The Florida Panthers will return home with two points after besting the Columbus Blue Jackets by a 4-1 count to close out a three-game road trip with a much-needed positive result following losses to Washington and Boston over the weekend.
After a scoreless first period that saw the Panthers outshoot the Blue Jackets 10-9, Sam Bennett lit the lamp two minutes into the second with Charlie Coyle off for tripping. Anton Lundell did the heavy lifting, taking a pass from Bennett and then cruising up the right side before cutting to the circle, squeezing past Sean Monahan and then causing Denton Mateychuk to take a tumble, to sweetly set up the driving center for his first power-play goal of the…
