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Columbus Blue Jackets (13-9-5) at Florida Panthers (12-12-2)
Date: Saturday, December 6
Time: 3:30 pm EST
How To Watch: ESPN+, SCRIPPS, FDSOH
Radio: 97.1 The Fan, 560AM WQAM

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Columbus Blue Jackets News & Notes:

The Blue Jackets have won back-to-back games after a 6-5 shootout win over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday. Columbus is 30th in the NHL in penalty killing at 71.8 percent.

Florida Panthers News & Notes:

The Panthers have lost five of their last six games after losing 2-1 in overtime to the Nashville Predators on Thursday. Florida is 20th in the NHL in power play efficiency at 17.9 percent.

Columbus Blue Jackets Projected Lines

Voronkov-Fantilli-Marchenko
Sillinger-Monahan-Johnson
Wood-Coyle-Lundestrom
Del Bel Belluz-Gaunce-Chinakhov

Werenski-Provorov
Mateychuk-Severson
Smith-Fabbro

Merzlikins
Greaves

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Florida Panthers Projected Lines:

Luostarinen-Lundell-Reinhart
Verhaeghe-Bennett-Marchand
Boqvist-Rodrigues-Samoskevich
Gregor-Studnicka-Kunin

Forsling-Ekblad
Mikkola-Jones
Sebrango-Petry

Bobrovsky
Tarasov

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Players To Watch:

Columbus Blue Jackets

Defenseman Zach Werenski leads the Blue Jackets with 29 points. Kirill Marchenko is second on the team with 23 points.

Florida Panthers

Brad Marchand leads the Panthers with 27 points. Sam Reinhart has chipped in with 24 points.

Injury Report:

Columbus Blue Jackets

F Mathieu Olivier – IR
D Erik Gudbranson – IR
F Boone Jenner – IR

Florida Panthers

LW Matthew Tkachuk – IR
C Aleksander Barkov – IR
C Tomas Nosek – OUT
D Dmitry Kulikov – IR
LW Jonah Gadjovich – IR
C Cole Schwindt – OUT

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