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NHL, round 3

Tuesday, October 13, 2026Nationwide ArenaAll Clearwater sports
FinalFinalESPN+ · Scripps Sports · CBJNHLPlay by play
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FLA0437
CBJ1023
Final

Panthers rout Blue Jackets 7-3

The Florida Panthers rolled past the Columbus Blue Jackets 7-3 on Tuesday at Nationwide Arena.

The Panthers came back from 1 down after the first period. The second period made the difference: the Panthers outscored the Blue Jackets 4-0.

The Panthers had 28 shots to 27.

For the Panthers, Brady Tkachuk (LW): 3. For the Blue Jackets, Kent Johnson (C): 1.

The Panthers improve to 3-2-2. The Blue Jackets fall to 2-3-0.

Attendance: 13,538.

Full recap at ESPN: Brady Tkachuk has natural hat trick, brother Matthew has 5 assists as Panthers roll Blue Jackets 7-3

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#8
FLA · GoalsBrady Tkachuk LW3
#19
FLA · AssistsMatthew Tkachuk LW5
#19
FLA · PointsMatthew Tkachuk LW5
#91
CBJ · GoalsKent Johnson C1
#78
CBJ · AssistsDamon Severson D2
#78
CBJ · PointsDamon Severson D2
ForwardsBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
S. Bennett C000115:483:400:2211:46190001105550.0000
L. Eller C000116:313:361:2511:30190010008372.7100
G. Hathaway RW070010:490:001:249:2518000100030.0000
B. Imama LW020010:000:000:0010:0014000100000.0100
S. Lafferty C22009:300:000:009:30150002101614.3000
A. Lundell C100-218:343:362:1412:44240111208657.1100
E. Luostarinen C100-118:473:521:5113:04230201001233.3300
S. Reinhart C200219:246:090:2012:55222417205741.7100
M. Tkachuk LW001017:205:250:1311:4222035100000.0112
B. Tkachuk LW010016:195:230:1110:45223314301420.0000
C. Verhaeghe C100118:246:160:0012:082023037010100.0100
S. Vilmanis LW040-213:250:570:0012:2816000110000.0000
DefensesBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
U. Balinskis D040016:190:580:2115:0021000000000.0200
A. Ekblad D201-221:273:122:2415:5126000210000.0100
G. Forsling D001-219:361:101:0517:2124010000000.0212
S. Jones D221123:145:262:3915:0927014300000.0300
D. Kulikov D210113:080:000:2112:4721000010000.0100
N. Mikkola D010217:250:101:1016:0524000000000.0312
GoaliesGASASOSSOSASVSV%ESSVPPSVSHSVTOIYTDGPIM
A. Schmid G3270024.889213060:0000

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