Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Florida Panthers - NHL Game Preview - March 12, 2026 - CBS Sports

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Thu Mar 12

11:00PM

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	1	2	3	T
Columbus CLB--	-	-	-
Florida FLA--	-	-	-

Amerant Bank ArenaSunrise, FL

Blue Jackets	3.04 GF AVG	3.15 GA AVG	19.90 Power Play
Panthers	2.97 GF AVG	3.24 GA AVG	18.40 Power Play

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Brendan Smith (D)	Knee	04-06-2026Expected to be out until at least Apr 7
Kirill Marchenko (RW)	Illness	02-25-2026Expected to be out until at least Feb 26

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Dmitry Kulikov (D)	Upper Body	03-16-2026Expected to be out until at least Mar 17
Aleksander Barkov (C)	Knee	04-25-2026Out for the season
Seth Jones (D)	Upper Body	02-25-2026Expected to be out until at least Feb 26
Tomas Nosek (LW)	Knee	02-25-2026Expected to be out until at least Feb 26
Jonah Gadjovich (LW)	Upper Body	02-25-2026Expected to be out until at least Feb 26
Tobias Bjornfot (D)	Undisclosed	02-25-2026Expected to be out until at least Feb 26
Sandis Vilmanis (LW)	Upper Body	02-04-2026Day-to-Day

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