The Columbus Blue Jackets and Florida Panthers face off tonight in a Metro vs. Atlantic matchup.
The Florida Panthers head into this game with a poor record, sitting near the bottom of the league at 4-6-1. Conversely, the Columbus Blue Jackets are near the top of the table with a franchise-best 8-4-0 record.
Last time out, Florida gave up eight goals to the Tampa Bay Lightning in a 8-5 loss. The Jackets were victorious in a 4-3 shootout to beat the Bruins. So expect the Panthers to come out swinging, hoping to get ahead early and shut down the CBJ’s momentum.
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Game Information
- Game: Columbus Blue Jackets (8-4-0) at Florida Panthers (4-6-1)
- Time: 7:30 p.m. EST
- Location: BB&T Center (Sunrise, FL)
- TV: FOX Sports Ohio, FOX Sports Florida, FOX Sports Go, NHL.TV
- Radio: 97.1 The Fan (Columbus, OH), 560 WQAM (Miami Gardens, FL)
Injury Report
Columbus Blue Jackets
- Cam Atkinson – Hip/Illness (DTD)
- Gabriel Carlsson – Upper-Body (DTD)
- Lukas Sedlak – Ankle (IR)
Carlsson made the trip to Florida with the team, but isn’t expected to play tonight. It’s likely that he returns against Tampa Bay on Saturday though. Atkinson didn’t make the trip due to an Illness, but he’ll probably be back for the Rangers game on Monday.
Florida Panthers
- Connor Brickley – Upper-Body (DTD)
- Roberto Luongo – Hand (IR)
- Jared McCann – Lower-Body (IR)
- Colton Sceviour – Upper-Body (DTD)
With Luongo hurt, it’s not hard to figure out why the Panthers let up eight goals against Tampa.
Projected CBJ Lines
Panarin – Foligno – Anderson
Jenner – Dubinsky – Motte
Calvert – Wennberg – Bjorkstrand
Milano – Dalpe – Dubois
Werenski – Jones
Johnson – Savard
Murray – Nutivaara
Bobrovsky
Korpisalo
Projected FLA Lines
Huberdeau – Barkov – Dadonov
McGinn – Trocheck – Vrbata
Bjugstad – MacKenzie – Tippett
Haley – Malgin – Balisy
Yandle – Ekblad
McCoshen – Pysyk
Matheson – Weegar
Reimer
Niemi