Barkov scores early in OT, Bobrovsky earns 49th career shutout and Panthers edge Blue Jackets 1-0

Florida Panthers forward Aleksander Barkov, left, reaches for the puck in front of Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski, right, during the first period an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, March 20, 2025.

Florida Panthers forward Aleksander Barkov, left, reaches for the puck in front of Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski, right, during the first period an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)


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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Aleksander Barkov scored a power-play goal 29 seconds into overtime and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 shots for his 49th career shutout to lead the Florida Panthers to a 1-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. The win snapped a two-game road losing streak and kept Florida level with Toronto atop the Atlantic Division. Florida swept the season series between the teams and has won eight straight against Columbus since Dec. 13, 2022. Elvis Merzlikins, back in the lineup after missing two games for the birth of his second child, made 27 saves for Columbus, which has lost five straight.

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