Panthers 7, Blue Jackets 3 on October 13, 2026
Columbus Blue Jackets hosts Florida Panthers at Nationwide Arena. Final.
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FLA7Nationwide Arena
- USCBJNHL, CBJHN, SCRIPPS
CBJ
- Kent Johnson (3)
- Denton Mateychuk (1)
- Cole Sillinger (3)
FLA
- Brady Tkachuk (1)
- PPBrady Tkachuk (2)
- PPBrady Tkachuk (3)
- PPCarter Verhaeghe (2)
- PPSam Reinhart (3)
- Carter Verhaeghe (3)
- ENSam Reinhart (4)
Recap
On October 13, 2026, the Florida Panthers defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 7-3 at Nationwide Arena. Brady Tkachuk scored his first three goals of the season with a natural hat trick in the second period, and Matthew Tkachuk assisted on all three.
Matthew Tkachuk finished with five assists and tied a franchise record with four assists in one period. Sam Reinhart scored twice, Carter Verhaeghe scored twice, and Seth Jones had four assists for Florida, which went 4-for-6 on the power play.
Kent Johnson scored for Columbus, and Damon Severson had two assists. Akira Schmid made 24 saves. The Panthers had lost four of five before Tuesday and improved to 3-2-2.
Brady Tkachuk tied it 1-1 at 2:27 of the second, put Florida ahead on the power play at 6:00, and completed the hat trick at 10:30. Reinhart and Verhaeghe added power-play goals, and Reinhart scored into an empty net for the 7-3 final.
Scoring
Florida Panthers won 7–3 at Nationwide Arena.
Who scored
- Kent Johnson Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: none
- Brady Tkachuk Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (3)
- Brady Tkachuk Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (4), Seth Jones (3)
- Brady Tkachuk Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Reinhart (1), Matthew Tkachuk (5)
- Carter Verhaeghe Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Brady Tkachuk (2), Matthew Tkachuk (6)
- Sam Reinhart Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (7), Seth Jones (4)
- Carter Verhaeghe Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Lars Eller (4), Seth Jones (5)
- Denton Mateychuk Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Damon Severson (2), Valeri Nichushkin (2)
- Cole Sillinger Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Charlie Coyle (5), Damon Severson (3)
- Sam Reinhart Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Anton Lundell (2), Seth Jones (6)
Goalies
- Akira Schmid stopped 24 of 27 for Florida Panthers.
- Jet Greaves stopped 4 of 4 for Columbus Blue Jackets.
- Cam Talbot stopped 17 of 23 for Columbus Blue Jackets.
Brady Tkachuk Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (4), Seth Jones (3) That made the score 2–1 in the 2nd, and Florida Panthers stayed ahead.