Columbus Blue Jackets hold off Florida Panthers in a tight finish

That brings us to the end of a first period — Florida Panthers 1, Columbus Blue Jackets 2. Florida Panthers edged the shot clock 10-7, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Matthew Tkachuk opened the scoring for Florida Panthers at 7:49, Fedor Svechkov tied it for Columbus Blue Jackets at 12:36, and Nick Cousins put Columbus Blue Jackets in front at 16:38.

Akira Schmid was under siege with 9 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Columbus Blue Jackets went 0-for-1.

Columbus Blue Jackets owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a second period — Florida Panthers 0, Columbus Blue Jackets 0. Florida Panthers edged the shot clock 10-9, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Neither side could solve the goaltending — a grinding, scoreless frame.

Akira Schmid was under siege with 10 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Florida Panthers went 0-for-1.

Columbus Blue Jackets owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a third period — Florida Panthers 1, Columbus Blue Jackets 1. Florida Panthers edged the shot clock 11-7, while Columbus Blue Jackets still controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Nick Cousins extended the lead for Columbus Blue Jackets at 7:20, then Matthew Tkachuk cut the deficit for Florida Panthers at 14:24.

Akira Schmid was under siege with 10 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Columbus Blue Jackets went 0-for-1.

Florida Panthers owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.