Columbus Blue Jackets vs Florida Panthers
On the ice
CBJ shoots leftFLA shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBJ | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| FLA | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
In net
Elvis Merzlikins19/21 SV, .905
Sergei Bobrovsky30/31 SV, .968| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBJ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FLA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Who won: Panthers 2-1
The Florida Panthers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 in overtime on Thursday, March 12, 2026 at Amerant Bank Arena. The Panthers win the series 2-1. Sam Reinhart led the Panthers in goals (1). Adam Fantilli led the Blue Jackets in goals (1).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam BennettC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:10 | 2:39 | 0:00 | 13:31 | 18 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 53.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesper BoqvistC | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:04 | 0:00 | 1:37 | 10:27 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. GreerLW | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 18:44 | 0:00 | 2:23 | 16:21 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinnie HinostrozaC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:49 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:49 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke KuninC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:36 | 0:00 | 1:56 | 10:40 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eetu LuostarinenC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:08 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:08 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tomas NosekLW | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 16:04 | 0:00 | 2:04 | 14:00 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 42.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole ReinhardtLW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:59 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:59 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam ReinhartC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:52 | 3:00 | 0:00 | 14:52 | 22 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan RodriguesC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:29 | 0:21 | 0:00 | 17:08 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mackie SamoskevichRW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:19 | 1:28 | 0:00 | 13:51 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew TkachukLW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:08 | 3:00 | 0:00 | 13:08 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael BenningD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:49 | 0:24 | 0:00 | 16:25 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron EkbladD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:52 | 2:36 | 2:27 | 17:49 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gustav ForslingD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:07 | 0:00 | 2:23 | 18:44 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dmitry KulikovD | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:09 | 0:00 | 1:33 | 19:36 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Niko MikkolaD | 3 | 6 | 0 | -1 | 18:29 | 0:00 | 1:37 | 16:52 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan SebrangoD | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 20:44 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 20:44 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei BobrovskyG | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 30 | .968 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 62:20 | 0 | 0 |
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