Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets
Sunday, December 10, 2023 – 1:00 PM ET
Nationwide Arena, Columbus Ohio
TV: Bally’s Sports Ohio – Radio: WBNS FM
Opponent’s blog: Litter Box Cats
Florida Panthers, 16-8-2, 34 points, 2nd Atlantic, 3rd East
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Columbus Blue Jackets, 9-15-5, 23 points, 8th Metro, 15th East
At least one team in Columbus has a proven ability to win when it matters. Congratulations to the Columbus Crew on their third MLS Cup yesterday!
The Jackets can try to keep the winning vibes in Columbus going today as they host the Panthers in a matinee outing. The Jackets will be without captain Boone Jenner, who was placed on Injured Reserve and is expected to miss six weeks with a broken jaw.
Player to Watch
Adam Fantilli
With Boone Jenner out for the next six weeks, the opportunity for Adam Fantilli to take on additional responsibilities presents itself. Can he earn his way to more minutes, more roles on the PK or more time in the defensive zone as the team looks to see games out. Can Fantilli take advantage of the opportunity?
Season Series
12/10/2023 FLA @ CBJ
04/11/2024 CBJ @ FLA
Stats
| Florida | Columbus | |
| 3.08 (19) | GPG | 2.93 (22) |
| 2.54 (4) | GAPG | 3.45 (28) |
| 18.1 (22) | PP% | 14.5 (25) |
| 80.9 (13) | PK% | 86.8 (5) |
| 55.90 (3) | 5v5 Shot Attempt % | 47.07 (24) |
| 54.40 (4) | 5v5 Unblocked Shot Attempt % | 47.10 (24) |
| 7.62 (29) | 5v5 Shooting % | 9.47 (9) |
| .928 (8) | 5v5 Save % | .906 (21) |
| Sam Reinhart, 17 | G Leader | Boone Jenner, 13 |
| Aleksander Barkov, 16 | A Leader | Zach Werenski, 19 |
| Sam Reinhart, 33 | P Leader | Zach Werenski, 20 |
| Jonah Gadjovich, 43 | PIM Leader | Dmitri Voronkov, 23 |
| 6-7-1 | Home/Road | 6-7-2 |
| 5-5-0 | Last 10 | 4-5-1 |
Projected Lineups
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Johnny Gaudreau | Patrik Laine | Justin Danforth |
| Kirill Marchenko | Dmitri Voronkov | Yegor Chinakhov |
| Kent Johnson | Adam Fantilli | Emil Bemstrom |
| Alexandre Texier | Sean Kuraly | Mathieu Olivier |
| Zach Werenski | Nick Blankenburg |
| Ivan Provorov | Andrew Peeke |
| Jake Bean | David Jiricek |
| Jet Greaves |
| Spencer Martin |
Florida Panthers
| Evan Rodrigues | Aleksander Barkov | Sam Reinhart |
| Carter Verhaeghe | Sam Bennett | Matthew Tkachuk |
| Eetu Luostarinen | Anton Lundell | Nick Cousins |
| Jonah Gadjovich | Kevin Stenlund | Ryan Lomberg |
| Gustav Forsling | Aaron Ekblad |
| Niko Mikkola | Brandon Montour |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | Dmitry Kulikov |
| Sergei Bobrovsky |
| Anthony Stolarz |