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Severson picked up two assists in Tuesday's 7-3 loss to the Panthers.

Both helpers came in the third period after the Blue Jackets had fallen into a 6-1 hole. Severson has made an impact since missing the first two games of the season while he completed his recovery from offseason shoulder surgery, collecting a goal and four points in three contests to begin his campaign with six blocked shots, six PIM, four shots on net and a plus-3 rating.

Greaves turned aside all four shots he faced after replacing Cam Talbot early in the third period of Tuesday's 7-3 loss to the Panthers.

The Blue Jackets' collapse was a total team effort, as Talbot had little chance on any of the pucks that got past him, but Greaves at least emerged unscathed. The 25-year-old is the clear No. 1 netminder for Columbus, and through four appearances to begin the season he's managed a 3.42 GAA and .874 save percentage while working behind a roster struggling to find itself defensively.

Talbot gave up six goals on 23 shots before begin replaced by Jet Greaves early in the third period of Tuesday's 7-3 loss to the Panthers.

Four of the six pucks to get past Talbot came on Florida power plays, and the switch in the crease by coach Rick Bowness was more about sending a message to the team than it was about the veteran netminder's own performance. Still, Talbot has a 4.44 GAA in two starts to begin the season, allowing eight goals on 45 shots, and Greaves has a very firm hold on the No. 1 goalie job for Columbus.

Jones racked up four assists, two on the power play, in Tuesday's 7-3 win over the Blue Jackets.

Facing the team he spent five-plus seasons with earlier in his career, Jones picked up one helper in the second period and three more in the third as the Panthers pulled away. The veteran blueliner has produced back-to-back multi-point performances, and through seven games to begin the season he's delivered one goal and seven points, including four assists with the man advantage.

Verhaeghe scored two goals, one the game-winner on the power play, in Tuesday's 7-3 victory over Columbus.

After Brady Tkachuk has erased a 1-0 deficit with a natural hat trick to begin the second period, Verhaeghe made it 4-1 by tapping home a slick cross-ice feed from the younger Tkachuk brother. It was Verhaeghe's first multi-point effort of the season, and through seven games he's produced three goals and an assist as he looks to put together his fifth straight campaign with 20-plus goals and 50-plus points.

Reinhart scored two goals, one on the power play, and added a power-play assist in Tuesday's 7-3 win over the Blue Jackets.

Both tallies came in the third period as the Panthers put the game away. Reinhart failed to record a point in the first five games of the season, but he's come to life with back-to-back multi-point efforts in which he's racked up four goals and an assist, with Tuesday's empty-netter being his first point of the season that didn't come with the man advantage.

Tkachuk collected five assists, four of them on the power play, in Tuesday's 7-3 win over the Blue Jackets.

After Columbus scored the only goal of the first period, the Tkachuk brothers got to work in the second. Brady Tkachuk opened the second period with a natural hat trick, and Matthew had a hand in all of them before helping to set up Carter Verhaeghe for another tally before intermission, making the elder Tkachuk the first player in Panthers history with four assists in the same period. The siblings also tied the NHL record for most points in a game by brothers on the same team with nine, matching a mark set by the Islanders' Brent and Duane Sutter in 1985-86 and tied by the Canucks' Daniel and Henrik Sedin in 2006-07 and again in 2015-16. It was Matthew's first multi-point performance of the season, but it extended his point streak to six games, a heater in which he's piled up three goals and 10 points.

Tkachuk scored three goals, two on the power play, and added an assist with the man advantage in Tuesday's 7-3 win over the Blue Jackets.

The three goals made up a natural hat trick in the second period that erased a 1-0 Columbus lead, giving Tkachuk his first tallies in seven games to begin his Panther tenure. With brother Matthew Tkachuk also registering five assists on the night, the duo tied the NHL record for most points in a game by brothers on the same team, matching a mark set by the Islanders' Brent and Duane Sutter in 1985-86 and tied by the Canucks' Daniel and Henrik Sedin in 2006-07 and again in 2015-16. The hat trick was the fourth of Brady's career, and after going without a point in his first five games of the season he's broken out in a big way.

Reinbacher was recalled from AHL Laval on Wednesday.

Reinbacher made his NHL debut last year, posting no goals, an assist, two blocked shots and a hit across two regular-season appearances with Montreal. He'll provide additional depth for the Canadiens while Mike Matheson (lower body) is banged up.

Beaudoin was reassigned to AHL Hartford on Wednesday.

Beaudoin will trade places with Justin Dowling, who was called up in a corresponding move. While the 20-year-old has moved up and down between levels recently, he's only appeared in four games for the club and logged just 3:29 of ice time versus the Lightning on Tuesday. This move will allow Beaudoin to see significantly more minutes in the minors, which should further his development more than sitting on the bench with the Rangers.