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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie CoyleC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20:36 | 5:17 | 4:09 | 11:10 | 26 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 46.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam FantilliC | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 18:39 | 5:18 | 0:00 | 13:21 | 19 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 37.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor GarlandRW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11:39 | 1:34 | 0:00 | 10:05 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danton HeinenLW | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12:32 | 0:06 | 0:08 | 12:18 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Boone JennerC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:39 | 0:03 | 1:14 | 13:22 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kent JohnsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:32 | 1:39 | 0:00 | 10:53 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Isac LundestromC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:39 | 0:02 | 2:06 | 11:31 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirill MarchenkoRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:00 | 5:42 | 0:00 | 13:18 | 20 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mason MarchmentLW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18:33 | 5:20 | 0:00 | 13:13 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean MonahanC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15:53 | 1:44 | 3:54 | 10:15 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 53.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathieu OlivierRW | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11:45 | 0:00 | 0:08 | 11:37 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole SillingerC | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 10:42 | 0:00 | 0:21 | 10:21 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 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 | 1 | 11:56 | 0:00 | 0:08 | 11:48 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dante FabbroD | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 19:09 | 0:00 | 4:27 | 14:42 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Denton MateychukD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18:44 | 0:09 | 1:25 | 17:10 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan ProvorovD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:05 | 1:28 | 3:46 | 16:51 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon SeversonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19:29 | 1:10 | 2:06 | 16:13 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach WerenskiD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:59 | 5:33 | 0:08 | 17:18 | 24 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis MerzlikinsG | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .889 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 59:29 | 0 | 0 |
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