COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Less than a week ago, Columbus forward Josh Anderson was sidelined by a lower body injury.
Good thing for the Blue Jackets, he heals quickly.
Anderson had a goal and an assist as the Blue Jackets rallied to beat the Florida Panthers 2-1 Thursday night, pulling two points behind Washington in Metropolitan Division and the Presidents' Trophy race for the league's best record.
Sergei Bobrovsky finished with 33 saves for his NHL-leading 38th win, as Columbus won for the sixth time in eight games.
"The top of our division is really tight," said Werenski. "We want to be No. 1. We are not trying to slow down now. We are going to pick it up, and hopefully we can get first come the end of the season."
Panthers goaltender James Reimer stopped 32 shots as Florida lost for the ninth time in 11 games and sits seven points out of a playoff spot with 13 games remaining.
"They played their hearts out," Panthers general manager and interim coach Tom Rowe said. "They know what's on the line. We just have to keep fighting until the end."
The Panthers got the scoring started with 1:45 left in the first period when a barrage of Florida shots left Bobrovsky sprawling on the ice, and Jonathan Marchessault chipped the puck in top shelf, with assists to Thomas Vanek and Alex Petrovic. The goal extended Marchessault point streak to four games.
Columbus tied it with 4:05 left in the second when Werenski's shot from the far left side of the ice caught Reimer looking for his 11th.
Anderson, who had an assist on Werenski's goal, then put the Blue Jackets ahead for good with 39 seconds remaining in the second when he knocked Jack Johnson's blue-line shot down and into the net for his 15th.
"That gave us a boost for sure," Anderson said. "In the first period, we were ... a little sloppy. We cleaned it up in the second period. We just went to work. We have to catch a couple of other teams in the standings. Going down to these last 15 games, every team is going to be gunning for each other, and it's going to be a battle every night."
For Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella, the effort represented continued growth for his young team, which got its franchise-record 26th home win.
"I think you can call this game a bit of an experience game for us," Tortorella said. "That is a really desperate hockey team. They've got some big, strong, good forwards. The defense moves the puck well. They come in with confidence. That's a good experience game to work through and manage some indecisive play at times, and really some not so good play at times, and find a way to win it."
Game notes
Blue Jackets play-by-play man Jeff Rimer, who was previously the voice of the Panthers, was honored before the matchup for having called 2,000 NHL games. ... Panthers D Keith Yandle played in his 620th consecutive game, a streak dating back to March 26, 2009.
UP NEXT
Panthers: At the New York Rangers on Friday night.
Blue Jackets: At the New York Islanders on Saturday.




Final
Series (Game 3 of 3)

Panthers 1

(30-28-11, 71 pts)

Blue Jackets 2

(45-18-6, 96 pts)





 
7:00PM,EDT,March 16,2017
Nationwide Arena, Columbus,Ohio

1 2 3 T
FLA 1 0 01
CBJ 0 2 02
J. Anderson (Blue Jackets - RW): Goals: 1, Assists: 1
S. Bobrovsky (Blue Jackets - G): Saves: 33, Save Pct.: .971
Z. Werenski (Blue Jackets - D): Goals: 1, Assists: 0





Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
Period: All | 1 | 2 | 3

1st Period Summary

Time Team Detail
0:00
Start of 1st period
0:00 Columbus Alexander Wennberg won faceoff in neutral zone
0:09
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
0:09 Columbus Alexander Wennberg won faceoff in offensive zone
0:13 Columbus Shot on goal by Zach Werenski saved by James Reimer
0:46
Stoppage - Icing
0:46 Columbus Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff in defensive zone
1:24
Stoppage - Icing
1:24 Columbus Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff in defensive zone
3:30 Florida Aleksander Barkov shot blocked by David Savard
3:43 Florida Shot on goal by Mark Pysyk saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
3:44
Stoppage - Chlg Hm - goal interference
3:44 Columbus Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff in neutral zone
4:20 Columbus Shot missed by Markus Nutivaara
4:28 Columbus Boone Jenner credited with hit on Nick Bjugstad in offensive zone
5:07 Florida Giveaway by Vincent Trocheck in offensive zone
5:50
Stoppage - Icing
5:50 Columbus William Karlsson won faceoff in defensive zone
6:06 Florida Shot missed by Jaromir Jagr
6:27 Columbus Brandon Saad shot blocked by Michael Matheson
6:28
Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
6:28 Florida Vincent Trocheck won faceoff in defensive zone
6:40 Florida Shot on goal by Jussi Jokinen saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
6:46 Florida Shot on goal by Michael Matheson saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
6:49
Stoppage - High Stick
6:49 Columbus Boone Jenner won faceoff in offensive zone
7:24 Columbus Boone Jenner credited with hit on Mark Pysyk in defensive zone
7:41 Florida Shot on goal by Mark Pysyk saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
7:52 Columbus Shot on goal by Brandon Dubinsky saved by James Reimer
8:13 Columbus Shot on goal by Oliver Bjorkstrand saved by James Reimer
8:14
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
8:14 Florida Nick Bjugstad won faceoff in defensive zone
8:30 Columbus Giveaway by Sam Gagner in defensive zone
9:04 Columbus Shot on goal by Matt Calvert saved by James Reimer
9:31 Columbus Josh Anderson shot blocked by Jonathan Huberdeau
9:43 Columbus Shot on goal by David Savard saved by James Reimer
10:02 Columbus Nick Foligno credited with hit on Jaromir Jagr in offensive zone
10:37 Columbus Shot on goal by Boone Jenner saved by James Reimer
11:11 Columbus Shot on goal by Scott Hartnell saved by James Reimer
11:55 Florida Derek MacKenzie credited with hit on Kyle Quincey in offensive zone
12:19 Florida Shot missed by Michael Matheson
12:36 Columbus Takeaway by William Karlsson in defensive zone
13:01
Stoppage - Icing
13:01 Columbus Alexander Wennberg won faceoff in offensive zone
13:34 Columbus Shot on goal by Alexander Wennberg saved by James Reimer
13:47
Stoppage - Puck in Benches - TV timeout
13:47 Columbus Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff in neutral zone
14:23
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
14:23 Columbus Sam Gagner won faceoff in defensive zone
14:38 Florida Shot on goal by Jonathan Marchessault saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
14:39
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
14:39 Florida Nick Bjugstad won faceoff in offensive zone
14:44 Florida Shot missed by Alexander Petrovic
15:24 Columbus Shot on goal by Oliver Bjorkstrand saved by James Reimer
15:33
Stoppage - Icing
15:33 Columbus Alexander Wennberg won faceoff in offensive zone
15:37 Columbus Shot on goal by Brandon Saad saved by James Reimer
15:38
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout
15:38 Florida Vincent Trocheck won faceoff in defensive zone
15:51 Florida Shot missed by Jussi Jokinen
16:12 Columbus Shot on goal by Brandon Saad saved by James Reimer
16:15 Columbus Takeaway by Alexander Wennberg in neutral zone
16:34 Columbus Josh Anderson credited with hit on Colton Sceviour in defensive zone
16:47 Florida Colton Sceviour shot blocked by Markus Nutivaara
16:48
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
16:48 Columbus Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff in defensive zone
16:56
Stoppage - Icing
16:56 Columbus Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff in defensive zone
17:25 Florida Shot missed by Aleksander Barkov
17:43 Columbus Shot on goal by Cam Atkinson saved by James Reimer
18:10 Florida Shot on goal by Alexander Petrovic saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
18:14 Florida Jonathan Marchessault shot blocked by Seth Jones
18:15 Florida Shot on goal by Thomas Vanek saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
18:15 Florida Goal scored by Jonathan Marchessault assisted by Alexander Petrovic and Thomas Vanek
18:15 Columbus Alexander Wennberg won faceoff in neutral zone
18:57 Florida Shot on goal by Reilly Smith saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
19:02 Florida Shot on goal by Reilly Smith saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
20:00
End of 1st period

2nd Period Summary

Time Team Detail
0:00
Start of 2nd period
0:00 Columbus Alexander Wennberg won faceoff in neutral zone
1:03 Florida Shot on goal by Vincent Trocheck saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
1:11 Florida Shot on goal by Jonathan Huberdeau saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
1:26
Stoppage - Offside
1:26 Columbus Sam Gagner won faceoff in neutral zone
1:55 Columbus Shot on goal by Oliver Bjorkstrand saved by James Reimer
1:55
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
1:55 Columbus William Karlsson won faceoff in offensive zone
2:01 Columbus Shot on goal by Zach Werenski saved by James Reimer
2:04 Columbus Penalty to Josh Anderson 2 minutes for High-sticking Michael Matheson
2:04 Florida Power play - Jonathan Marchessault won faceoff in offensive zone
2:14 Florida Power play - Shot on goal by Keith Yandle saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
2:25 Columbus Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Matt Calvert saved by James Reimer
2:26
Stoppage - Puck Frozen - Ice problem
2:26 Columbus Shorthanded - Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff in offensive zone
2:30 Columbus Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Seth Jones saved by James Reimer
2:31
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
2:31 Florida Power play - Vincent Trocheck won faceoff in defensive zone
2:55 Columbus Shorthanded - Brandon Dubinsky credited with hit on Vincent Trocheck in defensive zone
3:22 Florida Power play - Shot on goal by Jussi Jokinen saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
4:24 Florida Shot on goal by Jonathan Huberdeau saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
4:25
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
4:25 Florida Derek MacKenzie won faceoff in offensive zone
4:58 Florida Shot on goal by Colton Sceviour saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
6:12 Florida Shot on goal by Nick Bjugstad saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
6:15 Florida Shot on goal by Jonathan Marchessault saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
6:16
Stoppage - Puck Frozen - TV timeout
6:16 Columbus Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff in defensive zone
6:32 Columbus Penalty to Brandon Dubinsky 2 minutes for Slashing Jaromir Jagr
6:32 Florida Power play - Aleksander Barkov won faceoff in offensive zone
6:40 Florida Power play - Shot on goal by Keith Yandle saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
6:41
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
6:41 Columbus Shorthanded - William Karlsson won faceoff in defensive zone
7:17 Florida Power play - Keith Yandle shot blocked by Matt Calvert
8:39 Florida Penalty to Jason Demers 2 minutes for Tripping Boone Jenner
8:39 Florida Shorthanded - Derek MacKenzie won faceoff in defensive zone
9:03 Columbus Power play - Cam Atkinson shot blocked by Michael Matheson
10:02 Columbus Power play - Shot missed by Scott Hartnell
10:29 Columbus Power play - Shot missed by Sam Gagner
10:38 Florida Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Colton Sceviour saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
10:40 Columbus Brandon Dubinsky credited with hit on Colton Sceviour in defensive zone
10:41 Columbus Takeaway by Brandon Dubinsky in defensive zone
10:59 Columbus Shot on goal by Brandon Saad saved by James Reimer
11:06 Florida Takeaway by Michael Matheson in defensive zone
11:43 Florida Mark Pysyk credited with hit on Josh Anderson in defensive zone
11:54 Columbus Shot on goal by Boone Jenner saved by James Reimer
12:12 Columbus Markus Nutivaara shot blocked by Jussi Jokinen
12:13
Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
12:13 Columbus Alexander Wennberg won faceoff in offensive zone
13:21 Columbus Shot on goal by Nick Foligno saved by James Reimer
13:23
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
13:23 Columbus Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff in offensive zone
14:04 Florida Shot on goal by Jaromir Jagr saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
14:05
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout
14:05 Florida Derek MacKenzie won faceoff in offensive zone
14:15 Columbus Shot missed by Sam Gagner
14:39 Columbus Oliver Bjorkstrand shot blocked by Jakub Kindl
15:25 Florida Thomas Vanek shot blocked by Matt Calvert
15:51 Columbus Goal scored by Zach Werenski assisted by Matt Calvert and Josh Anderson
15:55 Florida Vincent Trocheck won faceoff in neutral zone
16:25
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
16:25 Florida Aleksander Barkov won faceoff in offensive zone
16:28 Florida Shot on goal by Michael Matheson saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
16:37 Columbus Shot on goal by Brandon Dubinsky saved by James Reimer
16:49 Florida Penalty to Michael Matheson 2 minutes for Holding Boone Jenner
16:49 Columbus Power play - Alexander Wennberg won faceoff in offensive zone
16:58 Columbus Power play - Zach Werenski shot blocked by Colton Sceviour
17:21 Columbus Power play - Shot missed by Nick Foligno
18:06 Columbus Power play - Shot on goal by Nick Foligno saved by James Reimer
18:13 Columbus Power play - Shot on goal by Oliver Bjorkstrand saved by James Reimer
19:01 Columbus Shot on goal by Brandon Dubinsky saved by James Reimer
19:14 Columbus Shot missed by Josh Anderson
19:21 Columbus Goal scored by Josh Anderson assisted by Jack Johnson and William Karlsson
19:21 Columbus Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff in neutral zone
19:47 Florida Alexander Petrovic credited with hit on Cam Atkinson in defensive zone
20:00
End of 2nd period

3rd Period Summary

Time Team Detail
0:00
Start of 3rd period
0:00 Columbus Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff in neutral zone
0:07 Florida Vincent Trocheck credited with hit on Seth Jones in neutral zone
0:15 Florida Shot on goal by Keith Yandle saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
0:16
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
0:16 Florida Vincent Trocheck won faceoff in offensive zone
0:21 Columbus Giveaway by Zach Werenski in defensive zone
0:24 Florida Jason Demers shot blocked by Seth Jones
0:29 Florida Shot missed by Jason Demers
1:07
Stoppage - Icing
1:07 Columbus Sam Gagner won faceoff in offensive zone
1:16 Columbus Oliver Bjorkstrand credited with hit on Nick Bjugstad in offensive zone
2:21 Florida Mark Pysyk credited with hit on Josh Anderson in defensive zone
2:35 Florida Keith Yandle shot blocked by William Karlsson
2:42 Florida Shot on goal by Jason Demers saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
2:43
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
2:43 Columbus Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff in defensive zone
3:09 Columbus Giveaway by Boone Jenner in offensive zone
3:24 Florida Shawn Thornton credited with hit on Boone Jenner in neutral zone
3:35 Florida Shot missed by Michael Matheson
3:45 Florida Jussi Jokinen shot blocked by Alexander Wennberg
4:03 Florida Shot on goal by Alexander Petrovic saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
4:18 Florida Alexander Petrovic shot blocked by Nick Foligno
4:41 Florida Bench penalty to Columbus Blue Jackets 2 minutes for Too many men/ice - bench(served by Jonathan Marchessault)
4:41 Columbus Power play - Sam Gagner won faceoff in offensive zone
5:59 Columbus Power play - Shot missed by Nick Foligno
6:17 Columbus Power play - Shot on goal by Cam Atkinson saved by James Reimer
6:35 Columbus Power play - Shot on goal by Oliver Bjorkstrand saved by James Reimer
6:45 Columbus Shot missed by Cam Atkinson
6:57 Florida Takeaway by Jonathan Marchessault in offensive zone
7:01 Florida Shot on goal by Jonathan Huberdeau saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
7:02
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout
7:02 Columbus William Karlsson won faceoff in defensive zone
7:22
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
7:22 Columbus Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff in defensive zone
7:33 Florida Shot on goal by Vincent Trocheck saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
7:35 Florida Alexander Petrovic credited with hit on Brandon Dubinsky in offensive zone
7:38
Stoppage - Offside
7:38 Florida Vincent Trocheck won faceoff in neutral zone
8:05
Stoppage - Icing
8:05 Columbus Sam Gagner won faceoff in offensive zone
8:24 Columbus Shot on goal by Markus Nutivaara saved by James Reimer
8:25
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
8:25 Columbus Alexander Wennberg won faceoff in offensive zone
8:52 Florida Giveaway by Derek MacKenzie in defensive zone
9:20 Florida Derek MacKenzie shot blocked by Seth Jones
9:30 Florida Jason Demers credited with hit on Matt Calvert in neutral zone
9:41 Columbus William Karlsson credited with hit on Jonathan Huberdeau in defensive zone
9:59 Florida Shot on goal by Jaromir Jagr saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
10:00
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
10:00 Florida Vincent Trocheck won faceoff in offensive zone
11:07 Columbus Scott Hartnell credited with hit on Mark Pysyk in offensive zone
11:12 Columbus Giveaway by Sam Gagner in offensive zone
11:20 Columbus Shot on goal by Oliver Bjorkstrand saved by James Reimer
11:21 Columbus Shot on goal by Oliver Bjorkstrand saved by James Reimer
11:22
Stoppage - Puck Frozen - TV timeout
11:22 Florida Aleksander Barkov won faceoff in defensive zone
12:21 Columbus Cam Atkinson shot blocked by Jason Demers
12:21
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
12:21 Columbus William Karlsson won faceoff in offensive zone
12:28 Florida Alexander Petrovic credited with hit on Matt Calvert in defensive zone
12:36 Columbus Shot missed by Josh Anderson
12:37 Columbus Matt Calvert credited with hit on Jonathan Marchessault in offensive zone
12:37
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
12:37 Florida Vincent Trocheck won faceoff in defensive zone
13:08 Florida Shot on goal by Michael Matheson saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
13:15 Florida Shot on goal by Vincent Trocheck saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
13:29 Florida Michael Matheson shot blocked by Seth Jones
13:35 Florida Shot on goal by Aleksander Barkov saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
13:40
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
13:40 Florida Aleksander Barkov won faceoff in neutral zone
14:14 Columbus Takeaway by William Karlsson in defensive zone
14:16 Columbus Shot on goal by Josh Anderson saved by James Reimer
14:17
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout
14:17 Florida Vincent Trocheck won faceoff in defensive zone
16:07 Columbus Shot on goal by Matt Calvert saved by James Reimer
16:09 Columbus Shot on goal by Josh Anderson saved by James Reimer
16:10 Columbus Shot on goal by William Karlsson saved by James Reimer
16:13 Columbus Matt Calvert shot blocked by Keith Yandle
16:39 Florida Shot missed by Michael Matheson
17:25
Stoppage - Icing
17:25 Columbus Alexander Wennberg won faceoff in offensive zone
17:53 Columbus Giveaway by Brandon Saad in defensive zone
19:12 Florida Shot on goal by Jonathan Marchessault saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
19:13
Stoppage - Puck Frozen - Visitor Timeout
19:13 Florida Jonathan Marchessault won faceoff in offensive zone
19:28 Florida Shot on goal by Jonathan Huberdeau saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
19:29
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
19:29 Florida Jonathan Marchessault won faceoff in offensive zone
19:38 Florida Shot on goal by Jaromir Jagr saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
19:49 Florida Jaromir Jagr shot blocked by Brandon Dubinsky
19:57 Florida Keith Yandle shot blocked by Boone Jenner
20:00 Florida Vincent Trocheck shot blocked by Brandon Dubinsky
20:00
End of 3rd period
20:00
End of Game




Player Summary

Florida PanthersTime On IceFaceoffs
Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL %
A. Barkov C 000110000002217:391:111:0715:2141126.7
N. Bjugstad C 00-1100000001612:001:510:0010:092528.6
J. Demers D 00-2111121002519:182:022:0715:090000.0
J. Huberdeau C 000401000002016:250:420:0015:430000.0
J. Jagr RW000310000002015:390:310:0015:080000.0
J. Jokinen LW000211000002118:102:491:3213:490100.0
J. Kindl D 000001000001713:380:000:0013:380000.0
D. MacKenzie C 000000001011911:180:003:247:543730.0
J. Marchessault C 10-1400000102214:521:590:0012:533175.0
M. Matheson D 001332120102623:180:001:3921:390000.0
A. Petrovic D 011210003002521:400:002:1519:250000.0
M. Pysyk D 000200002002015:420:003:2312:190000.0
C. Sceviour C 000201000001813:300:003:479:430000.0
R. Smith RW000200000002116:321:070:4114:440000.0
S. Thornton RW00000000100127:410:000:007:410000.0
V. Trocheck C 000300001012322:333:291:2917:359950.0
T. Vanek LW01-1100000001713:031:380:0011:250000.0
K. Yandle D 00-2301000002522:292:412:3617:120000.0
Florida Panthers Scratches
PlayerDetail
R. LuongoLower Body Injury
M. SgarbossaUndisclosed
D. MalginConcussion
M. WeegarScratched
A. EkbladConcussion
Columbus Blue JacketsTime On IceFaceoffs
Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL %
J. Anderson RW11232012100189:240:000:009:240000.0
C. Atkinson RW000210000002520:373:231:1815:560000.0
O. Bjorkstrand RW000700001001613:543:320:0010:220000.0
M. Calvert LW011302001001712:180:002:0610:120000.0
B. Dubinsky C 000302122102619:102:370:3415:5913959.1
N. Foligno LW00-1221001002017:563:530:1013:530000.0
S. Gagner C 000020000021713:152:280:0010:475362.5
S. Hartnell LW000110001001610:361:460:008:500000.0
B. Jenner C 001201002012417:230:001:2016:0310100.0
J. Johnson D 011000000002821:170:002:3218:450000.0
S. Jones D 001104000003222:202:371:2818:150000.0
W. Karlsson C 012101001201911:180:002:029:165362.5
M. Nutivaara D 00-1111000001812:520:000:0012:520000.0
K. Quincey D 00-1000000002317:200:001:5415:260000.0
B. Saad LW00-1300000012017:132:280:0014:450000.0
D. Savard D 001101000002821:270:002:0619:210000.0
A. Wennberg C 00-1101000102218:523:230:3014:5910662.5
Z. Werenski D 101300000012518:493:530:0014:560000.0
Columbus Blue Jackets Scratches
PlayerDetail
L. SedlakStrained Oblique
R. MurrayBroken Hand
L. KorpikoskiScratched
S. HarringtonScratched

Goaltending Summary

Florida Panthers Goaltending
Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM
J. Reimer34232.94158:430
Columbus Blue Jackets Goaltending
Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM
S. Bobrovsky34133.97159:590

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.