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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Florida Panthers Recap - Panthers Win 3-0

Florida's defense, led by netminder Chris Driedger, shut down Columbus 3-0 at BB&T Center on on Sunday.

The Panthers were a -180 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 5.5.

Florida got goals from Frank Vatrano, Gustav Forsling, and Aleksander Barkov in the victory. Barkov opened the scoring at 1:52 of the second period.

Chris Driedger turned in a 32-save effort for the Panthers.

Joonas Korpisalo stopped 32 of 35 shots for the Blue Jackets, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Florida scored 0 times on 1 chances on the power play, while Columbus went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Columbus lost the shots on goal battle to Florida by a margin of 35-32.

Florida heads into a battle against the Hurricanes. Columbus, meanwhile, will have their next action against Tampa Bay.