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SUNRISE, Fla. -- When the Florida Panthers go to a shootout, look out for Aleksander Barkov.The Finnish center scored the only goal in the tiebreaker on Saturday night, lifting the Panthers to a 2-1 victory against the Columbus Blue Jackets.Barkov beat Sergei Bobrovsky with a backhander. He also scored the winning shootout goal last Sunday against the New York Rangers. He went 5 for 6 in the shootout last season.Last year we won a lot of games in the shootout and thats why we won the division, Barkov said.Barkov hasnt scored in regulation since Oct. 15, a 19-game drought.Of course, I want to score in the 60 minutes, but if thats the only chance I can score, then Im going to use it, Barkov said.Floridas Roberto Luongo stopped all three shots he faced in the shootout.Jaromir Jagr scored his 752nd career goal for the Panthers, who won for the fifth time in seven games, and Luongo made 36 saves for his fifth win in six starts. The Panthers are 4-0 in overtime and 2-1 in shootouts this season.Were a confident group when we get to extra time that we can get the job done, whether thats 3-on-3 or even the shootout, Luongo said. We carried the play in overtime.Brandon Saad scored for the Blue Jackets, and Bobrovsky stopped 22 shots.The Blue Jackets played five games in the past seven days, recording at least a point in four of them.To hang in there, stick in there in the third period and find a way to score a goal, get a point, well go home feeling pretty good about ourselves the way we grinded away here in a busy week, coach John Tortorella said.Saad tied it at 1 with 7:10 left in the third. The rugged forward backhanded the puck past Luongo for his sixth of the season.The puck fell right in my lap there so I got it quick to the net, Saad said.The Panthers jumped in front with 3:15 left in the first. Barkov passed from behind the goal line to Jagr low in the left circle. Jagrs shot went off the heel of his stick but he got enough on it to slide under the pads of Bobrovsky.We dont need pretty goals. We just need goals, Jagr said. It was obviously a big goal in the game with a low-scoring game tonight.It was Jagrs third goal this season and second in four games.Game notesThe Blue Jackets promoted C Justin Scott from Cleveland of the AHL and placed LW Matt Calvert (upper body) on injured reserve. Scott was a healthy scratch along with D Scott Harrington. ... Shawn Thorntons assist on Jagrs goal was his first point this season.UP NEXT:Blue Jackets: Host Tampa Bay Lightning on TuesdayPanthers: Visit Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday in the opener of a season-long six-game road trip.Custom Minnesota Wild Jerseys . Inter president Erick Thohir says in a club statement on Wednesday that Vidic is "one of the worlds best defenders and his qualities, international pedigree, and charisma will be an asset. 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"I played really well tee to green, finally made some putts," Every said. "I havent made anything all year and it just finally happened today. Been waiting for it." Every has been in this position before, leading after the first round of the 2012 Texas Open and tying for the third-round lead at the 2012 Sony Open, yet the 29-year-old is still looking for his first PGA Tour victory. "I know I can win out here," he said. One stroke behind him at 8 under are Russell Henley (65), Bill Lunde (66), Daniel Summerhays (67), Steven Bowditch (67) and first-round co-leader Johnson Wagner (70). Four others are two shots behind at 7 under. Ben Curtis and Greg Owen each shot 66, Jonas Blixt had a 67 and first-round co-leader Tommy Gainey a 71. The posh Greenbrier resort is in a small town named for its hot spring waters that the locals have touted for centuries for their healing qualities. It seems as though the Greenbrier Classic is doing wonders for some golfers, too. Prior to this week, Wagner went seven straight tournaments without advancing to the third round. Other streaks that were broken this week were five straight for Lunde, four for Bowditch and three for Summerhays. Every had missed cuts in four of his last five tournaments, and Owen and Curtis had in three in their last four. Gainey made the cut for only the 10th time in 23 tries. "Its coming down to the end of the year," Every said. "Its a big week for a lot of people.dddddddddddd If you play good it can change your life." Henley is an exception with one missed cut in his last four tournaments, which includes a sixth-place finish at the Memorial. Hes 16th in the FedEx Cup points standings. Every (104th) and Summerhays (123) are the only other players within two shots of the lead who are in the top 125 in the FedEx Cup standings. The playoffs are less than two months away. "Its crunch time," Wagner said. "Weve got to make these playoffs. Its a short year. Fortunately Im exempt for next year due to my win at the (2012) Sony Open, but I still want to finish in that top 125 and have a chance to win the FedEx Cup. Im sure a bunch of guys up there are kind of in the same position I am -- really needing to have some good weeks to extend our years." The tournament could be shaping up for another close finish. It has been decided by playoffs the last two years, and Stuart Appleby won by a stroke in the inaugural tournament in 2010 after shooting a 59. Among a group of six golfers at 6 under includes Jordan Spieth, the 19-year-old Texan in search of an elusive win that would give him his PGA Tour membership and make him eligible for the FedEx Cup playoffs. Hes won more than $1.1 million this year and is assured of a tour card when the new season starts in October. Others advancing to the weekend include Kenny Perry at 5 under and Tom Watson at 3 under. Because 81 players made the cut Friday at 1 under, there will be a 54-hole cut to get to the top 70 scores, plus ties. Phil Mickelson is already assured of getting the weekend off. He shot 68 on Friday and finished at 2 over. It marked the first time in his career that Mickelson missed three consecutive cuts at one tournament. Mickelson blamed his lacklustre showings at the Greenbrier Classic on estimating distances with his iron shots. "They end up not just a yard or two off from where I figure, but theyre 10 or 12 yards off from where I figure," he said. ' ' '