nhl Game Recap
Panthers Down Columbus 5-4 - Match Report
Florida skated to a 5-4 victory over Columbus on Monday in NHL action at Amerant Bank Arena.
Florida was favored by -223 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Ryan Lomberg, Aleksander Barkov, Gustav Forsling, Nick Cousins, and Carter Verhaeghe each scored for the Panthers in the victory. Lomberg opened the scoring for Florida.
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 18 of 22 Columbus shots in the victory.
Columbus got goals from Alexandre Texier, Kirill Marchenko, Boone Jenner, and Sean Kuraly in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Columbus got a 34-stop effort from Spencer Martin in the loss.
On the power play, Florida went 0-for-1, while the Blue Jackets were 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Florida outshot Columbus 47-22 in the game.
Florida heads into a battle against the Capitals. Columbus, meanwhile, will have their next action against Dallas.