The Panthers are on a roll winning five in a row. But they find themselves underdogs to Columbus. Is that right?

Yes, the Blue Jackets are the right side. They are the better team, have a superstar goalie who is hot, are far more rested and have a huge home ice advantage having defeated Florida 10 of the last 11 times in Columbus.

The Panthers are in action for the fourth time in six days. They just defeated the Flyers, 2-1, in Philadelphia on Tuesday.

Columbus has five more points this season than Florida. Sergei Bobrovsky is in the argument for top goalie in the league and he's hot giving up one goal in five of his last six games. The Blue Jackets also have defeated the Panthers during the past five meetings.

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