Riding in high on a five-game point streak, the Columbus Blue Jackets were back home Thursday night to face the Florida Panthers who came in on a five-game winning streak. A bug going through the Blue Jackets dressing room forced Sergei Bobrovsky, Riley Nash, and Artemi Panarin from the lineup. Zac Dalpe and Jean-Francois Berube were called up as reinforcements.
Roberto Luongo — who entered the game 4-0-0, 1.33 GAA, .956 SV% — was in goal for the Panthers.
Since missing most of October with a knee injury sustained during opening night, he has been hot, winning four-straight decisions.