FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:
BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT
- F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 51
- F Sam Bennett | Games Missed: 6
- G Sergei Bobrovsky | Games Missed: 2
Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 224
LAST GAME
Panthers 5, Canadiens 2 – March 30 – Bell Centre
FLA Goals: Lundell (11), Tkachuk (36-PPG, 37), Lundell (12), Tkachuk (38)
MTL Goals: Farrell (1), Harvey-Pinard (14)
FLA Goalie: Lyon (W) – 18 Saves
MTL Goalie: Montembeault (L) – 25 Saves
FLA Shots: 30
MTL Shots: 20
Notes: Matthew Tkachuk (3-1-4) recorded his second hat trick of his season and fourth four-point performance…Tkachuk’s second goal represented his 100th point of the season…Tkachuk’s showing represented his 32nd multi-point game of the season, establishing a new single-season club record…Brandon Montour logged an assist to become the second Panthers defenseman in club history to produce 50 assists in a season…Anton Lundell (2-1-3) posted his fifth career multi-goal game and matched his season high in points…Sam Reinhart notched two assists for his second consecutive multi-point game (1-3-4)…Alex Lyon earned the win in back-to-back nights…Florida allowed just 20 shots on goal, tied for their fewest allowed in a game this season…FLA PP: 1-2, FLA PK: 1-2
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
- March 29: G Mack Guzda recalled from Charlotte (AHL)
- March 27: F Zac Dalpe signed to a two-year, two-way extension through 2024-25
PANTHERS vs. BLUE JACKETS
ALL-TIME vs. CBJ: 20-16-0-10
ALL-TIME ROAD vs. CBJ: 7-11-0-5
2022-23 vs. CBJ: 1-1-0
CATS STATS
- Matthew Tkachuk’s 3.17 points-per-60 minutes are the second-most among NHL skaters with at least 60 games played this season.
- Tkachuk’s 39 even-strength points since Jan. 1 are tied for the second-most among NHLers, and his 10 PPG’s over that span are tied for third most.
- Four different Cats (Tkachuk, Barkov, Montour, Reinhart) averaged at least a point per game in the month of March.
- Brandon Montour led all defensemen with 10 power-play points in March.
ROAD WARRIORS
Matthew Tkachuk leads Florida with 45 road points (19-26-45) over 38 games away from FLA Live Arena this season. His 45 road points are the third-most in one season behind Aleksander Barkov (47 in 2021-22) and Pavel Bure (46 in 1999-00). His 26 road assists are also the third-most in club history, behind Jonathan Huberdeau (31 in 2021-22 and 29 in 2018-19). With two goals March 27 at OTT, Gustav Forsling reach 10 road goals in 2022-23, tying Jay Bouwmeester (2007-08) for the most single-season road tallies by a blueliner in club history. Brandon Montour’s 31 road points (8-23-31) are the most by a Florida blueliner in a season in franchise history. The Cats have earned the win in four of their past six road matchups (4-2-0).
BOOMIN’ BLUELINE
Florida’s 48 goals scored by defensemen are the second-most among NHL teams this season behind CAR (51), and their 181 points are tied for third most. Only 15 NHL blueliners have scored at least 12 goals this season; the Panthers are the only team with three such players in 2022-23 (Brandon Montour [14], Aaron Ekblad & Gustav Forsling [12 each]).
CATS AND BLUE JACKETS
Florida faces off against Columbus for the third and final time in 2022-23, with each team having earned the win on home ice. In their most recent matchup Dec. 13, 2022 at FLA Live Arena, former Blue Jacket Sergei Bobrovsky stopped all 22 shots he faced and four different Panthers recorded multi-point games led by Sam Reinhart (1-2-3) to earn a 4-0 win. Florida has won 9 of their previous 11 matchups (9-2-0) against Columbus since March 9, 2021, scoring at least four goals in 8 of the games and never scoring fewer than 3 goals.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:
Apr. 1, 2023 Game No. 75 (23-43-8, 54 pts.)
vs. Florida Panthers (38-31-7, 83 pts.), Nationwide Arena Home Game No. 37 (14-20-2, 30 pts.) The Blue Jackets Press Box website, which includes game notes, stats, releases and video/audio clips as well as the 2022-23 Media Guide can be accessed at bluejackets.com/pressbox. Follow @BlueJacketsPR on Twitter for comprehensive information and updates on the team.
THE LAST GAME: MAR. 30, 2023 – CBJ 1 at BOS 2 (OT)
CBJ Goal Scorers: Roslovic (10)
BOS Goal Scorers: PP – Bertuzzi (6), OT – Pastrnak (53)
Goalies: CBJ – Hutchinson (29/31; 60:25); BOS – Ullmark (25/26; 60:39)
CBJ PP: 0/5; PK: 4/5 | Shots: CBJ: 26 / BOS: 31
3 Stars: 1. Pastrnak, BOS; 2. Ullmark, BOS; 3. Bertuzzi, BOS
Noteworthy: CBJ scored the 1st goal of the game 8:08 into the 1st period… BOS scored a PPG 10:07 into the 2nd period to tie the game at 1 and again 41 seconds into the overtime to win… Roslovic scored CBJ’s lone goal to extend his points streak to 5-straight contests (3-4-7)… Foudy tallied his 6th assist of the campaign and now has 4-3-7 in his past 11 games.
OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); approximately 6 months (68 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (61 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (59 games)
Laine (triceps strain); approximately two-four weeks (4 games)
Gudbranson (separated shoulder); approximately six weeks (3 games)
Olivier (lower leg bone bruise); approximately two-four weeks (3 games)
Blankenburg (ankle); week-to-week (2 games)
Merzlikins (lower body); day-to-day (2 games)
Boqvist (illness); day-to-day (1 game)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 481
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Apr. 1 Added Bjork, Luoto and Richards to the roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL) and assigned Fix-Wolansky to Cleveland (AHL)
Mar. 31 Added Dunne to the roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Mar. 31 Assigned Bjork to Cleveland (AHL)
Mar. 30 Added Bjork to the roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Mar. 27 Added Sweezey to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Mar. 26 Added Gillies to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL) and assigned Lalonde to Cleveland (AHL)
Mar. 25 Added Christiansen and Fix-Wolansky to the roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Mar. 23 Loaned Sillinger to Cleveland (AHL)
TONIGHT’S GAME BROADCAST INFO
7pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio | 97.1 The Fan
AGAINST THE PANTHERS
2022-23 Series: 1-1-0 (1-0-0 vs. FLA)
2021-22 Series: 1-2-0 (0-1-0 vs. FLA)
All-Time Series: 26-16-0-4 (16-4-0-3 vs. FLA)
Last 10 (Overall | Home): 2-7-1 | 6-2-2
All-Time GF/GA: 133-132
All-Time SF/SA: 1,472-1,562
All-Time PP: 29-of-147
All-Time PK: 134-of-151
THE LAST GAME VS. FLA: DEC. 13, 2022 – CBJ 0 at FLA 4
CBJ Goal Scorers:
FLA Goal Scorers: Montour (6), Tkachuk (14), Barkov (6), EN – Reinhart (8)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (22/25; 59:18); FLA – Bobrovsky (22/22; 60:00)
CBJ PP: 0/3; PK: 3/3 | Shots: CBJ: 22 / FLA: 26
3 Stars: 1. Bobrovsky, FLA; 2. Tkachuk, FLA; 3. Barkov, FLA
Noteworthy: CBJ failed to score a goal for just the 2nd time this season… FLA’s eventual GWG was scored 9:04 into the game with the club adding two 2nd period goals (3:47 and 19:16).
SEASON SERIES LEFT: Series is complete.
NOTED (Team Highlights vs. FLA)
CBJ have won 2 of the last 3 meetings in the series after FLA won 8-straight from 3/9/21-1/31/22 (CBJ; 0-7-1)… Winning team has scored 4+ goals in 10 of the last 11 games overall and 8 of the last 10 at CBJ…. CBJ have scored a PPG in 3 of the last 6 meetings overall (4-of-14; 28.5 pct.)… CBJ own 3 of the 8 shutouts in the all-time series with the Panthers’ Bobrovsky registering the most recent one with 22 saves in a 4-0 win on 12/13/22 at FLA… Each team has recorded 2 hat tricks in the all-time series with defensemen recording both CBJ hat tricks (Quint on 3/9/01 and Werenski on 12/31/19)… Most goals scored vs. FLA: 7 (11/15/18)… Most goals allowed vs. FLA: 8 (1/31/22).
NOTED (Player Highlights vs. FLA)
Bean scored 1st career NHL goal on 2/27/21 at FLA… Laine notched his 200th career NHL point (assist) on 11/14/19 at FLA and fifth career hat trick on 11/1/18 at FLA… Merzlikins recorded 1st career NHL win on 12/31/19 vs. FLA… Roslovic skated in his 200th career NHL game on 3/9/21 vs. FLA… Werenski notched his 1st career hat trick on 12/31/19 vs. FLA.
PLAYER NOTABLES vs. FLA
• Bemstrom – 1-1-2 in 7 career GP, including his only points in his last 2 contests
• Gaudreau – 6-11-17 in 16 career GP, including points in 4 of his last 5 games played (3-7-10) and 6 of his last 8 appearances (3-9-12)
• Jenner – 11-8-19 in 31 career GP, including goals in 3 of his last 5 contests vs. the club
• Roslovic – 1-5-6 in 13 career GP, including 0-3-3 in his last 3 games
BACK-TO-BACK AT HOME
The Blue Jackets play their second of two back-to-back home sets this season on Saturday vs. Florida and Sunday vs. Ottawa (also on Nov. 19 vs. DET and on Nov. 20 vs. FLA). It’s the club’s 16th of 17 back-to-back games in 2022-23. Columbus plays five of its last eight games of the season at Nationwide Arena. The club is 7-9-4 in its last 20 games and has registered points in 12 of its last 22 contests (8-10-4), with wins against five of the top-15 teams in the League in points (Toronto-6th; Edmonton-8th; Dallas-9th; NY Islanders-14th; Winnipeg-15th). Columbus plays its final 12 games of the season against the Eastern Conference (7 vs. Metropolitan Division). Thursday’s game at Boston kicked off a stretch of four-straight against the Atlantic Division (Boston, Florida, Ottawa, Toronto).
