Blue Jackets 5-2 Lightning (29 Apr, 2022) Final Score

Tampa Bay Lightning

50-23-8, 23-15-2 away

	1	2	3	T
TB	0	1	1	2
CBJ	1	1	3	5

Bjorkstrand leads Blue Jackets to 5-2 win over Lightning

— Oliver Bjorkstrand led Columbus with a goal and an assist in the Blue Jackets' 5-2 win over Tampa Bay on Thursday night that kept the Lightning from clinching the No. 3 seed in the Atlantic Division.

Apr 29, 2022, 03:34 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Lightning	0	1	1	2
	Blue Jackets	1	1	3	5

1st Period			TB	CBJ
16:03		Jakub Voracek (6) Assists: Gabriel Carlsson (6), Kent Johnson (3)	0	1

2nd Period			TB	CBJ
10:15		Nikita Kucherov (25) (Power Play) Assists: Steven Stamkos (63), Victor Hedman (63)	1	1
10:47		Cole Sillinger (16) Assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand (29), Dean Kukan (8)	1	2

3rd Period		TB	CBJ
0:15	Jack Roslovic (22) (Power Play) Assists: Gustav Nyquist (34), Jake Bean (17)	1	3
9:05	Oliver Bjorkstrand (27) Unassisted	1	4
16:54	Corey Perry (18) (Power Play) Assists: Steven Stamkos (64), Victor Hedman (64)	2	4
18:09	Andrew Peeke (2) (Empty Net) Unassisted	2	5

LIGHTNING

BLUE JACKETS

Regular Season Series

TB wins 2-1

Lightning
7
Blue Jackets
2

Game 1

5/1

Blue Jackets
1
Lightning
4

Game 2

27/4

Lightning
2
Blue Jackets
5

Game 3

29/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	52	24	6	110
Boston	47	20	15	109
Toronto	46	26	10	102
Tampa Bay	45	29	8	98
Detroit	41	32	9	91
Buffalo	39	37	6	84
Ottawa	37	41	4	78
Montreal	30	36	16	76

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	55	23	4	114
Carolina	52	23	7	111
NY Islanders	39	27	16	94
Washington	40	31	11	91
Pittsburgh	38	32	12	88
Philadelphia	38	33	11	87
New Jersey	38	39	5	81
Columbus	27	43	12	66

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Tampa Bay Lightning

Columbus Blue Jackets

Stars of the Game

Oliver BjorkstrandRW - CBJ

Elvis MerzlikinsG - CBJ

Cole SillingerC - CBJ

Game Information

Bjorkstrand leads Blue Jackets to 5-2 win over Lightning

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

TB wins 2-1

2023-24 Atlantic Division Standings

2023-24 Metropolitan Division Standings

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