Columbus Blue Jackets at Florida Panthers
· National Hockey League
Bobrovsky gets 6th shutout of season and Reinhart scores 54th goal as Panthers top Blue Jackets 4-0
Bobrovsky, who has 44 career shutouts, is tied with Arizona's Connor Ingram and Pittsburgh's Tristan Jarry for the most this season.
Matthew Tkachuk, Evan Rodrigues and Vladimir Tarasenko also scored for the Panthers, who moved within a point of the idle Boston Bruins for first place in the Atlantic Division. Defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson had two assists after missing Tuesday’s game against the Ottawa Senators to rest.
Florida has one fewer game on its schedule than Boston while holding a 40-35 lead in regulation wins, the top tiebreaker.
Jet Greaves stopped 42 shots for the Blue Jackets, who are mathematically locked into the fourth-best odds in the upcoming NHL draft lottery.
SPECIAL VOICE
The Panthers honored longtime Columbus play-by-play announcer Jeff Rimer — the franchise's original TV voice when it was founded in 1993 — with a video tribute during his final game in South Florida before his pending retirement.
Rimer was a part of Florida's broadcast for 11 years (1993-2004) before spending the last 20 years of his 47-year broadcasting career in the Blue Jackets' booth.
UP NEXT
Blue Jackets: Visit Nashville on Saturday night.
Panthers: Host Buffalo on Saturday night.
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Regular Season SeriesFLA wins series 3-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 0:47 | Matthew Tkachuk Goal (26) Snap Shot, assists: Oliver Ekman-Larsson (22), Nick Cousins (7) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 17:25 | Evan Rodrigues Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Anton Lundell (22), Eetu Luostarinen (14) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 19:06 | Sam Reinhart Goal (54) Wrist Shot, assists: Aleksander Barkov (54), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (23) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 17:43 | Vladimir Tarasenko Goal (23) Backhand, assists: Gustav Forsling (28) |
Statistics
 CBJ |
 FLA |
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|---|---|---|
| 18 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 39 | Hits | 16 |
| 10 | Takeaways | 9 |
| 25 | Shots | 46 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 26 | Faceoffs Won | 20 |
| 56.5 | Faceoff Win Percent | 43.5 |
| 20 | Giveaways | 19 |
| 2 | Total Penalties | 1 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 2 |
Florida Panthers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jonah Gadjovich, LW | Out | Nov 8 |
Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kent Johnson, C | Day-To-Day | Nov 12 |
| Boone Jenner, C | Day-To-Day | Nov 11 |
Game Information
Amerant Bank Arena
Location: Sunrise, FL
Attendance: 18,451 | Capacity:
Location: Sunrise, FL
Attendance: 18,451 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Jersey |
11 | 4 | 23 | 1 |
 Carolina |
11 | 5 | 22 | 0 |
 Pittsburgh |
9 | 5 | 21 | 3 |
 Philadelphia |
8 | 5 | 18 | 2 |
 NY Islanders |
8 | 6 | 18 | 2 |
 NY Rangers |
8 | 7 | 18 | 2 |
 Washington |
8 | 7 | 17 | 1 |
 Columbus |
8 | 7 | 17 | 1 |
2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal |
10 | 4 | 22 | 2 |
 Boston |
11 | 7 | 22 | 0 |
 Ottawa |
8 | 5 | 20 | 4 |
 Tampa Bay |
8 | 5 | 18 | 2 |
 Detroit |
9 | 7 | 18 | 0 |
 Florida |
8 | 7 | 17 | 1 |
 Toronto |
8 | 8 | 17 | 1 |
 Buffalo |
5 | 6 | 14 | 4 |