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Match Report

Lightning beat Blue Jackets to take 2-1 series lead

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 16 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Saturday night to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven playoff series.

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Team Stats

TB CBJ
9
Blocked Shots
24
35
Hits
19
5
Takeaways
8
34
Shots
17
0
Power Play Goals
0
1
Power Play Opportunities
4
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
23
Faceoffs Won
27
46.0
Faceoff Win Percent
54.0
5
Giveaways
18
4
Total Penalties
1
8
Penalty Minutes
2

Top Performers

TB

  • Andrei Vasilevskiy G GA 2 · SA 17 · SOS 0
  • Brayden Point C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Cedric Paquette C BS 0 · HT 4 · TK 0
  • Anthony Cirelli C BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0

CBJ

  • Joonas Korpisalo G GA 3 · SA 34 · SOS 0
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois LW BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Riley Nash C BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 1
  • Boone Jenner C BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 1

Head to Head

Injuries

Columbus Blue Jackets

Tampa Bay Lightning

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

Play by Play

  1. Missed 19:42 3-2
    Brayden Point 3rd
  2. Missed 19:00 3-2
    Barclay Goodrow 3rd
  3. Missed 17:32 3-2
    Yanni Gourde 3rd
  4. Missed 10:31 3-2
    Eric Robinson 3rd
  5. Missed 8:14 3-2
    Nikita Kucherov 3rd
  6. Missed 8:12 3-2
    Nikita Kucherov 3rd
  7. Missed 8:10 3-2
    Victor Hedman 3rd
  8. Missed 5:49 3-2
    Brayden Point 3rd
  9. Missed 2:38 3-2
    Kevin Shattenkirk 3rd
  10. Goal 1:37 3-2
    Eric Robinson 3rd
  11. Goal 18:53 3-1
    Victor Hedman 2nd
  12. Goal 14:16 2-1
    Brayden Point 2nd
  13. Missed 13:25 1-1
    Zach Werenski 2nd
  14. Missed 13:06 1-1
    Carter Verhaeghe 2nd
  15. Missed 11:29 1-1
    Yanni Gourde 2nd
  16. Missed 8:29 1-1
    Cedric Paquette 2nd
  17. Missed 6:25 1-1
    Nikita Kucherov 2nd
  18. Penalty 5:52
    Alexander Wennberg 2nd
  19. Penalty 3:08
    Victor Hedman 2nd
  20. Goal 1:49 1-1
    Riley Nash 2nd
  21. Goal 15:48 1-0
    Alex Killorn 1st
  22. Missed 14:38 0-0
    Eric Robinson 1st
  23. Missed 11:54 0-0
    Alexandre Texier 1st
  24. Missed 10:00 0-0
    Kevin Shattenkirk 1st
  25. Missed 8:37 0-0
    Oliver Bjorkstrand 1st
  26. Missed 8:17 0-0
    Emil Bemstrom 1st
  27. Penalty 7:41
    Blake Coleman 1st
  28. Penalty 7:07
    Zach Bogosian 1st
  29. Missed 5:42 0-0
    Boone Jenner 1st
  30. Missed 4:45 0-0
    Victor Hedman 1st
  31. Missed 4:36 0-0
    Alex Killorn 1st
  32. Missed 2:59 0-0
    Emil Bemstrom 1st
  33. Penalty 1:32
    Pat Maroon 1st
  34. Missed 1:24 0-0
    Cedric Paquette 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 3-2
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 3-2
    3rd
  3. Missed 19:42 3-2
    Brayden Point 3rd
  4. Hit 19:26 3-2
    Zach Werenski 3rd
  5. Hit 19:11 3-2
    Erik Cernak 3rd
  6. Missed 19:00 3-2
    Barclay Goodrow 3rd
  7. Face Off 17:42 3-2
    Riley Nash 3rd
  8. Stoppage 17:42 3-2
    3rd
  9. Shot 17:42 3-2
    Nikita Kucherov 3rd
  10. Missed 17:32 3-2
    Yanni Gourde 3rd
  11. Hit 16:57 3-2
    Pat Maroon 3rd
  12. Hit 16:51 3-2
    Devin Shore 3rd
  13. Giveaway 16:48 3-2
    Seth Jones 3rd
  14. Hit 16:33 3-2
    Cedric Paquette 3rd
  15. Shot 15:53 3-2
    Ryan McDonagh 3rd
  16. Shot 15:51 3-2
    Ryan McDonagh 3rd
  17. Giveaway 15:46 3-2
    Boone Jenner 3rd
  18. Blocked 15:40 3-2
    Erik Cernak 3rd
  19. Giveaway 15:31 3-2
    Boone Jenner 3rd
  20. Shot 15:07 3-2
    Nikita Kucherov 3rd
  21. Hit 14:17 3-2
    Blake Coleman 3rd
  22. Shot 13:33 3-2
    Gustav Nyquist 3rd
  23. Face Off 12:50 3-2
    Cedric Paquette 3rd
  24. Stoppage 12:50 3-2
    3rd
  25. Shot 12:49 3-2
    Nikita Kucherov 3rd
  26. Shot 12:35 3-2
    Brayden Point 3rd
  27. Hit 12:30 3-2
    Alexandre Texier 3rd
  28. Face Off 11:20 3-2
    Anthony Cirelli 3rd
  29. Stoppage 11:20 3-2
    3rd
  30. Missed 10:31 3-2
    Eric Robinson 3rd
  31. Blocked 10:26 3-2
    Seth Jones 3rd
  32. Hit 10:08 3-2
    Erik Cernak 3rd
  33. Shot 10:06 3-2
    Seth Jones 3rd
  34. Hit 9:47 3-2
    Erik Cernak 3rd
  35. Hit 9:34 3-2
    Barclay Goodrow 3rd
  36. Face Off 9:16 3-2
    Devin Shore 3rd
  37. Stoppage 9:16 3-2
    3rd
  38. Hit 9:07 3-2
    Mikhail Sergachev 3rd
  39. Face Off 8:53 3-2
    Cedric Paquette 3rd
  40. Stoppage 8:53 3-2
    3rd

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