Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn ImagesThe Columbus Blue Jackets and Tampa Bay Lightning play for the third and final time of the season tonight. Columbus is 1-1 vs. the Lightning this season.
They lost to Florida last night, which stopped an 8-game winning streak, so they'll be looking to take out that frustration on the Blue Jackets.
The CBJ are expected to get Yegor Chinakhov back tonight. They have sorely missed his shot.
Lightning Stats
- Power Play – 27.3% - 4th in NHL
- Penalty Kill – 81.1% - 8th in NHL
- Goals For – 211 – 3rd – 3.56 GPG – 19th
- Goals Against – 157 – 6th – 2.63 GPG – 6th
Series History vs. The Lightning
- Columbus is 5-16-4 on the road and 16-28-7 in 51 all-time games against the Lightning.
- The Blue Jackets are 1-1 vs. Tampa this season.
Who To Watch For The Lightning
- Brayden Point leads the Bolts with 31 goals.
- Nikita Kucherov leads the team with 60 assists and 87 points.
- Jonas Johansson is 6-5-1 with a SV% of .892.
CBJ Player Notes vs. The Lightning
- Zach Werenski has 18 points in 23 games against Tampa Bay.
- Boone Jenner has 12 points in 27 games.
- Damon Severson has 14 points in 27 games vs. the Lightning.
Injuries
- Erik Gudbranson (upper body) is on Injured Reserve on Oct. 16 (57 Games)
- Yegor Chinakhov (upper body) is on Injured Reserve retroactive to Nov. 27 (39 Games)
- Sean Monahan (upper body) is on Injured Reserve retroactive to Jan. 7 (19 Games)
- Kevin Labanc (shoulder) is on Injured Reserve on Feb. 21 (4 Games)
- Cole Sillinger is day-to-day with an upper body injury (1 Game)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 258
How to Watch & Listen: Tonight's game will be on FanDuel Sports Network. Steve Mears will be on the play-by-play. The radio broadcast will be on 93.3 The Bus, with Bob McElligott behind the mic doing the play-by-play.
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