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LA 3 +142 o6.0
CLB 3 -158 u6.0
CAL +165 o5.5
WAS -185 u5.5
NYR +121 o5.5
PHI -134 u5.5
UTAH -223 o6.0
CHI +198 u6.0
OTT -224 o6.5
VAN +198 u6.5
Columbus 4th Metropolitan32-21-8-1
Tampa Bay 2nd Atlantic39-19-2-2

Blue Jackets vs Lightning Game Overview

CLB vs TBRecords

CLB vs TBRecords

Team Table
Team Record ATS O/U Away Home
Columbus logo CLB 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Tampa Bay logo TB 39-19-4 33-29-0 31-28-3 20-9-4 19-10-0

Head-To-HeadLast 10

Win / Loss
6-4
Over / Under
6-4-0
Head-To-Head
Date Home Result ML O/U HSOG ASOG HPP APP
Jan 24, '26 CLB  logo 8 - 5 CLB +100 o6.5 31 30 1-2 1-2
Oct 18, '25 CLB  logo 3 - 2 CLB -140 u6.5 31 24 0-2 1-3
Mar 04, '25 TB  logo 6 - 2 TB -143 o6.5 40 33 1-3 0-2
Dec 17, '24 TB  logo 5 - 3 TB -275 o6.5 33 32 1-2 1-5
Nov 21, '24 CLB  logo 7 - 6 (OT) CLB +138 o6.5 43 30 1-1 2-2
Apr 09, '24 TB  logo 5 - 2 TB -338 o6.5 33 32 1-2 1-2
Feb 10, '24 CLB  logo 4 - 2 TB -177 u6.5 35 37 1-3 2-3
Nov 02, '23 CLB  logo 4 - 2 CLB +133 u7.0 28 29 0-4 0-3
Jan 10, '23 TB  logo 6 - 3 TB -411 o6.0 46 24 3-4 0-1
Dec 15, '22 TB  logo 4 - 1 TB -327 u6.5 29 25 0-3 0-1

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CLB vs TBInjury report

Columbus logoColumbus's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
D. Fabbro D Day To Day - Undisclosed( Mar 07, '26) Mar 07, '26
Fabbro did not play in Saturday's (Mar. 7) game against Utah.
B. Smith D Out - Leg( Jan 07, '26) Jan 07, '26
The Columbus Blue Jackets said on Thursday (Jan. 8) that Smith underwent successful surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee and is expected to make a full recovery in 3-4 months.

Columbus Starters Last Game

Offense
POS # Player
C 3 Charlie Coyle
C 4 Cole Sillinger
LW 10 Dmitri Voronkov
LW 11 Miles Wood
LW 17 Mason Marchment
C 19 Adam Fantilli
C 21 Isac Lundestrom
C 23 Sean Monahan
RW 24 Mathieu Olivier
C 38 Boone Jenner
LW 43 Danton Heinen
RW 83 Conor Garland
RW 86 Kirill Marchenko
C 91 Kent Johnson
Defense
POS # Player
D 2 Jake Christiansen
D 5 Denton Mateychuk
D 6 Egor Zamula
D 8 Zach Werenski
D 9 Ivan Provorov
D 15 Dante Fabbro
D 44 Erik Gudbranson
G 73 Jet Greaves
D 78 Damon Severson
G 90 Elvis Merzlikins

Tampa Bay's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
G. Goncalves C Day To Day - Lower-Body( Mar 08, '26) Mar 08, '26
Goncalves did not play Sunday (Mar. 8) night against the Sabres, according to Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times.
N. Paul LW Out - Undisclosed( Mar 05, '26) Mar 05, '26
The Tampa Bay Lightning said that Paul is still out for a week or two, per Benjamin Pierce of the team's official site.
D. James C Out - Leg( Mar 04, '26) Mar 04, '26
The Tampa Bay Lightning said on Thursday (Mar. 5) that James will be sidelined for 8-10 weeks after undergoing surgery, per Benjamin Pierce of the team's official site.
M. Crozier D Out - Abdomen( Feb 20, '26) Feb 20, '26
The Tampa Bay Lightning placed D Max Crozier on injured reserve on Saturday (Feb. 21).

Tampa Bay Starters Last Game

Offense
POS # Player
RW 10 Corey Perry
C 14 Conor Geekie
C 21 Brayden Point
RW 22 Oliver Bjorkstrand
C 28 Zemgus Girgensons
RW 29 Pontus Holmberg
C 37 Yanni Gourde
LW 38 Brandon Hagel
RW 46 Scott Sabourin
C 59 Jake Guentzel
C 71 Anthony Cirelli
RW 86 Nikita Kucherov
C 93 Gage Goncalves
Defense
POS # Player
D 27 Ryan McDonagh
G 31 Jonas Johansson
D 43 Darren Raddysh
D 51 Charle-Edouard D'Astous
D 67 Declan Carlile
D 77 Victor Hedman
D 78 Emil Lilleberg
D 81 Erik Cernak
G 88 Andrei Vasilevskiy
D 90 J.J. Moser

GoaltendersLast 5

W/L
3-0-2-0
GAA
2.83
Save %
.892
Columbus Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
E.Merzlikins Mar 7, 2026 CLB 4 - UTAH 5 (OT) - 5 23 .783 - 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
J.Greaves Feb 28, 2026 CLB 3 - NYI 4 (OT) - 4 27 .852 - L -144 o5.5
W/L
1-4-0-0
GAA
3.83
Save %
.840
Tampa Bay Goaltender Stats
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

Goals
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
0.00 Total 2.77
0.00 1st Period 0.94
0.00 2nd Period 0.81
0.00 3rd Period 0.97
0.00 OT 0.03

Shots

Shots
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
0.00 Total 27.02
0.00 1st Period 8.11
0.00 2nd Period 7.26
0.00 3rd Period 7.79
0.00 OT 0.50

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
SHOOTING Stat SAVE PCT.
0.00 Total 0.90
0.00 1st Period 0.88
0.00 2nd Period 0.89
0.00 3rd Period 0.88
0.00 OT 0.94

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Power Play vs Penalty Kill
POWERPLAY Stat PENALTY KILL
0 - 0 G/Att vs. GA/Att 36 - 200
0.00 PP % vs. PK % 82.00

Goaltenders

Goaltenders table
Columbus Goaltenders
Name S SV SV% WL
Elvis Merzlikins 0 0 0.000 0-0-0

Betting Terminology

  • VS: Opponent for the team
  • Result: Result in the last game played between the 2 teams
  • ATS: Puck line result in the game
  • O/U: Over/Under result in the game
  • $: Net money won in the last 10 games
  • M/L: Closing moneyline odds for the winning team
  • HSOG: Home team shots on goal
  • ASOG: Away team shots on goal
  • HPP: Home team powerplay goals and attempts
  • APP: Away team powerplay goals and attempts

Betting Terminology

  • W/L: Win/Loss record
  • GA: Goals Against
  • SA: Saves in the game
  • SV%: Save Pct for the game
  • SO: Recorded a shutout
  • ML: Closing money line for the game
  • O/U: Closing OU for the game

Betting Terminology

  • NHL Avg: NHL Average
  • Shot Pct: Goals per shots percentage
  • Save %: Saves per shots faced percentage
  • PP: Powerplay
  • PK: Penalty Kill

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