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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Florida Panthers · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Panthers · TUE · OCT 13 · 5:15 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
TUE · OCT 13 · 5:15 PM CT
Nationwide Arena
CBJNHL · CBJHN · SCRIPPS
Columbus Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets
1–1–0
VS
Florida Panthers
Panthers
1–0–1
Upcoming
TUE · OCT 13 · 5:15 PM CT
CBJNHL · CBJHN · SCRIPPS
Columbus Blue Jackets
Home · Blue Jackets
1–1–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Jacob Markstrom has not had an answer for Sean Monahan: 8 goals on 41 shots. But Florida has won 10 of the last 13 meetings, a trend the Blue Jackets need to break.
Nationwide Arena
Florida Panthers
Away · Panthers
1–0–1
3 PTS
Blue Jackets
GOALIES
Panthers
Jet Greaves
Jet Greaves
Expected
.877 SV% · 3.50 GAA · 1W
.887 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Jacob Markstrom
Jacob Markstrom
Likely · 594-jacob-markstrom
.1000 SV% · — GAA · 1W
.899 SV% L5 · Cooling
Blue Jackets
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Panthers
L1
Matthew Knies · Adam Fantilli · Kent Johnson
L1
Brady Tkachuk · Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart
L2
Valeri Nichushkin · Sean Monahan · Conor Garland
L2
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk
L3
Cole Sillinger · Charlie Coyle · Mathieu Olivier
L3
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis
L4
Ryan Lomberg · Danton Heinen · Dmitri Voronkov
L4
Bokondji Imama · Sam Lafferty · Garnet Hathaway
D1
Zach Werenski · Denton Mateychuk
D1
Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
D2
Carson Soucy · Emil Andrae
D2
Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones
D3
Jake Christiansen · Erik Gudbranson
D3
Dmitry Kulikov · Radko Gudas
PP1
Matthew Knies · Charlie Coyle · Adam Fantilli · Kent Johnson · Zach Werenski
PP1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Sam Reinhart · Seth Jones · Matthew Tkachuk
PP2
Conor Garland · Dmitri Voronkov · Valeri Nichushkin · Denton Mateychuk · Sean Monahan
PP2
Lars Eller · Anton Lundell · Carter Verhaeghe · Aaron Ekblad · Gustav Forsling
PK1
Charlie Coyle · Sean Monahan · Zach Werenski · Denton Mateychuk
PK1
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
PK2
Cole Sillinger · Valeri Nichushkin · Jake Christiansen · Erik Gudbranson
PK2
Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Niko Mikkola · Radko Gudas
Blue JacketsProjected lines
L1
Matthew Knies · Adam Fantilli · Kent Johnson
L2
Valeri Nichushkin · Sean Monahan · Conor Garland
L3
Cole Sillinger · Charlie Coyle · Mathieu Olivier
L4
Ryan Lomberg · Danton Heinen · Dmitri Voronkov
D1
Zach Werenski · Denton Mateychuk
D2
Carson Soucy · Emil Andrae
D3
Jake Christiansen · Erik Gudbranson
PP1
Matthew Knies · Charlie Coyle · Adam Fantilli · Kent Johnson · Zach Werenski
PP2
Conor Garland · Dmitri Voronkov · Valeri Nichushkin · Denton Mateychuk · Sean Monahan
PK1
Charlie Coyle · Sean Monahan · Zach Werenski · Denton Mateychuk
PK2
Cole Sillinger · Valeri Nichushkin · Jake Christiansen · Erik Gudbranson
PanthersProjected lines
L1
Brady Tkachuk · Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart
L2
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk
L3
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis
L4
Bokondji Imama · Sam Lafferty · Garnet Hathaway
D1
Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
D2
Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones
D3
Dmitry Kulikov · Radko Gudas
PP1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Sam Reinhart · Seth Jones · Matthew Tkachuk
PP2
Lars Eller · Anton Lundell · Carter Verhaeghe · Aaron Ekblad · Gustav Forsling
PK1
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
PK2
Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Niko Mikkola · Radko Gudas
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:22 AM CT Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT
Blue Jackets
INJURY REPORT
Panthers
Gustav Forsling
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Aleksander Barkov
IR · Left knee · Expected back Oct 27
Brad Marchand
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 25
MacKenzie Entwistle
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Jonah Gadjovich
IR · Upper body (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
Blue JacketsInjury report
No injuries reported
PanthersInjury report
Gustav Forsling
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Aleksander Barkov
IR · Left knee · Expected back Oct 27
Brad Marchand
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 25
MacKenzie Entwistle
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Jonah Gadjovich
IR · Upper body (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:22 AM CT Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Blue Jackets lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games. The Panthers lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Jacob Markstrom has not had an answer for Sean Monahan: 8 goals on 41 shots. But Florida has won 10 of the last 13 meetings, a trend the Blue Jackets need to break.

Sam Bennett has made a habit of hurting the Blue Jackets: 6 points in the last 4 meetings. Miles Wood is 2 goals shy of 200 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Sean Monahan has 8 goals on Jacob Markstrom (41 shots).
(Columbus)
8 goals on Jacob Markstrom
History
Columbus has lost 10 of their last 13 against Florida. See the games →
10-3 last 13 vs FLA
Matchup
Charlie Coyle has 4 goals on Jacob Markstrom (15 shots).
(Columbus)
4 goals on Jacob Markstrom
Player
Sam Bennett has 6 points in his last 4 games against Columbus. See the games →
(Florida)
6 pts, last 4 vs CBJ
Player
Ivan Provorov has 5 points in his last 4 games against Florida. See the games →
(Columbus)
5 pts, last 4 vs FLA
Milestone
Miles Wood is 2 goals shy of 200 career goals.
198 career goals
Milestone
Dmitry Kulikov is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.
97 career goals