Overview
- The Florida Panthers defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 in Columbus on Tuesday, paced by Sam Bennett, who scored two goals.
- Jacob Markström faced a heavy workload and finished with 37 saves to preserve the lead and snap Florida’s two-game losing streak.
- Florida took control with an early second-period power-play goal set up by Anton Lundell and added a decisive 4-on-4 goal by Bennett late in the third.
- The victory moved Florida to 10-7-2 and kept up its dominance of the matchup, giving the Panthers their 12th win in the last 13 meetings with Columbus.
- Columbus fell to 7-9-0, continued to struggle in middle periods and when trailing after two (0-9-0), and will return home to face Tampa Bay while Florida hosts Detroit next.