Columbus Blue Jackets vs Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL
Benchmark International Arena
TV: Sportsnet+
On the ice
CBJ shoots leftTB shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBJ | 9 | 8 | 16 | 33 |
| TB | 10 | 18 | 12 | 40 |
In net
Elvis Merzlikins34/39 SV, .872
Jonas Johansson31/33 SV, .939| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBJ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| TB | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Who won: Lightning 6-2
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-2 on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at Benchmark International Arena. The Lightning win the series 2-1. The Lightning outscored the Blue Jackets 2-0 in the 3rd period. Nikita Kucherov led the Lightning in goals (1). Adam Fantilli led the Blue Jackets in assists (1).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zachary Aston-ReeseLW | 0 | 6 | 0 | -1 | 15:16 | 0:00 | 1:49 | 13:27 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Egor ChinakhovRW | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 13:25 | 1:04 | 0:00 | 12:21 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin DanforthRW | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:01 | 0:39 | 1:53 | 12:29 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 61.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam FantilliC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:13 | 3:05 | 0:34 | 15:34 | 19 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 28.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Boone JennerC | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 17:05 | 1:57 | 2:05 | 13:03 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 55.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent JohnsonC | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:17 | 2:56 | 1:24 | 12:57 | 19 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean KuralyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:39 | 0:00 | 1:53 | 10:46 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph LaBateC | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:01 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:01 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirill MarchenkoRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 18:58 | 3:05 | 0:00 | 15:53 | 19 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathieu OlivierRW | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11:28 | 0:39 | 0:00 | 10:49 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| Dmitri VoronkovLW | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:58 | 2:45 | 0:00 | 12:13 | 18 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James van RiemsdykLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:13 | 0:55 | 0:00 | 12:18 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake ChristiansenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:07 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:07 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dante FabbroD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:59 | 0:00 | 2:07 | 22:52 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Denton MateychukD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 15:02 | 0:55 | 2:14 | 11:53 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan ProvorovD | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 18:05 | 0:55 | 2:47 | 14:23 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon SeversonD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:19 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:19 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Zach WerenskiD | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29:55 | 3:05 | 2:30 | 24:20 | 28 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis MerzlikinsG | 5 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 34 | .872 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 57:10 | 0 | 0 |
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