The Columbus Blue Jackets are in Tampa to play the Lightning at Amalie Arena tonight
The Blue Jackets are in Tampa tonight to play the Lightning at Amalie Arena.
Columbus will again have to play a hot team. Tampa comes into this game 6-4 in their last 10, but have won four of five. In those five games, they're averaging 4.4 points a game, while only giving up 1.8 per game. They've also scored 8 goals twice in those five games. Yeah, they're really good right now.
The Lightning also boasts the 3rd ranked power play, 15th penalty kill, and doesn't give up many goals at 2.89 per game. Their 4.0 goals per game is #1 in the NHL.
The Jackets are desperate for a bounce-back game, but this one is going to be tough.
Tampa Bay is currently 4th in the Atlantic, 7th in the East, and 16th in the NHL.
Series History vs. The Lightning
- Columbus is 5-15-4 on the road against the Lightning.
- The CBJ are 16-27-7 in 50 all-time games against Tampa Bay.
Who To Watch For The Lightning
- Nikita Kucherov leads the Bolts with 32 assists and 46 points. He also has 43 points in 28 career games against the Blue Jackets.
- Brayden Point leads Tampa with 20 goals. He has 29 points in 27 games against Columbus.
- Andrei Vasilevskiy is 13-9 with a .908 SP.
- Jonas Johansson is 3-1 with a .882 SP.
CBJ Player Notes vs. The Lightning
- Sean Monahan has 15 points in 18 games against Tampa.
- James van Riemsdyk has 32 points in 45 games.
- Zach Werenski has 18 points in 22 games vs. the Bolts.
Injuries
- Boone Jenner (shoulder) is on Injured Reserve on Oct. 7; (31 Games)
- Erik Gudbranson (upper body) is on Injured Reserve on Oct. 16; (28 Games)
- Yegor Chinakhov (upper body); (10 Games)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 117
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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