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Match Report

Korpisalo, Blue Jackets win 3-1, tie series with Lightning

Two days after making an NHL-record 85 saves in a five-overtime loss, Joonas Korpisalo stopped 36 more shots to help the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 on Thursday to even the series at a game apiece.

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Team Stats

CBJ TB
21
Blocked Shots
14
15
Hits
38
8
Takeaways
8
22
Shots
37
1
Power Play Goals
0
3
Power Play Opportunities
2
33.3
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
30
Faceoffs Won
29
50.8
Faceoff Win Percent
49.2
14
Giveaways
10
2
Total Penalties
3
4
Penalty Minutes
6

Top Performers

CBJ

  • Joonas Korpisalo G GA 1 · SA 37 · SOS 0
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois LW BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Boone Jenner C BS 3 · HT 2 · TK 1
  • Alexander Wennberg C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0

TB

  • Andrei Vasilevskiy G GA 3 · SA 22 · SOS 0
  • Brayden Point C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Barclay Goodrow C BS 0 · HT 4 · TK 0
  • Anthony Cirelli C BS 1 · HT 5 · TK 0

Head to Head

Injuries

Tampa Bay Lightning

  • Zemgus Girgensons Day-To-Day
  • Yanni Gourde Injured Reserve

Columbus Blue Jackets

Play by Play

  1. Missed 18:33 3-1
    Seth Jones 3rd
  2. Missed 17:48 3-1
    Ondrej Palat 3rd
  3. Missed 17:10 3-1
    Tyler Johnson 3rd
  4. Missed 16:33 3-1
    Tyler Johnson 3rd
  5. Penalty 12:56
    Ryan Murray 3rd
  6. Goal 11:27 3-1
    Alexander Wennberg 3rd
  7. Missed 9:56 2-1
    Blake Coleman 3rd
  8. Penalty 5:33
    Brayden Point 3rd
  9. Missed 1:44 2-1
    Alexandre Texier 3rd
  10. Missed 19:52 2-1
    Cedric Paquette 2nd
  11. Missed 18:44 2-1
    Tyler Johnson 2nd
  12. Missed 14:22 2-1
    Boone Jenner 2nd
  13. Missed 11:15 2-1
    Zach Werenski 2nd
  14. Missed 10:25 2-1
    Ondrej Palat 2nd
  15. Missed 10:01 2-1
    David Savard 2nd
  16. Missed 9:19 2-1
    Yanni Gourde 2nd
  17. Missed 6:41 2-1
    Liam Foudy 2nd
  18. Penalty 5:22
    Alex Killorn 2nd
  19. Missed 5:15 2-1
    Anthony Cirelli 2nd
  20. Missed 4:06 2-1
    Boone Jenner 2nd
  21. Goal 18:35 2-1
    Oliver Bjorkstrand 1st
  22. Penalty 18:19
    Erik Cernak 1st
  23. Missed 13:07 1-1
    Zach Werenski 1st
  24. Goal 12:52 1-1
    Ryan Murray 1st
  25. Missed 12:43 0-1
    Pierre-Luc Dubois 1st
  26. Penalty 10:30
    Seth Jones 1st
  27. Missed 8:39 0-1
    Nikita Kucherov 1st
  28. Missed 6:58 0-1
    Alex Killorn 1st
  29. Goal 5:24 0-1
    Nikita Kucherov 1st
  30. Missed 0:41 0-0
    Riley Nash 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 3-1
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 3-1
    3rd
  3. Takeaway 19:56 3-1
    Mikhail Sergachev 3rd
  4. Face Off 19:42 3-1
    Mitchell Stephens 3rd
  5. Stoppage 19:42 3-1
    3rd
  6. Blocked 19:25 3-1
    Brayden Point 3rd
  7. Blocked 19:12 3-1
    Tyler Johnson 3rd
  8. Blocked 18:47 3-1
    Brayden Point 3rd
  9. Giveaway 18:44 3-1
    Seth Jones 3rd
  10. Face Off 18:41 3-1
    Boone Jenner 3rd
  11. Stoppage 18:41 3-1
    3rd
  12. Face Off 18:33 3-1
    Boone Jenner 3rd
  13. Stoppage 18:33 3-1
    3rd
  14. Missed 18:33 3-1
    Seth Jones 3rd
  15. Giveaway 18:23 3-1
    Tyler Johnson 3rd
  16. Face Off 18:19 3-1
    Anthony Cirelli 3rd
  17. Stoppage 18:19 3-1
    3rd
  18. Shot 18:01 3-1
    Ondrej Palat 3rd
  19. Missed 17:48 3-1
    Ondrej Palat 3rd
  20. Giveaway 17:43 3-1
    David Savard 3rd
  21. Missed 17:10 3-1
    Tyler Johnson 3rd
  22. Shot 16:59 3-1
    Alex Killorn 3rd
  23. Takeaway 16:47 3-1
    Zach Werenski 3rd
  24. Missed 16:33 3-1
    Tyler Johnson 3rd
  25. Face Off 16:17 3-1
    Brayden Point 3rd
  26. Stoppage 16:17 3-1
    3rd
  27. Blocked 16:17 3-1
    Anthony Cirelli 3rd
  28. Takeaway 16:12 3-1
    Victor Hedman 3rd
  29. Hit 16:09 3-1
    Mikhail Sergachev 3rd
  30. Shot 15:37 3-1
    Blake Coleman 3rd
  31. Hit 15:36 3-1
    Barclay Goodrow 3rd
  32. Shot 15:33 3-1
    Erik Cernak 3rd
  33. Giveaway 15:28 3-1
    Blake Coleman 3rd
  34. Blocked 14:38 3-1
    Zach Werenski 3rd
  35. Takeaway 14:36 3-1
    Tyler Johnson 3rd
  36. Blocked 14:21 3-1
    Victor Hedman 3rd
  37. Shot 14:05 3-1
    Alexandre Texier 3rd
  38. Takeaway 14:04 3-1
    Alexandre Texier 3rd
  39. Blocked 13:48 3-1
    Nikita Kucherov 3rd
  40. Face Off 13:43 3-1
    Brayden Point 3rd

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