nhl Game Recap
Florida Skates Past Columbus 4-1 - Recap
The Blue Jackets came up short Saturday against the Panthers, falling 4-1.
Florida won as a -164 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Evgenii Dadonov, Mike Hoffman, Brett Connolly, and Josh Brown each scored for the Panthers in the victory. Dadonov opened the scoring for Florida.
Sergei Bobrovsky turned in a 33-save effort for the Panthers.
Columbus got a goal from Vladislav Gavrikov in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 23 of 26 shots for the Blue Jackets, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Florida scored 1 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Columbus went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Columbus outshot Florida 34-27 in the game.
Next game, Florida takes its act home to face San Jose looking for another win. For Columbus, they head on the road to face Washington.