NHL Game Preview: Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets with Line Combinations 3/20/2025

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Columbus Blue Jackets (33-21-10, 76 pts) at Florida Panthers (32-29-3, 67 pts)

Venue: Amerant Bank Arena
Date: Thursday, March 12
Time: 7:00 pm EST
How To Watch: ESPN+/FDSN OH/SCRIPPS
Radio: The Fan, 93.3 The Bus/560AM WQAM

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Columbus Blue Jackets News & Notes:

The Blue Jackets snapped a two-game skid with a 5-2 win over the Lightning on Tuesday. They’re currently on a seven-game point streak, averaging four goals per game while allowing 3.4 goals per game.

Florida Panthers News & Notes:

The Panthers are coming off back-to-back wins over the Red Wings, as they most recently beat them 4-3 with two goals in the final 1.5 minutes. They’re 2-3-0 in March, averaging 2.8 goals per game while allowing 3.6 goals per game.

Columbus Blue Jackets Projected Lines:

Sillinger-Fantilli-Marchenko
Johnson-Monahan-Garland
Marchment-Coyle-Olivier
Lundestrom-Jenner-Heinen

Werenski-Fabbro
Provorov-Mateychuk
Christiansen-Severson

Merzlikins
Greaves

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Florida Panthers Projected Lines:

Luostarinen-Lundell-Rodrigues
Verhaeghe-Bennett-Tkachuk
Greer-Nosek-Samoskevich
Boqvist-Kunin-Hinostroza

Forsling-Ekblad
Mikkola-Balinskis
Sebrango-Kulikov

Tarasov
Bobrovsky

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Players To Watch:

Columbus Blue Jackets

Ivan Provorov has five points in two games against the Panthers, with one goal and four assists.

Florida Panthers

Sam Bennett has a goal in each game against the Blue Jackets this season. He has five points in two games against them, with two goals and three assists.

Injury Report:

Columbus Blue Jackets

D Brendan Smith – IR
D Eric Gudbranson – DTD

Florida Panthers

D Seth Jones – IR
F Jonah Gadjovich – IR
F Aleksander Barkov – IR
F Cole Schwindt – IR
F Brad Marchand – DTD
F Cole Reinhardt – DTD
F Sam Reinhardt – DTD

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