Florida Panthers vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Matchup: Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets (Nationwide Arena), regular season. Columbus Blue Jackets record: 2-2-0. Florida Panthers record: 2-1-2. CBJ last 10 (spanning the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons): 4-6-0, 2.6 goals for and 3.1 against per game. FLA last 10 (spanning the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons): 5-2-3, 3 goals for and 2.6 against per game.

Market: CBJ implied 51% to win across 2 books; total 5.5 goals. SportsFBI model: leans FLA at 53% (market 51% home); expected goals CBJ 2.7, FLA 2.8; 28% chance either team wins by 3+. Model factors: Rest advantage -0.7 points toward FLA (Rest days difference 0 (home minus away, capped at 3)); Recent goal differential -2.97 points toward FLA (Last-10 goal differential per game difference -0.90). Injury report: Aleksander Barkov (FLA) Injured Reserve; Brad Marchand (FLA) Out; Jonah Gadjovich (FLA) Injured Reserve.

SportsFBI's model leans FLA at 53%, a provisional estimate rather than a certainty.

• Projected score: CBJ 2.7 · FLA 2.8
• 3+ goal margin: 28%

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