Blue Jackets at Panthers 1/5/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions
The Columbus Blue Jackets play the second half of a back-to-back on Saturday when they visit the Florida Panthers. The Blue Jackets visit Carolina on Friday before heading to south Florida. Columbus defeated the Ottawa Senators 6-3 on Monday in their most recent outing. Zach Werenski and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored two goals each, while Cam Atkinson and Josh Anderson scored one apiece and Sergei Bobrovsky made 22 saves in net for the Blue Jackets.
Mike Hoffman leads the Panthers in goals scored with 19. Jonathan Huberdeau is the assists leader with 35 and points leader with 45. Roberto Luongo is 8-8-1 with a 3.24 goals against average and .896 save percentage. Florida is 10th in goals per game at 3.21 and 28th in goals against at 3.46.
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Florida will have a full day’s rest between games while Columbus will be playing the second half of a back-to-back on the road. Columbus has lost 12 of its last 15 on Saturday and 5 of its last 6 playing the second half of a back-to-back. Although Florida lost its last outing, the Panthers have won 6 of the last 9 overall. Final Score Prediction, Florida Panthers win 5-3.