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Blue Jackets vs Lightning Results, Match Player Stats & Records
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | In Goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CLB
Columbus
|
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Elvis Merzlikins |
TB
Tampa Bay
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Andrei Vasilevskiy |
Player Stats
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
|
CLB
Columbus
|
+195 | 6.5o (0.5) | +1.5 (4.5) |
|
TB
Tampa Bay
|
-240 | 6.5u | -1.5 |
Scoring Summary
| Scoring - Period 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 13:38 | |
G. Goncalves
Assisted by:
V. Hedman
,
N. Kucherov
|
| Scoring - Period 2 | ||
| 5:57 | |
I. Provorov
Assisted by:
C. Coyle
,
D. Mateychuk
|
| 6:27 | |
C. Garland
Assisted by:
S. Monahan
,
K. Johnson
|
| 11:42 | |
K. Marchenko
(PP)
Assisted by:
A. Fantilli
,
Z. Werenski
|
| 16:23 | |
J. Moser
Assisted by:
A. Cirelli
,
|
| Scoring - Period 3 | ||
| 4:00 | |
C. Garland
(PP)
Assisted by:
S. Monahan
,
Z. Werenski
|
| 15:28 | |
D. Fabbro
(EN)
Assisted by:
E. Merzlikins
,
|
Penalty Summary
| Penalties - Period 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:19 |
|
J. Moser (2:00) Hooking |
| 10:58 |
|
Z. Girgensons (2:00) Holding |
| 13:50 |
|
K. Marchenko (2:00) Tripping |
| 19:10 |
|
J. Moser (5:00) Fighting |
| 19:10 |
|
C. Sillinger (5:00) Fighting |
| 19:10 |
|
J. Moser (2:00) Unsportsmanlike Conduct |
| 19:10 |
|
C. Sillinger (2:00) Elbowing |
| Penalties - Period 2 | ||
| 10:05 |
|
G. Goncalves (2:00) Tripping |
| 11:59 |
|
D. Heinen (2:00) Hooking |
| 14:02 |
|
B. Jenner (2:00) Tripping |
| Penalties - Period 3 | ||
| 2:36 |
|
J. Guentzel (2:00) Hooking |
Shots On Goal
Team Statistics
Goaltending
| Shots | Saves | GA | SV% | PIM | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Merzlikins | 18 | 16 | 2 | .889 | 0 | 59:29 |
| Shots | Saves | GA | SV% | PIM | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Vasilevskiy | 31 | 27 | 4 | .871 | 0 | 59:51 |
Player Stats
| # | POS | Player | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | SHF | TOI | EV | PP | SH | PPG | SHG | FW | FL | F% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | D | J. Christiansen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11:56 | 11:48 | 0:00 | 0:08 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 3 | C | C. Coyle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 20:36 | 11:10 | 5:17 | 4:09 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 46 |
| 4 | C | C. Sillinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 10:42 | 10:21 | 0:00 | 0:21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 100 |
| 5 | D | D. Mateychuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | E | 0 | 0 | 27 | 18:44 | 17:10 | 0:09 | 1:25 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 8 | D | Z. Werenski | 0 | 2 | 2 | E | 0 | 0 | 24 | 22:59 | 17:18 | 5:33 | 0:08 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 9 | D | I. Provorov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 22:05 | 16:51 | 1:28 | 3:46 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | D | D. Fabbro | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 19:09 | 14:42 | 0:00 | 4:27 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | LW | M. Marchment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 18:33 | 13:13 | 5:20 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | C | A. Fantilli | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 18:39 | 13:21 | 5:18 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 38 |
| 21 | C | I. Lundestrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 13:39 | 11:31 | 0:02 | 2:06 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 23 | C | S. Monahan | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 15:53 | 10:15 | 1:44 | 3:54 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 54 |
| 24 | RW | M. Olivier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 11:45 | 11:37 | 0:00 | 0:08 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | C | B. Jenner | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14:39 | 13:22 | 0:03 | 1:14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 33 |
| 43 | LW | D. Heinen | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 2 | 0 | 20 | 12:32 | 12:18 | 0:06 | 0:08 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 78 | D | D. Severson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 19:29 | 16:13 | 1:10 | 2:06 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 83 | RW | C. Garland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 11:39 | 10:05 | 1:34 | 0:00 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 86 | RW | K. Marchenko | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 19:00 | 13:18 | 5:42 | 0:00 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 91 | C | K. Johnson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 12:32 | 10:53 | 1:39 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 90 | G | E. Merzlikins | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 59:29 | 46:28 | 7:01 | 6:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| # | POS | Player | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | SHF | TOI | EV | PP | SH | PPG | SHG | FW | FL | F% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | RW | C. Perry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13:01 | 12:00 | 1:01 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | C | C. Geekie | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9:31 | 9:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50 |
| 16 | D | S. Santini | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9:21 | 9:21 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | C | B. Point | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18:33 | 13:34 | 4:59 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33 |
| 22 | RW | O. Bjorkstrand | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 2 | 16 | 14:49 | 11:02 | 3:47 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | D | R. McDonagh | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20:21 | 16:04 | 0:08 | 4:09 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | C | Z. Girgensons | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 12:32 | 10:18 | 0:00 | 2:14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 100 |
| 29 | RW | P. Holmberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9:14 | 9:14 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 37 | C | Y. Gourde | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15:31 | 11:43 | 0:00 | 3:48 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50 |
| 38 | LW | B. Hagel | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 1 | 24 | 19:23 | 13:26 | 2:13 | 3:44 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 51 | D | C. D'Astous | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 23:34 | 21:17 | 1:15 | 1:02 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 59 | C | J. Guentzel | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 18:16 | 11:59 | 5:16 | 1:01 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 57 |
| 67 | D | D. Carlile | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 24 | 20:35 | 17:22 | 0:00 | 3:13 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 71 | C | A. Cirelli | 0 | 1 | 1 | E | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16:02 | 11:59 | 0:49 | 3:14 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 62 |
| 77 | D | V. Hedman | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 22:11 | 15:05 | 4:45 | 2:21 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 86 | RW | N. Kucherov | 0 | 1 | 1 | E | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20:32 | 15:21 | 5:11 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 90 | D | J. Moser | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 18:20 | 15:02 | 0:00 | 3:18 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 93 | C | G. Goncalves | 1 | 0 | 1 | E | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11:22 | 10:46 | 0:36 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 88 | G | A. Vasilevskiy | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 59:51 | 46:50 | 6:00 | 7:01 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
Game Info
Location Benchmark International Arena
Referees Cody Beach , Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen Scott Cherrey, CJ Murray
Attendance 19,092 attendance
CLB vs TBRecords
Head-To-HeadLast 10
Win / Loss
6-4
Over / Under
6-4-0
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | HSOG | ASOG | HPP | APP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, '26 | CLB |
8 - 5
|
CLB +100 | o6.5 | 31 | 30 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Oct 18, '25 | CLB |
3 - 2
|
CLB -140 | u6.5 | 31 | 24 | 0-2 | 1-3 |
| Mar 04, '25 | TB |
6 - 2
|
TB -143 | o6.5 | 40 | 33 | 1-3 | 0-2 |
| Dec 17, '24 | TB |
5 - 3
|
TB -275 | o6.5 | 33 | 32 | 1-2 | 1-5 |
| Nov 21, '24 | CLB |
7 - 6 (OT)
|
CLB +138 | o6.5 | 43 | 30 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Apr 09, '24 | TB |
5 - 2
|
TB -338 | o6.5 | 33 | 32 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Feb 10, '24 | CLB |
4 - 2
|
TB -177 | u6.5 | 35 | 37 | 1-3 | 2-3 |
| Nov 02, '23 | CLB |
4 - 2
|
CLB +133 | u7.0 | 28 | 29 | 0-4 | 0-3 |
| Jan 10, '23 | TB |
6 - 3
|
TB -411 | o6.0 | 46 | 24 | 3-4 | 0-1 |
| Dec 15, '22 | TB |
4 - 1
|
TB -327 | u6.5 | 29 | 25 | 0-3 | 0-1 |
CLB vs TB Preview
Last Meeting ( Jan 24, 2026 ) Tampa Bay 5, Columbus 8
The Tampa Bay Lightning are not disappointed by a bad road trip, losing the Atlantic Division lead, and squandering a chance to win Sunday in what many regard as the "game of the season."
Now in second place in the Atlantic, the Lightning have plenty to put behind them as they open a three-game homestand Tuesday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
It will be hard to put Sunday's classic aside, though -- a brawl-laden, high-scoring game that had the fans in Buffalo rocking.
Tampa Bay rallied from a 4-1 deficit with five straight goals and appeared to be ready to split a four-game road trip. The Sabres, however, rebounded from a pair of two-goal deficits to earn their seventh straight win in a crazy 8-7 classic.
Tampa Bay's Brandon Hagel, who recorded a goal and an assist, was fined $5,000 Monday by the NHL for his aggressive role in a bout with Buffalo captain Rasmus Dahlin.
"Obviously, there's a lot of things we can tidy up," Hagel said. "Eight goals (allowed) is obviously easy to clean up for us."
Lightning coach Jon Cooper said he wasn't pleased with his team surrendering five special-teams goals.
"It was entertaining for the fans, pretty emotional night (for them)," Cooper said. "I'd rather have that than a whole bunch of lack of emotion and fans sitting in their seats."
The Lightning will take aim at the Blue Jackets to begin a three-game homestand.
Columbus turned its season around with the hiring of Rick Bowness, who replaced fired coach Dean Evason on Jan. 13 and implemented a more defensive-oriented approach.
The Blue Jackets are 13-2-3 since Bowness' arrival.
In Monday's home makeup game postponed on Jan. 26 due to a snowstorm that struck the region, Conor Garland scored twice before the visiting Los Angeles Kings recorded a 5-4 win in overtime.
Columbus is two points behind the Boston Bruins for the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.
The Blue Jackets also fell 5-4 in overtime to Utah on Saturday, and they expect a similar high-speed matchup against the Lightning, a speedy squad like the Mammoth.
"We touched on a few things the other day, stuff to clean up," Columbus assistant coach Jared Boll said before Monday's overtime loss. "It's just playing above the puck."
Columbus has points in six straight games (3-0-3).
Kirill Marchenko netted his team-leading 23rd goal with 1:56 left to force overtime on Monday. The winger has eight points (three goals, five assists) in his last five games.
Dante Fabbro returned after a two-game absence, but Columbus played the final two periods with five defensemen as Erik Gudbranson sustained an upper-body injury and did not return.
Fellow defenseman Denton Mateychuk, 21, recorded his first double-digit goal season with his 10th goal in the second period.
Goaltender Jet Greaves (8-0-2) has a 10-game point streak but yielded the game-winning goal to Adrian Kempe.
--Field Level Media
CLB vs TBInjury report
Columbus's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No injuries to report. | ||||
Tampa Bay's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. D'Astous | D | Day To Day - Undisclosed( Apr 21, '26) | Apr 21, '26 | |
| The Lightning said that D'Astous will join the team on the road for Friday's (Apr. 24) Game 3 against the Canadiens, per Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times. | ||||
| P. Holmberg | RW | Out - Upper-Body( Apr 21, '26) | Apr 21, '26 | |
| The Lightning said on Wednesday (Apr. 22) that Holmberg isn't expected to be an option during the team's first-round series against the Canadiens, per Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times. | ||||
| V. Hedman | D | Out - Personal( Apr 21, '26) | Apr 21, '26 | |
| The Tampa Bay Lightning said on Wednesday (Apr. 22) that Hedman is unlikely to return during the first round series versus the Canadiens. | ||||
GoaltendersLast 5
W/L
3-0-2-0
GAA
3.00
Save %
.893
| Date | Score | W/L | GA | SA | SV% | SO | ML | O/U | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.Greaves | Mar 9, 2026 | CLB 4 - LA 5 (OT) | - | 5 | 31 | .839 | - | L -154 | o6.0 |
| E.Merzlikins | Mar 7, 2026 | CLB 4 - UTAH 5 (OT) | - | 5 | 25 | .800 | - | L +100 | o6.5 |
| J.Greaves | Mar 5, 2026 | CLB 4 - FLA 2 | W | 2 | 28 | .929 | - | W -110 | u6.5 |
| J.Greaves | Mar 3, 2026 | CLB 3 - NAS 2 | W | 2 | 23 | .913 | - | W -134 | u6.5 |
| E.Merzlikins | Mar 3, 2026 | CLB 3 - NAS 2 | - | 0 | 2 | 1.00 | - | W -134 | u6.5 |
| E.Merzlikins | Mar 2, 2026 | NYR 4 - CLB 5 (OT) | W | 4 | 33 | .879 | - | W -118 | o5.5 |
W/L
1-4-0-0
GAA
3.83
Save %
.840
| Date | Score | W/L | GA | SA | SV% | SO | ML | O/U | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.Johansson | Mar 8, 2026 | BUF 8 - TB 7 | L | 8 | 42 | .810 | - | L -118 | o6.5 |
| A.Vasilevskiy | Mar 7, 2026 | TOR 2 - TB 5 | W | 2 | 29 | .931 | - | W -215 | o6.5 |
| A.Vasilevskiy | Mar 5, 2026 | WIN 4 - TB 1 | L | 3 | 29 | .897 | - | L -200 | u5.5 |
| A.Vasilevskiy | Mar 3, 2026 | MIN 5 - TB 1 | L | 4 | 21 | .810 | - | L -140 | p6.0 |
| A.Vasilevskiy | Feb 28, 2026 | TB 2 - BUF 6 | L | 5 | 14 | .643 | - | L -245 | o6.5 |
| J.Johansson | Feb 28, 2026 | TB 2 - BUF 6 | - | 1 | 21 | .952 | - | L -245 | o6.5 |
CLB vs TBStats
Offense vs Defense
Goals
| OFFENSE |
Stat | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|
| 3.24 | Total | 2.77 |
| 1.03 | 1st Period | 0.94 |
| 1.08 | 2nd Period | 0.81 |
| 0.97 | 3rd Period | 0.97 |
| 0.08 | OT | 0.03 |
Shots
| OFFENSE |
Stat | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|
| 29.92 | Total | 27.02 |
| 8.73 | 1st Period | 8.11 |
| 9.24 | 2nd Period | 7.26 |
| 8.59 | 3rd Period | 7.79 |
| 0.51 | OT | 0.50 |
Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
| SHOOTING |
Stat | SAVE PCT. |
|---|---|---|
| 0.11 | Total | 0.90 |
| 0.12 | 1st Period | 0.88 |
| 0.12 | 2nd Period | 0.89 |
| 0.11 | 3rd Period | 0.88 |
| 0.16 | OT | 0.94 |
Power Play vs Penalty Kill
| POWERPLAY |
Stat | PENALTY KILL |
|---|---|---|
| 30 - 152 | G/Att vs. GA/Att | 36 - 200 |
| 19.74 | PP % vs. PK % | 82.00 |
Goaltenders
| Columbus Goaltenders |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | S | SV | SV% | WL | ||
| Jet Greaves | 1176 | 1067 | 0.907 | 20-12-8 | ||
| Elvis Merzlikins | 697 | 616 | 0.884 | 12-9-2 | ||