Sam Bennett scored in overtime as the Panthers topped the Blue Jackets

Bennett and Brad Marchand each had a goal and three assists for Florida, which trailed 4-1 midway through the second period. Carter Varhagi had two goals and an assist, and defenseman Seth Jones had a goal and an assist.

A streaking Bennett took a slow pass from Marchand and beat Elvis Merzlikans to the goaltender’s stick-side. It was Bennett’s seventh goal of the season.

Cole Slinger, Isak Lindstrom, Dmitry Voronkov and Melwood each had a goal and an assist for Columbus in the start of a three-game road trip. Damon Severson and Kirill Marchenko also scored.

Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 shots for Florida, and the Merzlikans finished with 33 saves.

Voronkov, Marchenko and Wood scored in the second to help Columbus take a 4-1 lead. It was number 10 on the season for Voronkov and Marchenko.

Verhaeghe answered with back-to-back goals less than two minutes apart, and Jones made it 4-4 with a power-play goal with 3:48 left in the second.

Columbus took the lead on Slinger’s third goal with 1:34 remaining in the period, and Lindstrom’s first goal of the season made it 6-4 at 2:27 of the third.

But Marchand answered with his 16th goal at 4:21, and Anton Lendl made it 6 with 5:42 left. It was Lindell’s seventh of the season.

Blue Jackets: Sunday at Washington.

Panthers: Host the New York Islanders on Sunday.