By Joe Coopersmith
BLUE JACKETS TEAM NOTES
- Columbus (0-2-1) finished the season series against Florida (3-0-0) following tonight’s overtime loss.
- The Jackets moved to 9-0-2 when allowing one goal or less and 19-1-4 when allowing two goals or less this season.
- CBJ moved to 8-4-2 in the last 14 home games in 2024-25. The team has recorded points in 16 of the past 21 home contests (12-5-4) as well as in 21 of the last 27 played at home (16-6-5).
- Tonight’s attendance was 16,757.
BLUE JACKETS PLAYER NOTES
- RW Mathieu Olivier (16-10-26, 68 GP) finished with a game-high eight hits to add to his single-season club record in hits (258). It was one shy of his single-game high for 2024-25 (Oct. 19 vs. MIN and Jan. 20 at NYI).
- D Zach Werenski (20-49-69, 68 GP) led the team in shots on goal (6) and time on ice (25:23).
BLUE JACKETS POST-GAME AUDIO INTERVIEWS
HC Dean Evason | F Boone Jenner | F Sean Kuraly | G Elvis Merzlikins
PANTHERS POST-GAME AUDIO INTERVIEWS
HC Paul Maurice | F Aleksander Barkov | G Sergei Bobrovsky
BLUE JACKETS UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Friday, Mar. 21 7pm at Pittsburgh (PPG Paints Arena)
Saturday, Mar. 22 No practice
Sunday, Mar. 23 10:30am practice (OhioHeath Ice Haus)
Monday, Mar. 24 7:30pm at New York Islanders (UBS Arena)
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