Columbus Blue Jackets @ Tampa Bay Lightning

30-23-8, 10-17-4 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Blue Jackets CBJ	1	1	0	2
Lightning TB	2	2	2	6

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

36-21-4, 22-7-2 Home

Columbus Blue Jackets


forwards
Zachary Aston-ReeseZ. Aston-Reese#27
Yegor ChinakhovY. Chinakhov#59
Justin DanforthJ. Danforth#17
Adam FantilliA. Fantilli#19
Boone JennerB. Jenner#38
Kent JohnsonK. Johnson#91
Sean KuralyS. Kuraly#7
Joseph LaBateJ. LaBate#14
Kirill MarchenkoK. Marchenko#86
Mathieu OlivierM. Olivier#24
Dmitri VoronkovD. Voronkov#10
James van RiemsdykJ. van Riemsdyk#21
defensemen
Jake ChristiansenJ. Christiansen#2
Dante FabbroD. Fabbro#15
Denton MateychukD. Mateychuk#5
Ivan ProvorovI. Provorov#9
Damon SeversonD. Severson#78
Zach WerenskiZ. Werenski#8

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	6	0	2	19	15:16	0:00	1:49	13:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	17	13:25	1:04	0:00	12:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	20	15:01	0:39	1:53	12:29	11	7	61.1
0	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	3	19	19:13	3:05	0:34	15:34	4	10	28.6
0	0	-3	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	19	17:05	1:57	2:05	13:03	11	9	55.0
0	1	-1	3	5	1	0	0	0	0	2	19	17:17	2:56	1:24	12:57	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	12:39	0:00	1:53	10:46	3	8	27.3
0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	3	0	0	14	11:01	0:00	0:00	11:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	19	18:58	3:05	0:00	15:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	1	0	3	14	4	1	0	14	11:28	0:39	0:00	10:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	14:58	2:45	0:00	12:13	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	20	13:13	0:55	0:00	12:18	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	15:07	0:00	0:00	15:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	27	24:59	0:00	2:07	22:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	15:02	0:55	2:14	11:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	22	18:05	0:55	2:47	14:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	1	1	2	0	0	3	21	13:19	0:00	0:00	13:19	0	0	0.0
2	0	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	28	29:55	3:05	2:30	24:20	0	0	0.0

goalies
Elvis MerzlikinsE. Merzlikins#90

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
39	5	34	.872	31	3	0	0	0	57:10	0

Tampa Bay Lightning


forwards
Cam AtkinsonC. Atkinson#13
Mitchell ChaffeeM. Chaffee#41
Anthony CirelliA. Cirelli#71
Michael EyssimontM. Eyssimont#23
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Luke GlendeningL. Glendening#11
Gage GoncalvesG. Goncalves#93
Jake GuentzelJ. Guentzel#59
Brandon HagelB. Hagel#38
Nikita KucherovN. Kucherov#86
Nick PaulN. Paul#20
Brayden PointB. Point#21
defensemen
Erik CernakE. Cernak#81
Victor HedmanV. Hedman#77
Emil LillebergE. Lilleberg#78
Ryan McDonaghR. McDonagh#27
J.J. MoserJ.J. Moser#90
Darren RaddyshD. Raddysh#43

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	9:21	0:51	0:00	8:30	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	14:26	2:21	0:00	12:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	21	17:30	1:10	2:06	14:14	9	6	60.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	13	8:42	0:00	0:00	8:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	20	13:10	0:09	1:38	11:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	22	11:42	0:00	1:54	9:48	12	4	75.0
0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	17	12:14	0:00	0:00	12:14	0	0	0.0
2	1	3	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	20	18:44	3:49	0:01	14:54	3	6	33.3
0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	21	18:45	2:28	2:06	14:11	0	0	0.0
1	2	3	7	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	20	19:57	3:39	0:00	16:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	18	14:32	0:48	0:16	13:28	3	9	25.0
0	2	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	20	18:46	3:52	0:00	14:54	8	6	57.1
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	2	3	1	1	2	2	1	2	23	19:49	0:01	3:28	16:20	0	0	0.0
2	1	3	4	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	25	24:22	3:27	1:30	19:25	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	20	15:00	0:00	0:31	14:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	3	1	2	0	0	3	22	19:00	0:18	1:59	16:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	26	18:29	0:00	0:31	17:58	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	25	19:31	1:12	0:00	18:19	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jonas JohanssonJ. Johansson#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
33	2	31	.939	26	5	0	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Blue Jackets	1	1	0	2
	Lightning	2	2	2	6

1st Period		CBJ	TB
0:30	Mitchell Chaffee (12) Assists: Emil Lilleberg (14), Darren Raddysh (22)	0	1
1:37	Nikita Kucherov (28) Assists: Jake Guentzel (31)	0	2
17:20	Zach Werenski (19) Unassisted	1	2

2nd Period		CBJ	TB
1:27	Jake Guentzel (28) Assists: Victor Hedman (39), Brayden Point (31)	1	3
6:36	Victor Hedman (10) Assists: Nikita Kucherov (61), Darren Raddysh (23)	1	4
10:49	Zach Werenski (20) (Shorthanded) Assists: Adam Fantilli (20), Kent Johnson (23)	2	4

3rd Period			CBJ	TB
9:44		Victor Hedman (11) (Power Play) Assists: Brayden Point (32), Nikita Kucherov (62)	2	5
17:53		Jake Guentzel (29) (Empty Net) Unassisted	2	6

Regular Season Series

TB wins 2-1

Lightning
6
Blue Jackets
7

Game 1

22/11

Blue Jackets
3
Lightning
5

Game 2

18/12

Blue Jackets
2
Lightning
6

Game 3

5/3

Benchmark International Arena

12:00 AM, 5 March 2025

Tampa, FL

Attendance: 19,092

Referees:
Jean Hebert
Kyle Rehman

Linesmen:
Bryan Pancich
Ryan Daisy

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	18	9	3	39
Carolina	18	9	2	38
NY Islanders	17	11	3	37
Pittsburgh	14	7	7	35
Philadelphia	16	9	3	35
New Jersey	17	12	1	35
NY Rangers	15	12	4	34
Columbus	13	11	6	32

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	17	11	2	36
Boston	18	13	0	36
Detroit	16	11	3	35
Montreal	15	11	3	33
Toronto	14	11	4	32
Florida	14	12	2	30
Ottawa	13	12	4	30
Buffalo	12	14	4	28

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Columbus Blue Jackets @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular Season Series

TB wins 2-1

Game Information

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

Philadelphia and Vegas face off for out-of-conference matchup

Buffalo visits Vancouver after Doan's 2-goal game

Stars visit the Wild on 4-game win streak