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 | 13 | 10 | 32 |
| TB | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 |
In net
Elvis Merzlikins16/18 SV, .889
Andrei Vasilevskiy27/31 SV, .871| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBJ | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| TB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Who won: Blue Jackets 5-2
The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at Benchmark International Arena. The Blue Jackets win the series 3-0. The Blue Jackets outscored the Lightning 3-1 in the 2nd period. Conor Garland led the Blue Jackets in goals (2). J.J. Moser led the Lightning in goals (1).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver BjorkstrandRW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:49 | 3:47 | 0:00 | 11:02 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony CirelliC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:02 | 0:49 | 3:14 | 11:59 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 61.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor GeekieC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zemgus GirgensonsC | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 12:32 | 0:00 | 2:14 | 10:18 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gage GoncalvesC | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:22 | 0:36 | 0:00 | 10:46 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Yanni GourdeC | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:31 | 0:00 | 3:48 | 11:43 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake GuentzelC | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 18:16 | 5:16 | 1:01 | 11:59 | 19 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 57.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Brandon HagelLW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:23 | 2:13 | 3:44 | 13:26 | 24 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pontus HolmbergRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 9:14 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:14 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikita KucherovRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:32 | 5:11 | 0:00 | 15:21 | 20 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey PerryRW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13:01 | 1:01 | 0:00 | 12:00 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden PointC | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 18:33 | 4:59 | 0:00 | 13:34 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declan CarlileD | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20:35 | 0:00 | 3:13 | 17:22 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charle-Edouard D'AstousD | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 23:34 | 1:15 | 1:02 | 21:17 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor HedmanD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:11 | 4:45 | 2:21 | 15:05 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McDonaghD | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:21 | 0:08 | 4:09 | 16:04 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. MoserD | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18:20 | 0:00 | 3:18 | 15:02 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Steven SantiniD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:21 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:21 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei VasilevskiyG | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .871 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 59:51 | 0 | 0 |
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