Sergei Bobrovsky bites Columbus Blue Jackets again in OT loss

Matthew Tkachuk embraces the role of NHL villain, so his smirk after goading referee Cody Beach into a soft tripping call on Adam Fantilli’s hustle play in overtime wasn’t surprising. Neither was Sam Reinhart’s goal at 2:19 into OT on March 12 at Amerant Bank Arena, lifting the Florida Panthers to a 2-1 victory over the Blue Jackets on the resulting power play. The Jackets grumbled as they left the ice, but one soft call wasn’t the only reason they dropped a big point in Sunrise, Florida. The main reason stood in front of the Panthers’ net all night, as goalie Sergei...