According to Columbus Blue Jackets reporter Jeff Svoboda, goaltender Elvis Merzlikins will get the start for Monday’s matchup against the Florida Panthers.
#CBJ will put Gabriel Carlsson into the lineup tonight vs. Florida with Jake Bean (lower body) out.
Elvis Merzlikins also gets the start against the Panthers at Nationwide.
Merzlikins allowed six goals on a whopping 62 shots in Columbus’ 6-0 loss to the Calgary Flames last Wednesday. It was the most shots fired in regulation since the Chicago Blackhawks in March of 1989.