Cam Atkinson scored the winning goal with 2:46 left and the Blue Jackets rallied from down a goal in the third to defeat the Florida Panthers 5-4 at BB&T Center in Sunrise, Fla., on Thursday.
Atkinson scored his second of the season on the backhand with goaltender James Reimer prone on the ice. The Panthers challenge for goaltender interference was denied.
The Blue Jackets (3-1-0) have won two straight.
RECAP: Blue Jackets 5, Panthers 4
Jackets rallied from down a goal in the third to defeat the Florida Panthers at BB&T Center
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