COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:
OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Tarasov (knee); Placed on Injured/Non-Roster (Oct. 9); Week-to-Week (11 Games)
Laine (upper body); Placed on Injured Reserve (Retro to Oct. 20); Day-to-Day (7 games)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 28
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 3 Recalled Chinakhov from Cleveland (AHL) and assigned Johnson to Cleveland (AHL)
AGAINST THE PANTHERS
2023-24 Series: 0-0-0 (0-0-0 at FLA)
2022-23 Series: 1-2-0 (0-1-0 at FLA)
All-Time Series: 26-17-0-4 (10-12-0-1 at FLA)
Last 10 (Overall | Road): 2-8-0 | 3-7-0
All-Time GF/GA: 133-140 All-Time SF/SA: 1,493-1,611
All-Time PP: 29-of-151 All-Time PK: 136-of-154
THE LAST GAME VS. FLA: APR. 1, 2023 – CBJ 0 vs. FLA 7
CBJ Goal Scorers:
FLA Goal Scorers: PP – Reinhart (29), Verhaeghe (37), Verhaeghe (38), Verhaeghe (39), Cousins (8), Verhaeghe (40), Staal (14)
Goalies: CBJ – Hutchinson (42/49; 60:00);
FLA – Lyon (21/21; 60:00) CBJ PP: 0/4; PK: 2/3 | Shots: CBJ: 21 / FLA: 49
3 Stars: 1. Verhaeghe, FLA; 2. Lyon, FLA; 3. Barkov, FLA Noteworthy: CBJ fell for 4th-straight game (0-3-1)… Luoto and Richards both made their CBJ debuts… Jenner and Gaudreau led CBJ in shots with 4 each… Sweezey led the club in hits with 5 (28 total)… Peeke led the team in TOI (22:11).
NOTED (Team Highlights vs. FLA)
The teams have split the last 4 games of the series with each club winning by multiple goals in each contest… Winning team has scored 4+ goals in 8-straight meetings and 11 of the past 12 games overall dating back to 3/9/21 and at FLA since 1/14/17….. CBJ have killed off 26-of-29 FLA power play chances over the past 10 games of the series since 4/3/21 (89.7 pct.)… CBJ has killed off 40- of-42 power play chances in the last 15 contests at FLA (95.2 pct.)… FLA own 6 of the 9 shutouts in the all-time series with Merzlikins earning CBJ’s most recent shutout with 32 saves in a 1-0 OT win at CBJ on 2/4/20… Defensemen have recorded both CBJ hat tricks in the series (Quint on 3/9/01 and Werenski on 12/31/19)… Most goals scored at FLA: 7 – 2x (MR: 11/2/17)… Most goals allowed at FLA: 9 (1/15/22).
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… Severson notched his 1st career NHL goal and assist on 10/22/14 at FLA and his 100th career NHL point (assist) on 10/27/18 vs. FLA and skated in his 500th career NHL game on 11/18/21 at FLA… Werenski notched his 1st career hat trick on 12/31/19 vs. FLA.
FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:
BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT
– D Aaron Ekblad | Games Missed: 10
– D Brandon Montour | Games Missed: 10
– F Jonah Gadjovich | Games Missed: 8
– F Sam Bennett | Games Missed: 2
Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 37 Games
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
– Nov. 2: F Rasmus Asplund recalled from Charlotte (AHL)
PANTHERS vs. BLUE JACKETS
ALL-TIME vs. CBJ: 21-16-0-10
ALL-TIME HOME vs. CBJ: 13-5-0-5
2022-23 vs. CBJ: 2-1-0
CATS STATS
– Sergei Bobrovsky owns a 9-2-1 record, .924 save percentage and 2.49 goals against average over 12 career appearances vs. CBJ.
– Matthew Tkachuk has produced 13 points (9-4-13) in 12 career games against the Blue Jackets.
CATS AND BLUE JACKETS
Florida and Columbus face off tonight for the first time in 2023-24. The Panthers have not surrendered a goal to the Blue Jackets in each of their last two meetings. The Cats won the most recent matchup on April 1 at Nationwide Arena by a score of 7-0 courtesy of a career-high four-goal game from Carter Verhaeghe (4-0-4). The Cats also earned the win the last time the Blue Jackets visited Amerant Bank Arena on Dec. 13, 2022, behind a shutout performance from Sergei Bobrovsky. Sam Reinhart recorded a goal and two assists in each of his past two matchups against Columbus, totaling a team-high six points (2-4-6) against CBJ last season and 21 points (10-11-21) over 21 career games against the Blue Jackets. Florida owns a 10-2-0 record over their past 12 matchups vs. CBJ since March 9, 2021, averaging five goals per game over that span.
KILLER CATS The Panthers have surrendered just one power-play goal against over their past four games, successfully killing off nine of the 10 penalties they have been assessed since Oct. 28. Florida 87 total PIMs this season are the third fewest among NHL teams following games played Nov. 4. Sam Reinhart tallied Florida’s first shorthanded goal of the season Oct. 19 vs. Toronto.
