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Columbus Blue Jackets at Florida Panthers

Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 7–6 in overtime on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Columbus Blue Jackets 6 40-30-12
at Florida Panthers 7 40-38-4

Goals by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 4 1 0 6
Florida Panthers 1 3 2 1 7

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 8 12 6 5 31
Florida Panthers 9 15 12 4 40

Three stars

  1. S. Bennett, Florida Panthers (1 goal, 3 assists)
  2. C. Verhaeghe, Florida Panthers (2 goals, 1 assist)
  3. B. Marchand, Florida Panthers (1 goal, 3 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:40 Columbus Blue Jackets Damon Severson (2) Ivan Provorov (6), Cole Sillinger (10) Power play CBJ 1, FLA 0
1st 09:47 Florida Panthers Evan Rodrigues (8) Mackie Samoskevich (10) Even strength CBJ 1, FLA 1
2nd 05:26 Columbus Blue Jackets Dmitri Voronkov (10) Ivan Provorov (7), Zach Werenski (21) Even strength CBJ 2, FLA 1
2nd 05:57 Columbus Blue Jackets Miles Wood (8) Charlie Coyle (15), Isac Lundeström (4) Even strength CBJ 3, FLA 1
2nd 10:24 Columbus Blue Jackets Kirill Marchenko (10) Adam Fantilli (9), Dmitri Voronkov (10) Even strength CBJ 4, FLA 1
2nd 11:15 Florida Panthers Carter Verhaeghe (6) Seth Jones (11), Brad Marchand (13) Even strength CBJ 4, FLA 2
2nd 13:11 Florida Panthers Carter Verhaeghe (7) Brad Marchand (14), Sam Bennett (8) Power play CBJ 4, FLA 3
2nd 16:12 Florida Panthers Seth Jones (4) Sam Reinhart (11), Sam Bennett (9) Power play CBJ 4, FLA 4
2nd 18:26 Columbus Blue Jackets Cole Sillinger (3) Denton Mateychuk (6) Even strength CBJ 5, FLA 4
3rd 02:27 Columbus Blue Jackets Isac Lundeström (1) Miles Wood (4), Brendan Smith (2) Even strength CBJ 6, FLA 4
3rd 04:21 Florida Panthers Brad Marchand (16) Sam Bennett (10), Carter Verhaeghe (13) Even strength CBJ 6, FLA 5
3rd 14:18 Florida Panthers Anton Lundell (7) Eetu Luostarinen (8) Even strength CBJ 6, FLA 6
OT 04:56 Florida Panthers Sam Bennett (7) Brad Marchand (15), Gustav Forsling (12) Even strength CBJ 6, FLA 7

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

Team stats

Stat Columbus Blue Jackets Florida Panthers
Shots on goal 31 40
Power play 1 of 4 2 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 8
Hits 15 30
Blocked shots 20 7
Giveaways 21 12
Takeaways 5 4
Faceoffs won 29/68 (42.6%) 39/68 (57.4%)

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
3 C. Coyle C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 2 0 38.9% 20:42
4 C. Sillinger C 1 1 2 -1 0 5 2 0 0 16:34
10 D. Voronkov L 1 1 2 +2 0 3 1 0 0 16:18
11 M. Wood L 1 1 2 +1 0 1 2 0 0 13:28
16 B. Gaunce C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 1 0 50% 11:57
19 A. Fantilli C 0 1 1 +2 0 2 0 2 0 38.1% 22:18
21 I. Lundestrom C 1 1 2 +1 0 2 0 1 0 14:08
23 S. Monahan C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 3 0 57.9% 21:44
59 E. Chinakhov R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 08:22
65 L. Del Bel Belluz C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25% 07:23
86 K. Marchenko R 1 0 1 +2 0 4 1 0 0 20:16
91 K. Johnson C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 13:35
5 D. Mateychuk D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 3 0 19:23
7 B. Smith D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 2 0 0 11:09
8 Z. Werenski D 0 1 1 0 2 4 0 2 0 29:01
9 I. Provorov D 0 2 2 +1 2 1 2 3 0 30:09
15 D. Fabbro D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 2 0 14:59
78 D. Severson D 1 0 1 -2 0 1 0 0 1 18:10
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
90 E. Merzlikins 40 33 7 .825 64:31 OT loss

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters
Player
9 S. Bennett C 1 3 4 +2 0 3 3 0 0 45.5% 23:46
10 A. Greer L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 0 0 13:53
11 M. Samoskevich R 0 1 1 -2 0 2 3 0 0 13:36
13 S. Reinhart C 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 33.3% 23:42
15 A. Lundell C 1 0 1 0 4 5 2 1 0 68.4% 19:34
17 E. Rodrigues C 1 0 1 -2 0 4 0 0 0 60% 16:38
23 C. Verhaeghe C 2 1 3 +1 0 3 0 0 1 20:36
27 E. Luostarinen C 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 100% 18:03
53 J. Studnicka C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80% 04:51
63 B. Marchand L 1 3 4 +2 0 10 2 2 0 23:16
70 J. Boqvist C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 06:31
71 L. Kunin C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 100% 05:09
3 S. Jones D 1 1 2 +3 0 5 2 0 1 28:01
5 A. Ekblad D 0 0 0 -3 2 1 1 1 0 19:54
6 D. Sebrango D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 11:29
26 U. Balinskis D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 13:04
42 G. Forsling D 0 1 1 -2 0 0 1 1 0 24:32
77 N. Mikkola D 0 0 0 +2 0 2 4 1 0 22:19
Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie
72 S. Bobrovsky 31 25 6 .806 64:56 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:42 Florida Panthers Anton Lundell Slashing 2
2nd 11:15 Columbus Blue Jackets Bench Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) 2
2nd 14:27 Columbus Blue Jackets Ivan Provorov Tripping 2
3rd 06:01 Columbus Blue Jackets Zach Werenski Cross checking 2
3rd 08:28 Florida Panthers Aaron Ekblad Slashing 2
3rd 12:01 Florida Panthers Anton Lundell Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 17:11 Columbus Blue Jackets Brendan Gaunce Roughing 2
OT 00:58 Florida Panthers Sam Reinhart Hooking 2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Dean Evason
Florida Panthers head coach
Paul Maurice
Referees
Francis Charron, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen
Brandon Gawryletz, Ben O'Quinn
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Zachary Aston-Reese, Jake Christiansen
Florida Panthers scratches
Jeff Petry, Noah Gregor, Jack Devine

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 6 at Florida Panthers 7 Final/OT Game page
Florida Panthers 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Florida Panthers 2 Final/OT Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 6

Matchup Status Details
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New Jersey Devils 1 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
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St. Louis Blues 2 at Ottawa Senators 1 Final Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 6 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 0 at Calgary Flames 2 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Los Angeles Kings 6 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Edmonton Oilers 6 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Seattle Kraken 3 Final Game page

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