Columbus Blue Jackets @ Florida Panthers

9-4-0, 4-2-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Blue Jackets CBJ	2	3	2	7
Panthers FLA	1	2	0	3

Florida PanthersPanthersFLA

4-7-1, 3-3-1 Home

Anderson, Bjorkstrand lead Blue Jackets past Panthers 7-3

Oliver Bjorkstrand and Josh Anderson each scored twice to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets over the Florida Panthers 7-3 on Thursday night.

Nov 3, 2017, 04:24 am - Associated Press

		1	2	3	T
	Blue Jackets	2	3	2	7
	Panthers	1	2	0	3

1st Period		CBJ	FLA
4:57	Mark Pysyk (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Vincent Trocheck (8), Jamie McGinn (3)	0	1
11:32	Josh Anderson (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brandon Dubinsky (3), Pierre-Luc Dubois (1)	1	1
16:27	Josh Anderson (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Markus Nutivaara (4), Boone Jenner (1)	2	1

2nd Period		CBJ	FLA
0:35	Ian McCoshen (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Radim Vrbata (7), Vincent Trocheck (9)	2	2
5:21	Markus Hannikainen (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: David Savard (3), Matt Calvert (4)	3	2
8:43	Vincent Trocheck (5) (Shorthanded Shorthanded Goal) Assists: Keith Yandle (5), Derek MacKenzie (2)	3	3
9:11	Oliver Bjorkstrand (3) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Seth Jones (7), Sonny Milano (2)	4	3
11:27	Oliver Bjorkstrand (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Zach Werenski (4), Matt Calvert (5)	5	3

3rd Period			CBJ	FLA
3:45		Tyler Motte (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Boone Jenner (2), Markus Nutivaara (5)	6	3
6:12		Boone Jenner (2) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Artemi Panarin (10), Zach Werenski (5)	7	3

BLUE JACKETS

PANTHERS

Regular Season Series

CBJ lead 1-0

Blue Jackets
7
Panthers
3

Game 1

2/11

Panthers
2
Blue Jackets
3

Game 2

7/1

Panthers
0
Blue Jackets
4

Game 3

22/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	31	15	4	66
NY Islanders	27	17	5	59
Pittsburgh	23	14	11	57
Philadelphia	23	17	8	54
Washington	24	20	6	54
New Jersey	26	22	2	54
Columbus	22	20	7	51
NY Rangers	21	24	6	48

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	31	13	4	66
Detroit	30	16	4	64
Montreal	28	15	7	63
Buffalo	27	17	5	59
Boston	28	20	2	58
Toronto	24	17	8	56
Florida	25	20	3	53
Ottawa	23	19	7	53

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Columbus Blue Jackets @ Florida Panthers

Stars of the Game

Oliver BjorkstrandRW - CBJ

Josh AndersonRW - CBJ

Vincent TrocheckC - FLA

Game Information

Anderson, Bjorkstrand lead Blue Jackets past Panthers 7-3

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

CBJ lead 1-0

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

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Longest active postseason droughts across NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL