Panthers 1-0 Blue Jackets (Mar 20, 2025) Play-by-Play

Florida Panthers

42-24-3, 20-14-1 away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	OT	T
FLA	0	0	0	1	1
CBJ	0	0	0	0	0

TIME	PLAY	FLA	CBJ
0:00		Start of 1st Period	0	0
0:00		Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Justin Danforth	0	0
0:17		Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins	0	0
0:27		Seth Jones shot blocked by Zach Aston-Reese	0	0
0:28		Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Zach Werenski	0	0
0:48		Carter Verhaeghe Snap Shot Wide Right	0	0
0:52		Mathieu Olivier hit Anton Lundell	0	0
1:20		Giveaway by Boone Jenner	0	0
1:24		Anton Lundell shot blocked by Ivan Provorov	0	0
1:57		Giveaway by Evan Rodrigues	0	0
1:59		Mackie Samoskevich hit Kirill Marchenko	0	0
2:18		Kent Johnson shot blocked by Nate Schmidt	0	0
2:35		Mackie Samoskevich hit Adam Fantilli	0	0
2:39		Kent Johnson shot blocked by Adam Fantilli	0	0
3:03		Nico Sturm hit Luke Kunin	0	0
3:10		Zach Werenski shot blocked by Jonah Gadjovich	0	0
3:24		Dante Fabbro Snap Shot Wide Right	0	0
3:29		Sean Kuraly shot blocked by Luke Kunin	0	0
3:31		Puck in Netting	0	0
3:31		Carter Verhaeghe faceoff won against Justin Danforth	0	0
3:43		Icing	0	0
3:43		Justin Danforth faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov	0	0
3:49		Icing	0	0
3:49		Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Justin Danforth	0	0
3:54		Giveaway by Tobias Bjornfot	0	0
4:04		Zach Werenski hit Aleksander Barkov	0	0
4:07		Dante Fabbro hit Carter Verhaeghe	0	0
4:13		Sam Reinhart Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins	0	0
4:17		Justin Danforth hit Tobias Bjornfot	0	0
4:19		Dante Fabbro hit Aleksander Barkov	0	0
4:33		Niko Mikkola Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins	0	0
4:35		Goalie Stopped	0	0
4:35		Sam Bennett faceoff won against Boone Jenner	0	0
4:37		Sam Bennett Tip-In Wide Right	0	0
4:41		Giveaway by Nate Schmidt	0	0
4:48		Puck in Crowd	0	0
4:48		Sam Bennett faceoff won against Boone Jenner	0	0
5:03		Sam Bennett hit Denton Mateychuk	0	0
5:05		Puck in Benches	0	0
5:05		Anton Lundell faceoff won against Adam Fantilli	0	0
5:19		Adam Fantilli hit Anton Lundell	0	0
5:50		Jack Johnson shot blocked by Jesper Boqvist	0	0
5:55		Jesper Boqvist Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins	0	0
5:59		Nico Sturm Snap Shot Wide Left	0	0
6:03		Nico Sturm shot blocked by Damon Severson	0	0
6:19		Sean Kuraly hit Uvis Balinskis	0	0
6:21		Takeaway by Denton Mateychuk	0	0
6:34		Denton Mateychuk Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky	0	0
6:34		Jonah Gadjovich hit Denton Mateychuk	0	0
6:35		Luke Kunin Deflected saved by Sergei Bobrovsky	0	0
7:07		Aleksander Barkov hit Justin Danforth	0	0
7:14		Icing	0	0
7:14		Justin Danforth faceoff won against Sam Bennett	0	0
7:23		Seth Jones Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins	0	0
7:25		Goalie Stopped	0	0
7:25		Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Justin Danforth	0	0
7:26		Aleksander Barkov Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins	0	0
7:45		Aleksander Barkov Tripping against Mathieu Olivier	0	0
7:45		Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Nico Sturm	0	0
8:22		Eetu Luostarinen hit Adam Fantilli	0	0
8:30		Adam Fantilli Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky	0	0
8:51		Kent Johnson Wrist Shot Wide Left	0	0
9:03		Giveaway by Adam Fantilli	0	0
9:10		Nate Schmidt shot blocked by Adam Fantilli	0	0
9:46		Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Ivan Provorov	0	0
9:49		Giveaway by Gustav Forsling	0	0
10:14		Carter Verhaeghe Tip-In saved by Elvis Merzlikins	0	0
10:19		Giveaway by Zachary Aston-Reese	0	0
10:36		Mathieu Olivier hit Carter Verhaeghe	0	0
10:47		Zach Aston-Reese hit Niko Mikkola	0	0
10:50		Justin Danforth hit Uvis Balinskis	0	0
10:53		Mathieu Olivier hit Evan Rodrigues	0	0
11:10		Luke Kunin Deflected Short	0	0
11:10		Nate Schmidt hit Justin Danforth	0	0
11:11		Goalie Stopped	0	0
11:11		Dmitri Voronkov faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues	0	0
11:13		Boone Jenner Tip-In saved by Sergei Bobrovsky	0	0
11:16		Goalie Stopped	0	0
11:16		Evan Rodrigues faceoff won against Boone Jenner	0	0
11:53		Gustav Forsling Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins	0	0
11:54		Sam Bennett Snap Shot Wide Left	0	0
11:55		Mackie Samoskevich Deflected saved by Elvis Merzlikins	0	0
12:52		Giveaway by Zach Werenski	0	0
13:14		Giveaway by Mathieu Olivier	0	0
13:25		Puck in Crowd	0	0
13:25		Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Nico Sturm	0	0
13:33		Jonah Gadjovich hit Jack Johnson	0	0
13:49		Giveaway by Uvis Balinskis	0	0
14:16		Nico Sturm shot blocked by Jack Johnson	0	0
14:23		Sean Kuraly Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky	0	0
14:25		Goalie Stopped	0	0
14:25		Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Justin Danforth	0	0
14:50		Mathieu Olivier hit Seth Jones	0	0
15:15		Anton Lundell Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins	0	0
15:17		Goalie Stopped	0	0
15:17		Sam Bennett faceoff won against Boone Jenner	0	0
15:21		Dmitri Voronkov hit Tobias Bjornfot	0	0
15:24		Mackie Samoskevich hit Boone Jenner	0	0
15:44		Giveaway by Mackie Samoskevich	0	0
15:57		Icing	0	0
15:57		Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues	0	0
16:22		Jesper Boqvist Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins	0	0
16:24		Goalie Stopped	0	0
16:24		Anton Lundell faceoff won against Sean Kuraly	0	0
16:25		Gustav Forsling Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins	0	0
16:31		James van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot Off Crossbar	0	0
16:33		Puck in Netting	0	0
16:33		Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Anton Lundell	0	0
16:37		Luke Kunin Wrist Shot Wide Right	0	0
16:38		Puck Frozen - Goalie	0	0
16:38		Nico Sturm faceoff won against Sean Kuraly	0	0
16:40		Nate Schmidt Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins	0	0
16:54		Giveaway by Nate Schmidt	0	0
17:03		Jack Johnson Slap Shot Wide Left	0	0
17:08		Jonah Gadjovich hit Jack Johnson	0	0
17:53		Niko Mikkola shot blocked by Dante Fabbro	0	0
17:54		Mathieu Olivier hit Niko Mikkola	0	0
18:11		Giveaway by Zachary Aston-Reese	0	0
18:13		Giveaway by Aleksander Barkov	0	0
18:17		Giveaway by Justin Danforth	0	0
18:19		Zach Aston-Reese hit Gustav Forsling	0	0
19:14		Mackie Samoskevich hit Ivan Provorov	0	0
19:17		Giveaway by Sam Bennett	0	0
19:21		Sam Bennett hit Denton Mateychuk	0	0
19:43		Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko	0	0
19:47		Giveaway by Anton Lundell	0	0
19:53		Jack Johnson Slap Shot Wide Left	0	0
20:00		End of 1st Period	0	0

Florida Panthers vs. Columbus Blue Jackets: Game Highlights

1:59

Regular Season Series

FLA wins 3-0

Panthers
4
Blue Jackets
3

Game 1

10/15

Final

Blue Jackets
0
Panthers
3

Game 2

3/7

Final

Panthers
1
Blue Jackets
0

Game 3

3/20

Final/OT

Nationwide Arena

11:00 PM, March 20, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Columbus, OH

Line: FLA -190

Over/Under: 5.5

Attendance: 16,757

Referees:
Chris Rooney
Justin Kea

Linesmen:
Kiel Murchison
Jesse Marquis

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	45	25	4	94
Tampa Bay	43	25	5	91
Florida	44	26	3	91
Ottawa	39	28	6	84
Montreal	34	30	9	77
Detroit	34	33	6	74
Boston	30	35	9	69
Buffalo	31	36	6	68

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	47	17	9	103
Carolina	45	24	4	94
New Jersey	39	29	7	85
NY Rangers	35	32	7	77
Columbus	33	30	9	75
NY Islanders	32	31	10	74
Pittsburgh	30	34	11	71
Philadelphia	30	36	9	69

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