After allowing three goals in the first 6:51 of regulation, the Blue Jackets rallied back to take the lead before squandering it late and falling in overtime, 5-4 to the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena on Monday night.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F/OT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE JACKETS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| FLA PANTHERS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
1st Period
Ryan Lomberg capitalized on Elvis Merzlikins being out of position and banked the puck off his back from the left goal line to open the scoring at 2:19.
#CBJ Merzlikins (90) is out of position after sliding from left to right which allows #TimeToHunt Lomberg (94) to bank it in off his back. That's a goal that should not happen. 1-0 FLA https://t.co/2b8yNyyR68
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) November 7, 2023
After a failed clearance, Gustav Forsling doubled the Florida lead with a left-point slapshot through traffic at 3:09.
It happened before the clip started, but Severson's (78) pass to Gaudreau (13) didn't connect or clear the zone, allowed #TimeToHunt to work the puck around back to Forsling (42), who beats Merzlikins (90) with a left-point slap shot through traffic. #CBJ 0-2 FLA https://t.co/dJGubsmOmk
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) November 7, 2023
Aleksander Barkov added to the Panthers' advantage at 6:09 when he maneuvered around Zach Werenski and Damon Severson to bury a rebound from the right doorstep. After the goal, Merzlikins was replaced by Spencer Martin after allowing three goals on 11 shots.
#TimeToHunt Barkov (16) gets between #CBJ Werenski (8) and the goal before maneuvering around Severson (78) and burying the rebound. CBJ 0-3 FLA https://t.co/rWNDsNIDm6
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) November 7, 2023
Sean Kuraly got the Jackets on the board at 15:41, finishing off a rebound from Erik Gudbranson's right-point slapshot.
#TimeToHunt Ekman-Larsson (91) fails to disrupt Kuraly (7) who's able to finish the rebound from Gudbranson's (44) shot. #CBJ 1-3 FLA https://t.co/LQXw17We40
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) November 7, 2023
Boone Jenner cut the Florida lead to one at 18:51 when he fired a right-circle wrist shot on a three-on-one rush past Sergei Bobrovsky.
#CBJ Gudbranson (44) breaks up Verhaeghe's pass which starts the CBJ rush the other way. Jenner (38) carries the puck down the right wing on a three-on-one rush before firing a wrist shot past Bobrovsky (72). https://t.co/n6zqEN3zTd
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) November 7, 2023
The Panthers took a 3-2 lead into the first intermission along with a 20-7 advantage in shots on goal.
2nd Period
Matthew Tkachuk nearly doubled Florida's lead at 2:45 with a right-circle wrist shot, but it hit the post, keeping the score 3-2.
Kirill Marchenko tied the game on the power play at 10:02, dispatching Provorov's left-point wrist shot that got through Bobrovsky's pads.
#CBJ Provorov (9) throws the puck on net, Voronkov (10) causes chaos, and Marchenko (86) puts a loose puck into the net. CBJ 3-3 FLA https://t.co/QAvrYKH2Jk
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) November 7, 2023
The teams were tied at three after two periods with Florida taking a 33-17 advantage in shots on goal into the third period.
3rd Period
Cole Sillinger had a great chance to give the Jackets the lead at 6:33 with a shot from the goal mouth, but Bobrovsky made the save.
Alexandre Texier scored his first NHL goal since January 1, 2022, at 12:30 after his centering pass deflected off a defender and the right post before he finished the play on an open net.
#CBJ Peeke 's (2) clearance up the wall finds Texier (42) in stride. Texier's centering pass deflects off FLA's Kulikov (7) and then hits the post before Texier finishes off the play. CBJ 4-3 FLA https://t.co/8cVhiUWTd3
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) November 7, 2023
The Panthers tied the game when Nick Cousins capitalized on Provorov's failed clearance at 19:04 with a wrist shot from the slot past Martin.
#TimeToHunt Cousins goal pic.twitter.com/DMyU2u0H14
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) November 7, 2023
The teams were tied at four after regulation with the Panthers leading 46-22 in shots on goal.
Overtime
Carter Verhaeghe ended the game at 1:25, finishing a rebound from the left doorstep.
#TimeToHunt Verhaeghe goal pic.twitter.com/BRiISs2wdY
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) November 7, 2023
With the loss, the Blue Jackets fell to 4-5-3.
Injury Update
Patrik Laine remains on injured reserve, retroactive to Oct. 20 with an upper-body injury.
Stats
- Shots on Goal: CBJ 22-48 FLA
- Face-off %: CBJ 48.1-51.9 FLA
- Power play: CBJ 1/2-0/1 FLA
- Giveaways: CBJ 6-13 FLA
- Takeaways: CBJ 2-11 FLA
- Blocked shots: CBJ 24-21 FLA
- Hits: CBJ 28-8 FLA
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5-on-5 stats (via naturalstattrick.com):
- Expected Goals (xG): CBJ 2.02-2.51 FLA
- Shot Attempts (CF): CBJ 52-75 FLA
- Shots on Goal (SF): CBJ 18-38 FLA
- Scoring Chances (SCF): CBJ 25-20 FLA
- High-Danger Chances (HDCF): CBJ 8-7 FLA
Next Up
The Jackets return home to face the Dallas Stars on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+ and Hulu.
The club is back on the road Saturday as they face the Detroit Red Wings at 1 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Ohio.
