Columbus Blue Jackets at Florida Panthers
· National Hockey League
Reinhart scores in OT as Panthers down Blue Jackets 2-1
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.
Panthers: Begin a four-game road trip at Seattle on Sunday.
Regular Season SeriesFLA wins series 2-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 13:01 | Adam Fantilli Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Mason Marchment (18) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 1:28 | Sam Bennett Goal (24) Snap Shot, assists: Sam Reinhart (32), Mackie Samoskevich (16) |
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Goal | 4th Period 2:20 | Sam Reinhart Goal (29) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (12), Mike Benning (1) |
Statistics
 CBJ |
 FLA |
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|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Carter Verhaeghe, C | Out | Apr 15 |
| Sam Bennett, C | Out | Apr 15 |
| Gustav Forsling, D | Out | Apr 15 |
| Tomas Nosek, LW | Out | Apr 15 |
| Seth Jones, D | Out | Apr 9 |
Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Game Information
Amerant Bank Arena
Location: Sunrise, FL
Attendance: 18,686 | Capacity:
Location: Sunrise, FL
Attendance: 18,686 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carolina |
7 | 22 | 113 | 53 |
 Pittsburgh |
16 | 25 | 98 | 41 |
 Philadelphia |
12 | 27 | 98 | 43 |
 Washington |
9 | 30 | 95 | 43 |
 Columbus |
12 | 30 | 92 | 40 |
 NY Islanders |
5 | 34 | 91 | 43 |
 New Jersey |
3 | 37 | 87 | 42 |
 NY Rangers |
9 | 39 | 77 | 34 |
