Blue Jackets 6–7 Panthers — Final Score & Stats (Dec 6, 2025)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🐆 FLA

Brad Marchand

1 G, 3 A

10 shots · 23:16 TOI

2nd star 🐆 FLA

Sam Bennett

1 G, 3 A

3 shots · 23:46 TOI

3rd star 🐆 FLA

Carter Verhaeghe

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 20:36 TOI

Scoring

13 goals · in order

1st period

🧥 Damon Severson PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:40

Assists: Ivan Provorov, Cole Sillinger · beat Sergei Bobrovsky

1–0

🐆 Evan Rodrigues Tying 1st · 09:47

Assists: Mackie Samoskevich · beat Elvis Merzlikins

1–1

2nd period

🧥 Dmitri Voronkov Go-ahead 2nd · 05:26

Assists: Ivan Provorov, Zach Werenski · beat Sergei Bobrovsky

2–1

🧥 Miles Wood 2nd · 05:57

Assists: Charlie Coyle, Isac Lundestrom · beat Sergei Bobrovsky

3–1

🧥 Kirill Marchenko 2nd · 10:24

Assists: Adam Fantilli, Dmitri Voronkov · beat Sergei Bobrovsky

4–1

🐆 Carter Verhaeghe 2nd · 11:15

Assists: Seth Jones, Brad Marchand · beat Elvis Merzlikins

4–2

🐆 Carter Verhaeghe PP 2nd · 13:11

Assists: Brad Marchand, Sam Bennett · beat Elvis Merzlikins

4–3

🐆 Seth Jones PP Tying 2nd · 16:12

Assists: Sam Reinhart, Sam Bennett · beat Elvis Merzlikins

4–4

🧥 Cole Sillinger Go-ahead 2nd · 18:26

Assists: Denton Mateychuk · beat Sergei Bobrovsky

5–4

3rd period

🧥 Isac Lundestrom 3rd · 02:27

Assists: Miles Wood, Brendan Smith · beat Sergei Bobrovsky

6–4

🐆 Brad Marchand 3rd · 04:21

Assists: Sam Bennett, Carter Verhaeghe · beat Elvis Merzlikins

6–5

🐆 Anton Lundell Tying 3rd · 14:18

Assists: Eetu Luostarinen · beat Elvis Merzlikins

6–6

Overtime

🐆 Sam Bennett Go-ahead OT · 04:56

Assists: Brad Marchand, Gustav Forsling · beat Elvis Merzlikins

6–7

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🧥Blue Jackets

L1 Fantilli · Monahan · Coyle 21:44

L2 Voronkov · Sillinger · Marchenko 16:34

L3 Wood · Lundestrom · Johnson 13:35

L4 Gaunce · Del Bel Belluz · Chinakhov 8:22

D1 Provorov · Werenski 29:35

D2 Mateychuk · Severson 18:46

D3 Fabbro · Smith 13:04

🐆Panthers

L1 Marchand · Bennett · Reinhart 23:42

L2 Verhaeghe · Lundell · Luostarinen 19:34

L3 Greer · Rodrigues · Samoskevich 13:53

L4 Boqvist · Kunin · Studnicka 5:09

D1 Jones · Forsling 26:16

D2 Mikkola · Ekblad 21:06

D3 Balinskis · Sebrango 12:16

Team stats

Away left · home right

🧥CBJ FLA🐆

31 Shots on goal 40

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

15 Hits 30

20 Blocked shots 7

5 Takeaways 4

21 Giveaways 12

8 Penalty minutes 8

CBJ shooting 19.4% (6/31) FLA shooting 17.5% (7/40)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🧥Blue Jackets

Elvis Merzlikins

33/40

.825 SV% · 7 GA · 64:31 TOI

🐆Panthers

Sergei Bobrovsky

25/31

.806 SV% · 6 GA · 64:56 TOI

Where the goals came from

13 of 13 goals located

CBJ FLA

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — tied after 1st: 2-5-4 (18% win rate, 11 games)

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 1st: 5-2-1 (62% win rate, 8 games)

After 2nd — 5–4

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-0-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)

Panthers

Panthers — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-6 (0% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Panthers lead the season series 1–0

Mar 202025 🐆FLA @ 🧥CBJ 1–0 OT Mar 62025 🧥CBJ @ 🐆FLA 0–3 Oct 152024 🐆FLA @ 🧥CBJ 4–3 Apr 112024 🧥CBJ @ 🐆FLA 0–4 Dec 102023 🐆FLA @ 🧥CBJ 5–2

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Who won Blue Jackets vs Panthers on December 6, 2025?

Panthers won 7–6 in overtime. The final score was Blue Jackets 6, Panthers 7.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Cole Sillinger, Damon Severson, Dmitri Voronkov, Isac Lundestrom, Kirill Marchenko, Miles Wood.

Who scored for Panthers?

Carter Verhaeghe (2), Anton Lundell, Brad Marchand, Evan Rodrigues, Sam Bennett, Seth Jones.

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Elvis Merzlikins made 33 saves on 40 shots (.825 save percentage).

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Sergei Bobrovsky made 25 saves on 31 shots (.806 save percentage).

Where is Blue Jackets vs Panthers played?

At Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, the Panthers home rink.

What is the Blue Jackets vs Panthers season series?

Panthers lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🧥 Blue Jackets

BeforeDec 4 🐙DET @ 🧥CBJ 5–6 AfterDec 7 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 0–2

🐆 Panthers

BeforeDec 4 🐯NSH @ 🐆FLA 2–1 AfterDec 7 🏝️NYI @ 🐆FLA 1–4

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