Tampa Bay Lightning vs Columbus Blue Jackets

NHL

Lightning

32-14-4, 68 PTS

5-8

Final

Blue Jackets

24-20-7, 55 PTS

Nationwide Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

TB shoots leftCBJ shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
TB	8	10	12	30
CBJ	11	16	4	31

In net

Jonas Johansson23/29 SV, .793

Jet Greaves25/30 SV, .833

Team	1	2	3	T
TB	2	2	1	5
CBJ	4	2	2	8

Who won: Blue Jackets 8-5

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 8-5 on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at Nationwide Arena. The Blue Jackets lead the series 2-0. The Blue Jackets outscored the Lightning 4-2 in the 1st period. Mason Marchment led the Blue Jackets in goals (3). Jake Guentzel led the Lightning in goals (2).

CBJ

Forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Oliver BjorkstrandRW	0	0	0	-2	15:58	1:54	0:00	14:04	19	0	7	0	5	1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Anthony CirelliC	0	2	0	0	17:23	0:39	1:29	15:15	23	1	14	2	1	1	6	4	60.0	1	0	0
Zemgus GirgensonsC	0	3	0	-1	15:25	0:00	0:43	14:42	21	0	6	0	1	1	0	2	0.0	0	0	0
Gage GoncalvesC	0	0	0	-1	4:23	0:34	0:00	3:49	7	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Yanni GourdeC	0	2	0	-3	15:40	0:00	0:41	14:59	22	0	6	0	2	1	9	6	60.0	0	1	2
Jake GuentzelC	0	0	0	-1	19:03	2:20	0:00	16:43	19	2	24	1	4	2	3	1	75.0	1	0	0
Brandon HagelLW	0	2	1	-1	18:04	1:59	1:27	14:38	21	0	25	2	2	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
Pontus HolmbergRW	1	0	1	-2	14:04	0:00	0:00	14:04	19	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Dominic JamesC	0	1	0	0	13:49	0:13	0:00	13:36	17	0	4	0	0	2	7	1	87.5	3	0	0
Nikita KucherovRW	0	1	0	1	22:43	2:20	0:00	20:23	25	1	26	3	3	2	0	0	0.0	4	0	0
Nick PaulLW	0	1	1	-1	14:02	0:13	0:00	13:49	18	0	5	0	1	0	11	8	57.9	0	0	0
Jakob PelletierLW	1	2	0	0	11:53	0:00	0:00	11:53	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0

Defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Declan CarlileD	2	1	1	2	21:53	0:00	0:10	21:43	29	0	1	1	0	0	1	2
Erik CernakD	0	0	0	-1	4:59	0:00	0:00	4:59	10	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Charle-Edouard D'AstousD	0	2	1	-2	17:20	0:45	0:00	16:35	24	0	3	2	1	1	1	2
Simon LundmarkD	2	2	0	1	16:45	0:00	0:00	16:45	24	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
J.J. MoserD	2	0	0	-1	26:56	0:00	2:10	24:46	29	0	5	1	3	2	0	0
Darren RaddyshD	1	3	0	-4	27:36	1:48	2:00	23:48	31	1	13	3	3	4	0	0