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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

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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 Florida Panthers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Brad Marchand, LW Injured Reserve Oct 29
Aleksander Barkov, C Injured Reserve Oct 29
Jacob Markstrom, G Injured Reserve Oct 20
Jonah Gadjovich, LW Injured Reserve Sep 17
Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

Amerant Bank Arena

Location: Sunrise, FL
Attendance: 18,686 | Capacity:

2026-27 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 2 2 26 12
New Jersey 0 5 18 9
Washington 0 5 16 8
NY Islanders 2 5 16 7
NY Rangers 1 7 15 7
Pittsburgh 2 7 12 5
Philadelphia 4 8 12 4
Columbus 0 7 10 5

2026-27 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Boston 1 4 21 10
Montreal 2 3 20 9
Ottawa 1 5 19 9
Tampa Bay 2 3 18 8
Florida 2 4 18 8
Toronto 2 6 18 8
Buffalo 3 4 17 7
Detroit 3 5 15 6
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