Seth Jones scored 18 seconds into overtime and the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Florida Panthers 4-3 on Saturday night.
Brandon Dubinsky, Josh Anderson and Anthony Duclair also scored for the Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky made 27 saves. The Blue Jackets have won seven of their past nine games.
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Seth Jones scored 18 seconds into overtime and the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Florida Panthers 4-3 on Saturday night.
Pierre-Luc Dubois made a pass from his knees from the left side to Jones in the right circle and his shot beat Reimer on the glove side in the opening minute of the extra period.
Trailing 2-1, the Blue Jackets tied the game at 2 with 2:56 left in the second. A shot by Boone Jenner bounced off Reimer and into the air, and Anderson batted it in.
The Panthers took a 2-1 lead with 1:51 left in the first after Hoffman blasted a shot from the top of the left circle that got by Bobrovsky before he could react. Hoffman leads the Panthers with 20 goals.
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Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Josh Anderson (77) celebrates with left wing Eric Robinson (50) after Anderson scored during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019 in Sunrise, Fla. (AP PhotoWilfredo Lee)
Columbus Blue Jackets center Brandon Dubinsky (17) scores a goal against Florida Panthers goaltender James Reimer (34) during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019 in Sunrise, Fla. The Blue Jackets defeated the Panthers 4-3 in overtime. (AP PhotoWilfredo Lee)
Florida Panthers right wing Troy Brouwer (22) and Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski (8) battle for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019 in Sunrise, Fla. (AP PhotoWilfredo Lee)
Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Josh Anderson, center, attempts a shot against Florida Panthers goaltender James Reimer (34) and defenseman MacKenzie Weegar (52) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019 in Sunrise, Fla. (AP PhotoWilfredo Lee)
Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Seth Jones (3) battles for the puck with Florida Panthers right wing Juho Lammikko (91) and center Colton Sceviour (7) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019 in Sunrise, Fla. (AP PhotoWilfredo Lee)
Columbus Blue Jackets left wing Artemi Panarin, left, congratulates defenseman Seth Jones (3) after Jones score a goal during an overtime period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019 in Sunrise, Fla. The Blue Jackets defeated the Panthers 4-3 in overtime. (AP PhotoWilfredo Lee)
Aaron Ekblad, Mike Hoffman and Jonathan Huberdeau scored for the Panthers. Keith Yandle had two assists. James Reimer stopped 31 shots. The Panthers are winless in their last seven games against Columbus (0-5-2).
Columbus Blue Jackets left wing Eric Robinson (50) and Florida Panthers defenseman Mark Pysyk (13) battle for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019 in Sunrise, Fla. (AP PhotoWilfredo Lee)
Pierre-Luc Dubois made a pass from his knees from the left side to Jones in the right circle and his shot beat Reimer on the glove side in the opening minute of the extra period.
With the score tied 2-all, the Blue Jackets took a 3-2 lead at 6:58 of the third. Dubinsky got the puck away from a Panthers defenseman, skated in along the boards, and got the puck by Reimer on a shot from the right circle.
The Panthers tied the score at 3 on Ekblad's goal. He backhanded the puck between Bobrovsky's pads with 2:13 left in the third.
Columbus Blue Jackets center Riley Nash (20) slams Florida Panthers defenseman MacKenzie Weegar (52) into the boards during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019 in Sunrise, Fla. (AP PhotoWilfredo Lee)
Trailing 2-1, the Blue Jackets tied the game at 2 with 2:56 left in the second. A shot by Boone Jenner bounced off Reimer and into the air, and Anderson batted it in.
The Blue Jackets went ahead 1-0 on Duclair's goal 1:37 in. Duclair skated in on a breakaway and fired a wrist shot past Reimer.
The Panthers tied it 1-all when Huberdeau took a feed from Aleksander Barkov and scored on a shot past Bobrovsky at 13:19 of the first. Yandle recorded his 500th career point on the play.
Columbus Blue Jackets center Pierre-Luc Dubois (18) skates against Florida Panthers defenseman Keith Yandle (3) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019 in Sunrise, Fla. (AP PhotoWilfredo Lee)
The Panthers took a 2-1 lead with 1:51 left in the first after Hoffman blasted a shot from the top of the left circle that got by Bobrovsky before he could react. Hoffman leads the Panthers with 20 goals.
NOTES: Panthers D MacKenzie Weegar played in his 100th NHL game. ... D Chris Wideman played his first game for the Panthers after being acquired in a trade with the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday. ... Blue Jackets LW Nick Foligno missed his third consecutive game to be with his daughter, who is recovering from surgery.
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Columbus Blue Jackets center Boone Jenner (38) takes a shot against Florida Panthers goaltender James Reimer (34) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019 in Sunrise, Fla. (AP PhotoWilfredo Lee)
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Columbus Blue Jackets center Brandon Dubinsky (17) slams Florida Panthers left wing Mike Hoffman (68) into the boards during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019 in Sunrise, Fla. (AP PhotoWilfredo Lee)
Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Josh Anderson (77) celebrates with left wing Eric Robinson (50) after Anderson scored during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019 in Sunrise, Fla. (AP PhotoWilfredo Lee)
Columbus Blue Jackets center Brandon Dubinsky (17) scores a goal against Florida Panthers goaltender James Reimer (34) during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019 in Sunrise, Fla. The Blue Jackets defeated the Panthers 4-3 in overtime. (AP PhotoWilfredo Lee)
Florida Panthers right wing Troy Brouwer (22) and Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski (8) battle for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019 in Sunrise, Fla. (AP PhotoWilfredo Lee)
Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Josh Anderson, center, attempts a shot against Florida Panthers goaltender James Reimer (34) and defenseman MacKenzie Weegar (52) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019 in Sunrise, Fla. (AP PhotoWilfredo Lee)
Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Seth Jones (3) battles for the puck with Florida Panthers right wing Juho Lammikko (91) and center Colton Sceviour (7) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019 in Sunrise, Fla. (AP PhotoWilfredo Lee)
Columbus Blue Jackets left wing Artemi Panarin, left, congratulates defenseman Seth Jones (3) after Jones score a goal during an overtime period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019 in Sunrise, Fla. The Blue Jackets defeated the Panthers 4-3 in overtime. (AP PhotoWilfredo Lee)