Columbus Blue Jackets at Florida Panthers

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Columbus Blue Jackets

33-21-11

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Florida Panthers

33-29-3

Reinhart scores in OT as Panthers down Blue Jackets 2-1

Sam Reinhart buries OT winner for Panthers

Sam Bennett also scored for the Panthers. His power-play wrist shot 1:28 into the third period sent the game to overtime. Sergei Bobrovsky made 30 saves in the win for the Panthers.

Adam Fantilli scored for the Blue Jackets, and Elvis Merzlikins had 19 saves.

The Blue Jackets dominated the first two periods, outshooting the Panthers 24-10. Florida came back strong in the third period and dominated in overtime.

Reinhart scored his team-leading 29th goal of the season on the power play. Matthew Tkachuk assisted on Reinhart’s goal, giving him three goals and four assists over his last four games.

The Panthers played without Brad Marchand, Anton Lundell and Carter Verhaeghe.

Up next Blue Jackets: Wrap up a three-game road trip at Philadelphia on Saturday.

Panthers: Begin a four-game road trip at Seattle on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

FLA wins series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal	2nd Period 13:01	Adam Fantilli Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Mason Marchment (18)
Goal	3rd Period 1:28	Sam Bennett Goal (24) Snap Shot, assists: Sam Reinhart (32), Mackie Samoskevich (16)
Goal	4th Period 2:20	Sam Reinhart Goal (29) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (12), Mike Benning (1)

Statistics

CBJ		FLA
10	Blocked Shots	17
13	Hits	23
7	Takeaways	5
31	Shots	21
0	Power Play Goals	2
2	Power Play Opportunities	2
0.0	Power Play Percentage	100.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
24	Faceoffs Won	17
58.5	Faceoff Win Percent	41.5
14	Giveaways	23
2	Total Penalties	2
4	Penalty Minutes	4

Florida Panthers Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Niko Mikkola, D	Injured Reserve	Mar 23
Mackie Samoskevich, RW	Out	Mar 23
Uvis Balinskis, D	Out	Mar 23
A.J. Greer, LW	Suspension	Mar 22
Anton Lundell, C	Day-To-Day	Mar 21