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Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets

Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 7–3 on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2026-2027 record
Florida Panthers 7 4-2-2
at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 2-3-0

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Florida Panthers 10 9 9 28
Columbus Blue Jackets 8 5 14 27

Three stars

  1. B. Tkachuk, Florida Panthers (3 goals, 1 assist)
  2. M. Tkachuk, Florida Panthers (5 assists)
  3. C. Verhaeghe, Florida Panthers (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 14:11 Columbus Blue Jackets Kent Johnson (3) Unassisted Even strength FLA 0, CBJ 1
2nd 02:27 Florida Panthers Brady Tkachuk (1) Matthew Tkachuk (3) Even strength FLA 1, CBJ 1
2nd 06:00 Florida Panthers Brady Tkachuk (2) Matthew Tkachuk (4), Seth Jones (3) Power play FLA 2, CBJ 1
2nd 10:30 Florida Panthers Brady Tkachuk (3) Sam Reinhart (1), Matthew Tkachuk (5) Power play FLA 3, CBJ 1
2nd 17:50 Florida Panthers Carter Verhaeghe (2) Brady Tkachuk (2), Matthew Tkachuk (6) Power play FLA 4, CBJ 1
3rd 01:20 Florida Panthers Sam Reinhart (3) Matthew Tkachuk (7), Seth Jones (4) Power play FLA 5, CBJ 1
3rd 03:28 Florida Panthers Carter Verhaeghe (3) Lars Eller (4), Seth Jones (5) Even strength FLA 6, CBJ 1
3rd 13:47 Columbus Blue Jackets Denton Mateychuk (1) Damon Severson (2), Valeri Nichushkin (2) Even strength FLA 6, CBJ 2
3rd 14:09 Columbus Blue Jackets Cole Sillinger (3) Charlie Coyle (5), Damon Severson (3) Even strength FLA 6, CBJ 3
3rd 17:43 Florida Panthers Sam Reinhart (4) Anton Lundell (2), Seth Jones (6) Even strength, Empty net FLA 7, CBJ 3

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

Team stats

Stat Florida Panthers Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal 28 27
Power play 4 of 6 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 6 25
Hits 24 16
Blocked shots 13 18
Giveaways 21 15
Takeaways 4 3
Faceoffs won 30/66 (45.5%) 36/66 (54.5%)

Box score

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters
Player
8 B. Tkachuk L 3 1 4 0 0 4 1 0 2 20% 16:19
9 S. Bennett C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 50% 15:48
13 S. Reinhart C 2 1 3 +2 0 7 0 2 1 41.7% 19:24
14 B. Imama L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 10:00
15 A. Lundell C 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 1 0 57.1% 18:34
18 S. Lafferty C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 14.3% 09:30
19 M. Tkachuk L 0 5 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 17:20
20 L. Eller C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 72.7% 16:31
21 G. Hathaway R 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 10:49
23 C. Verhaeghe C 2 0 2 +1 0 3 0 1 1 100% 18:24
27 E. Luostarinen C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 33.3% 18:47
95 S. Vilmanis L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 4 0 0 13:25
3 S. Jones D 0 4 4 +1 0 3 2 2 0 23:14
5 A. Ekblad D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 2 0 21:27
7 D. Kulikov D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 2 0 13:08
26 U. Balinskis D 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 16:19
42 G. Forsling D 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 0 19:36
77 N. Mikkola D 0 0 0 +2 2 0 1 0 0 17:25
Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie
40 A. Schmid 27 24 3 .889 60:00 Win

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
3 C. Coyle C 0 1 1 +1 2 1 2 0 0 50% 16:31
4 C. Sillinger C 1 0 1 -1 0 1 2 2 0 50% 16:05
10 D. Voronkov L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 11:26
19 A. Fantilli C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 1 0 54.2% 20:27
23 S. Monahan C 0 0 0 -2 2 3 1 0 0 52.4% 16:57
24 M. Olivier R 0 0 0 -1 15 0 0 0 0 09:13
43 V. Nichushkin R 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 0 0 15:39
58 D. Heinen L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 66.7% 13:16
83 C. Garland R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 1 0 14:41
89 M. Knies L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 18:03
91 K. Johnson C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 1 0 15:09
94 R. Lomberg L 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 0 0 09:06
2 J. Christiansen D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 16:31
5 D. Mateychuk D 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 18:58
7 C. Soucy D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 1 0 13:08
8 Z. Werenski D 0 0 0 +2 0 3 0 3 0 26:16
44 E. Gudbranson D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 3 0 18:32
78 D. Severson D 0 2 2 +3 4 0 0 3 0 22:36
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
33 C. Talbot 23 17 6 .739 43:24 Loss
73 J. Greaves 4 4 0 1.000 14:04

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 09:54 Florida Panthers Matthew Tkachuk Hooking 2
2nd 05:14 Columbus Blue Jackets Damon Severson Interference 2
2nd 09:54 Columbus Blue Jackets Sean Monahan Hooking 2
2nd 11:07 Florida Panthers Gustav Forsling Tripping 2
2nd 11:19 Florida Panthers Niko Mikkola Roughing 2
2nd 11:19 Columbus Blue Jackets Charlie Coyle Roughing 2
2nd 13:44 Columbus Blue Jackets Mathieu Olivier Slashing (major) 5
2nd 13:44 Columbus Blue Jackets Mathieu Olivier Game misconduct (game misconduct) 10
2nd 19:44 Columbus Blue Jackets Carson Soucy High sticking 2
3rd 10:11 Columbus Blue Jackets Damon Severson Hooking 2

Game information

Florida Panthers head coach
Paul Maurice
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Rick Bowness
Referees
Furman South, Mike Sullivan
Linesmen
Jesse Marquis, Tyson Baker
Florida Panthers scratches
Jacob Markstrom, Radko Gudas
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Emil Andrae, Luca Del Bel Belluz

2026-2027 season series

Matchup Status Details
Florida Panthers 7 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final Game page
Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets 7:30 PM ET Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets at Florida Panthers 7:00 PM ET Game page

Other NHL games on Oct 13

Matchup Status Details
New Jersey Devils 5 at Detroit Red Wings 4 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final/SO Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final/SO Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at New York Rangers 4 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 7 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 2 at New York Islanders 3 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 5 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 2 at Winnipeg Jets 5 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Dallas Stars 2 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 5 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Utah Mammoth 5 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 4 at Anaheim Ducks 2 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 6 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final Game page

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