US EditionBlue Jackets beat Panthers 4-2 in latest blow to 2-time defending champ’s playoff hopes
- On Thursday, the Blue Jackets defeated the Panthers 4-2, further damaging Florida's playoff hopes.
- A day ahead of the NHL trade deadline, the Florida Panthers traded 38-year-old defenseman Jeff Petry to Minnesota for a conditional seventh-round pick, while sitting ten points behind Boston and losing four games of a trip ending Friday in Detroit.
- Ivan Provorov opened scoring and finished with a goal and two assists, while Niko Mikkola and Sam Bennett scored for Florida in a 5:36 span, and Gustav Forsling's tying goal was challenged for goaltender interference.
- That result deepens Florida's playoff peril, as the club faces historic risk after the loss, with Columbus successfully challenging for goaltender interference involving Gustav Forsling.
- Coming off a back-to-back sweep, the Blue Jackets' win bolsters their push in the East wild-card race, while Florida's playoff hopes decline.
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Rockdale Citizen & Newton Citizen
Jackson Progress-ArgusRed-hot Blue Jackets tame scuffling Panthers
Ivan Provorov had a goal with two assists and Mathieu Olivier scored twice as the host Columbus Blue Jackets won their third straight, 4-2 over the scuffling Florida Panthers on Thursday night.
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Blue Jackets beat Panthers 4-2 in latest blow to 2-time defending champ's playoff hopes
Jet Greaves made 26 saves, Mathieu Olivier scored twice and the Columbus Blue Jackets dealt another blow to Florida’s playoff hopes with a 4-2 victory over the Panthers.
NHL News: Jackets on playoff cusp as Panthers spiral out of picture
With six weeks remaining in the regular season, the surging Columbus Blue Jackets are closer to playoff position than the two-time reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers. Hoping to have star defenseman Zach Werenski back in the lineup, the host Blue Jackets can record a third straight victory by handing the Panthers their fourth consecutive […]
Panthers fall just short in 4-2 loss to Blue Jackets
The Florida Panthers ugly losing streak reached four as a late comeback bid stalled in a 4-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena. First Star Ivan Provorov opened the scoring with a power-play marker 5:08 into the action and then drew the secondary assist on Mathieu Olivier’s deflection goal midway through the second. After Boone Jenner put the Blue Jackets comfortably… Source
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