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Columbus Blue Jackets at Florida Panthers Preview & Picks – Panthers To Win 5th Straight NHL Game

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06 Mar 2025
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Leigh Copson 06 Mar 2025
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  • Columbus Blue Jackets at Florida Panthers picks for Thursday, March 6
  • Game is taking place at Amerant Bank Arena
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    Columbus Blue Jackets at Florida Panthers Preview & Picks
  • Columbus Blue Jackets at Florida Panthers Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • Columbus Blue Jackets Form
  • Florida Panthers Form

Columbus Blue Jackets at Florida Panthers Preview & Picks

Florida are tipped to extend their current win streak to five games.

The Panthers are on a roll heading into this matchup, and they should have few issues scoring plenty of goals against this struggling Blue Jackets defense.

  • Florida Panthers are 9-2 in their last 11 games
  • Florida Panthers have won the previous 6 meetings with Columbus
  • Florida Panthers have covered -1.5 in 4 of the previous 6 meetings
  • The Over has cashed in 5 of Columbus' last 6 games (1 push)

Head To Head

  • Columbus Blue Jackets lead the all-time series 26-20-5
  • Florida Panthers won 4-3 when the two teams last met on October 15

Columbus Blue Jackets Form

Columbus go into this game looking to bounce back from a defeat that ended a four-game winning run.

The Blue Jackets ended January with three consecutive overtime wins, but made a rough start to February as they lost four straight.

They were beaten 5-3 in Dallas and 3-2 in Buffalo, before heading home for a 3-2 overtime loss to Utah and a 4-3 defeat to the New York Rangers.

Columbus stopped the rot with a 5-1 blowout of Chicago, and then backed it up with a 6-4 victory against Dallas and a 5-2 win in Detroit.

The Blue Jackets then made it four-in-a-row with a 5-3 victory over Detroit in the Stadium, Series, but saw their run end on Tuesday with a 6-2 loss to Tampa Bay.

Florida Panthers Form

Florida enter this matchup on a great run of form, having won nine of their last 11 games and each of the previous four.

The Panthers began this good run with a three-game win streak that saw them down Los Angeles 3-0, Chicago 5-1 and the New York Islanders 6-3 at home.

That run was halted by a 6-3 defeat in Washington, but they rebounded to win 3-2 in St Louis and 5-1 at home to Ottawa.

Florida missed out on a third straight win as they lost 2-1 to Seattle, but they rebounded quickly with a 4-1 win in Nashville.

The Panthers then returned home to beat Edmonton 4-3, Calgary 3-0 and Tampa Bay 2-1.

Verdict

Florida have been stacking up wins since the start of February and can keep that run going here.

They have won six straight meetings with Columbus, with almost all of them being by at least two goals, so not only are we expecting a Panthers win, we like the chances of them covering too.

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