Scouting Report
A three-game losing streak takes the Columbus Blue Jackets (7th in Metropolitan Division) to Florida, where the local Panthers (3rd in Atlantic) have split the first two fixtures of their current nine-game homestand.
Saturday in the Atlantic (Standings/Panthers Playoff Chances):
- OTTAWA (12-16-1 25P) at Philadelphia (16-8-5 37P) 1 p.m.
- BUFFALO (13-11-5 31P) at Vancouver (14-11-4 32P) 4 p.m.
- TORONTO (13-13-4 30P) at St. Louis (18-6-6 42P) 7 p.m. NHL Network
- Colorado (18-8-2 38P) at BOSTON (20-3-6 46P) 7 p.