Columbus 4, Florida 3
When: 7:30 PM ET, Thursday, December 4, 2014
Where: BB&T Center, Sunrise, Florida
Referees:
Paul Devorski, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen:
Brian Murphy, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance:
7788
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Blue Jackets 4, Panthers 3 (SO): Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 52 shots and Ryan Johansen scored the lone goal of the shootout in the fourth round as visiting Columbus recorded its 10th consecutive victory over Florida.
After the first three shooters on each team were denied, Bobrovsky made a spectacular glove save to thwart Nick Bjugstad from capping his two-goal, one-assist performance. Johansen made the most of his attempt as he skated in and sized up his shot before sending the puck over the right shoulder of Roberto Luongo to end the contest.
Cam Atkinson collected a goal and an assist, Boone Jenner scored for the second time in as many games and Nick Foligno netted his team-leading 11th tally for the Blue Jackets, who also posted a 2-1 victory over the Panthers on Monday. Defenseman Dalton Prout and rookie Kerby Rychel each notched a pair of assists in the victory.
Tomas Fleischmann scored and set up a goal for the Panthers, who tied a franchise high with 55 shots. Jonathan Huberdeau notched two assists and Luongo finished with 17 saves.
Florida erased a 3-0 deficit in short order as Fleischmann converted a 2-on-1 rush at 2:54 of the second period before setting up Bjugstad's backhand shot from deep in the left faceoff circle at 5:04. Bjugstad forged a tie 2 1/2 minutes later, sweeping a sharp-angle shot from along the end line past Bobrovsky.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Bjugstad tied a franchise record with three points in a single period. Kris Versteeg was the last Panther to accomplish the feat in 2011. ... Columbus LW Scott Hartnell ended a 16-game assist drought when he set up Foligno's wraparound goal just 67 seconds into the contest. ... Atkinson scored on a breakaway midway through the first period before Jenner cleaned up a rebound 51 seconds into the middle session to give the Blue Jackets a 3-0 lead.
Top Game Performances
Columbus |
|
Florida |
Cam Atkinson 2 |
Points |
Nick Bjugstad 3 |
Cam Atkinson 1 |
Goals |
Nick Bjugstad 2 |
Dalton Prout 2 |
Assists |
Jonathan Huberdeau 2 |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Nick Bjugstad 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Sergei Bobrovsky .945 |
Save Percentage |
Roberto Luongo .850 |
Sergei Bobrovsky 52 |
Saves |
Roberto Luongo 17 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Columbus
|
20 |
4 |
0-1 |
4-5 |
17 |
28 |
Florida
|
55 |
3 |
1-5 |
1-1 |
9 |
47 |
Upcoming Games
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Florida will play their next game at home against Buffalo. The Panthers have a W/L % of .200 after a win and .571 after a loss.
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Columbus will play their next game on the road against Tampa Bay. The Blue Jackets have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .235 after a loss.