon Severson |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 2nd |
05:32 |
Florida Panthers |
Evan Rodrigues |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:10 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Jake Christiansen |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 3rd |
05:44 |
Florida Panthers |
Donovan Sebrango |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
05:44 |
Florida Panthers |
Uvis Balinskis |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
05:44 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Erik Gudbranson |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
14:02 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Kirill Marchenko |
Holding |
2 |
Game information
- Florida Panthers head coach
- Paul Maurice
- Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
- Rick Bowness
- Referees
- Chris Lee, Peter MacDougall
- Linesmen
- Tyson Baker, Kilian McNamara
- Florida Panthers scratches
- A.J. Greer, Tobias Bjornfot
- Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
- Danton Heinen, Zach Werenski, Dante Fabbro
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Sources and further reading
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