#Florida [](/r/floridapanthers) Panthers (38-31-7) at Columbus [](/r/bluejackets) Blue Jackets (23-43-8)
#Nationwide Arena
##Time
|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|
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|04:00PM|05:00PM|06:00PM|07:00PM|08:00PM|##Watch, Listen and Talk:
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|TV|BSOH, BSFL|
|Listen|[FLA](https://www.nhl.com/video/c-000999113) – [CBJ](https://www.nhl.com/video/c-000999129)|
|Other-Away|[Preview](http://Panthers.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/preview?id=2022021208) – [Boxscore](http://Panthers.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/boxscore?id=2022021208) – [Recap](http://Panthers.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2022021208)|
|Other-Home|[Preview](http://BlueJackets.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/preview?id=2022021208) – [Boxscore](http://BlueJackets.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/boxscore?id=2022021208) – [Recap](http://BlueJackets.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2022021208)|
|GameCenter|[On NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2022021208)|
###Projected Lineups
||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
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|[](/r/bluejackets)|Johnny Gaudreau|Boone Jenner|Kirill Marchenko|[](/r/floridapanthers)|Carter Verhaeghe|Aleksander Barkov|Anthony Duclair|
|[](/r/bluejackets)|Kent Johnson|Jack Roslovic|Trey Fix-Wolansky|[](/r/floridapanthers)|Eetu Luostarinen|Anton Lundell|Matthew Tkachuk|
|[](/r/bluejackets)|Eric Robinson|Sean Kuraly|Emil Bemstrom|[](/r/floridapanthers)|Ryan Lomberg|Eric Staal|Sam Reinhart|
|[](/r/bluejackets)|Liam Foudy|Hunter McKown|Lane Pederson|[](/r/floridapanthers)|Nick Cousins|Colin White|Givani Smith|
||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
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|[](/r/bluejackets)|Jake Christiansen|Marcus Bjork|[](/r/floridapanthers)|Gustav Forsling|Aaron Ekblad|
|[](/r/bluejackets)|Tim Berni|Andrew Peeke|[](/r/floridapanthers)|Marc Staal|Brandon Montour|
|[](/r/bluejackets)|Gavin Bayreuther|Billy Sweezey|[](/r/floridapanthers)|Josh Mahura|Radko Gudas|
||Goalies||Goalies|
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|[](/r/bluejackets)|Michael Hutchinson|[](/r/floridapanthers)|Sergei Bobrovsky|
|[](/r/bluejackets)|Jon Gillies|[](/r/floridapanthers)|Alex Lyon|
###Injuries
||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
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|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Lane Pederson|30 Mar 2023|Upper Body|DTD|Pederson (upper body) didn’t return after suffering an upper-body injury in Thursday’s game versus the Boston Bruins.|unknown|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Adam Boqvist|30 Mar 2023|Illness|DTD|Boqvist (undisclosed) missed practice Thursday and is a question mark to play in Boston, Brian Hedger of The Columbus Dispatch reports.|unknown|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Nick Blankenburg|27 Mar 2023|Ankle|OUT|Blankenburg is considered week-to-week after suffering an ankle injury, the team announced Monday.|04 Apr 2023|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Elvis Merzlikins|25 Mar 2023|Lower Body|DTD|Merzlikins (leg) will miss Thursday’s contest versus Boston, according to Brian Hedger of The Columbus Dispatch.|unknown|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Erik Gudbranson|24 Mar 2023|Shoulder|OUT|Gubdranson suffered a separated shoulder that will sideline him for six weeks, the team announced Monday.|15 Sep 2023|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Mathieu Olivier|24 Mar 2023|Lower Leg|OUT|Olivier (lower body) will be out for 2-4 weeks, the Jackets announced Monday.|11 Apr 2023|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Patrik Laine|24 Mar 2023|Triceps|OUT|Laine suffered a triceps strain at practice Thursday and is expected to miss 2-4 weeks, as reports.|08 Apr 2023|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Justin Danforth||Shoulder|IR|Surgery|01 May 2023|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Alexandre Texier||Personal|OUT||01 Jul 2023|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Jake Bean||Shoulder|IR||01 May 2023|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|03 Mar 2023|Shoulder|IR-LT|Not Specified|15 Sep 2023|
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|[FLA](/r/floridapanthers)|Sergei Bobrovsky|29 Mar 2023|Illness|DTD|Bobrovsky (illness) isn’t available for Thursday’s contest against the Montreal Canadiens, per Katie Engleson of Bally Sports Florida.|unknown|
|[FLA](/r/floridapanthers)|Sam Bennett|20 Mar 2023|Undisclosed|DTD|Bennett (undisclosed) will not play Thursday versus the Montreal Canadiens, Katie Engleson of Bally Sports Florida reports.|unknown|
|[FLA](/r/floridapanthers)|Spencer Knight|24 Feb 2023|Personal|IR-NR|Knight is out indefinitely as he is in the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program, Stephen Whyno of the Associated Press reports.|04 Apr 2023|
|[FLA](/r/floridapanthers)|Patric Hornqvist|19 Feb 2023|Concussion|IR-LT|Hornqvist (concussion) is not expected to return this season, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports.|15 Sep 2023|
###Team Stats
|Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|G/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|S/G|SA/G|FO%|
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|[Blue Jackets](/r/bluejackets)|74|23|43|8|54|36.4|2.67567|3.94594|18.9|75.6|29.68918|35.18918|48.5|
|[Panthers](/r/floridapanthers)|76|38|31|7|83|54.6|3.46052|3.40789|22.3|74.2|36.67105|31.56578|48.5|
###Team Leaders
|Stat||Player|Value||Player|Value|
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|G|[](/r/bluejackets)|Boone Jenner|25|[](/r/floridapanthers)|Matthew Tkachuk|38|
|A|[](/r/bluejackets)|Johnny Gaudreau|50|[](/r/floridapanthers)|Matthew Tkachuk|63|
|P|[](/r/bluejackets)|Johnny Gaudreau|69|[](/r/floridapanthers)|Matthew Tkachuk|101|
|+/-|[](/r/bluejackets)|Billy Sweezey|0|[](/r/floridapanthers)|Matthew Tkachuk|26|
|PIM|[](/r/bluejackets)|Mathieu Olivier|81|[](/r/floridapanthers)|Brandon Montour|101|
|TOI|[](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|23:35|[](/r/floridapanthers)|Brandon Montour|24:09|
#In-Game Updates
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|Time Clock|
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|1st – END|
###Boxscore
|Teams|1st|2nd|3rd|Total|
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|[](/r/floridapanthers)|2|–|–|2|
|[](/r/bluejackets)|0|–|–|0|
###Team Stats
|Team|Shots|Hits|Blocked|FO Wins|Giveaways|Takeaways|Power Plays|
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|[](/r/floridapanthers)|13|7|5|46.7%|4|1|1/1|
|[](/r/bluejackets)|5|10|6|53.3%|3|3|0/0|
###Goal Summary
|Period|Time|Team|Strength|Description|
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|1st|17:29|[](/r/floridapanthers)|Even|Carter Verhaeghe (37) Wrist Shot, assists: Gustav Forsling (27), Aleksander Barkov (50)|
|1st|12:03|[](/r/floridapanthers)|Power Play|[Sam Reinhart (29) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (64), Aleksander Barkov (49)](https://hlslive-wsczoominwestus.med.nhl.com/editor/e338bc83-5b50-44cb-996b-7c99eef70b27.mp4)|
###Penalty Summary
|Period|Time|Team|Type|Min|Description|
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|1st|10:26|[](/r/bluejackets)|Minor|2|Tim Berni Tripping against Aleksander Barkov|
***
by HockeyMod
28 Comments
that injury list though…
Well after the Bruins game, on NHL radio we went from “that team with the Ken Johnstone guy” to – quote “yeah I wouldn’t count out those Bluejackets against anyone right now, if you don’t watch yourself, they will bite you”
So I guess people think we suck slightly less right now.
[Lines projections per Jeff Svoboda](https://www.nhl.com/bluejackets/news/blue-jackets-gameday-preview-florida-panthers/c-342960796)
**LW**|**C**|**RW**|**LD**|**RD**|**G**
:—–:|:—–:|:—–:|:—–:|:—–:|:—–:
Gaudreau|Jenner|Marchenko|Berni|Peeke|Hutchinson
Robinson|Johnson|McKown|Bayreuther|Sweezey|
Foudy|Kuraly|Bemstrom|Christiansen|Bjork|
Luoto|Dunne|Richards| | |
Some asshat on Twitter going off about how “unethical” the Bluejackets are “exaggerating” these injuries to help us tank.
Clearly someone isn’t keeping up, because these Monsters are not really helping us get worse.
Need that Keith Tkachuk dummy to talk shit about the Panthers again and give them an extra boost.
Panthers could possibly be back in a wild card spot with a win, and we are fielding mostly an AHL team. So naturally Jackets will win by 2.
Should I put a hundo on Dunne to score a goal tonight.
Not to beat a dead horse but if you watch Bedard’s playoff goals, or the fact he got his team into the playoffs after being out before their trade deadline, losing is the best option at this point.
Bob and Knight out for them and Hutch manning the nets for us? What’s the over on this game, 15?
Anyone want free tickets? I only have single tickets available but they are lower level. Last-minute, but if you are able to make it in time they are yours. Or if you are already at the arena, you could use them for a seat upgrade
Scheig just tweeted that with Luoto and Richards being called up today the Jackets have had 44 different player on the roster… they’ve had enough players called up this year to ice another team
A Panthers win moves them into the playoffs and bumps Pittsburgh out. Let’s go Panthers
Sweezey is down for the tank with that turnover lol
It’s bedardin’ time
Did the feed cut out and then get a lot more quiet after returning for anyone else?
Thank you Mr Berns
It’s been said many times before, but our third jerseys are straight fire
I normally sit in the upper bowl because I prefer the view (my STH are in 207) but I got a random good deal on stubhub for tonight in 109D. Even when I worked here, I have never sat in a seat with this view. A lot different even from 116B, which I have sat in before. I like that there isn’t any visual disruption from glare on the ice at this angle.
Richards had no idea what was happening there lmao this is elite tanking
That was Marchenko’s last stick!!!! He had three of his “favorite sticks” and he just broke the final one ☹️
I hope we sign Hutchison to a decent two contract. He could be a fantastic mentor for our AHL goalies.
This summer Marchenko should work on 1 timers
Verhaeghe has *how many* goals?
Got to win faceoffs in the D zone
god please don’t let a Staal score
Yeah let’s not give airtime to the Staal family lol. Those dudes are clowns.
Trey fix wosleepy
Let’s go Larsen put kj on with gaudreau and Jenner please why don’t you do what the fans want it’s bedard season anyways dammit