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Match Report

Point's OT winner lifts Lightning over Jackets 5-4 in Game 5

The Tampa Bay Lightning eliminated Columbus from the Stanley Cup playoffs in five games on Wednesday, rallying from a two-goal, third-period deficit before beating the Blue Jackets 5-4 on Brayden Point's goal 5:12 into overtime.

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Team Stats

CBJ TB
13
Blocked Shots
18
30
Hits
45
5
Takeaways
8
41
Shots
25
1
Power Play Goals
0
6
Power Play Opportunities
0
16.7
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
32
Faceoffs Won
28
53.3
Faceoff Win Percent
46.7
14
Giveaways
7
1
Total Penalties
6
2
Penalty Minutes
12

Top Performers

CBJ

  • Joonas Korpisalo G GA 5 · SA 25 · SOS 0
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois LW BS 1 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • Riley Nash C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Alexander Wennberg C BS 2 · HT 1 · TK 0

TB

  • Andrei Vasilevskiy G GA 4 · SA 41 · SOS 0
  • Blake Coleman LW BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 2
  • Tyler Johnson C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Brayden Point C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 2

Head to Head

Injuries

Tampa Bay Lightning

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

Columbus Blue Jackets

Play by Play

  1. Goal 5:12 4-5
    Brayden Point 1st OT
  2. Missed 0:45 4-4
    Yanni Gourde 1st OT
  3. Missed 0:31 4-4
    Yanni Gourde 1st OT
  4. Missed 19:41 4-4
    Anthony Cirelli 3rd
  5. Goal 18:22 4-4
    Anthony Cirelli 3rd
  6. Missed 15:47 4-3
    Victor Hedman 3rd
  7. Missed 14:12 4-3
    Victor Hedman 3rd
  8. Goal 12:01 4-3
    Kevin Shattenkirk 3rd
  9. Missed 11:02 4-2
    Cedric Paquette 3rd
  10. Penalty 9:33
    3rd
  11. Goal 9:33 4-2
    Oliver Bjorkstrand 3rd
  12. Missed 7:19 3-2
    Yanni Gourde 3rd
  13. Missed 6:17 3-2
    Mikhail Sergachev 3rd
  14. Penalty 19:58
    Pat Maroon 2nd
  15. Goal 19:44 3-2
    Alexander Wennberg 2nd
  16. Missed 13:03 2-2
    Oliver Bjorkstrand 2nd
  17. Missed 12:44 2-2
    Pierre-Luc Dubois 2nd
  18. Missed 10:50 2-2
    Pierre-Luc Dubois 2nd
  19. Missed 10:09 2-2
    Riley Nash 2nd
  20. Missed 10:04 2-2
    Vladislav Gavrikov 2nd
  21. Goal 9:35 2-2
    Kevin Stenlund 2nd
  22. Penalty 9:01
    Mikhail Sergachev 2nd
  23. Missed 7:38 1-2
    David Savard 2nd
  24. Penalty 6:00
    Blake Coleman 2nd
  25. Penalty 6:00
    Vladislav Gavrikov 2nd
  26. Missed 5:52 1-2
    Gustav Nyquist 2nd
  27. Missed 4:49 1-2
    Pierre-Luc Dubois 2nd
  28. Missed 2:50 1-2
    Erik Cernak 2nd
  29. Missed 2:28 1-2
    Zach Werenski 2nd
  30. Missed 1:44 1-2
    Gustav Nyquist 2nd
  31. Penalty 0:31
    Blake Coleman 2nd
  32. Missed 19:09 1-2
    Seth Jones 1st
  33. Missed 18:59 1-2
    Riley Nash 1st
  34. Missed 16:09 1-2
    Alexandre Texier 1st
  35. Penalty 14:47
    Alex Killorn 1st
  36. Goal 11:51 1-2
    Nick Foligno 1st
  37. Missed 10:49 0-2
    Kevin Stenlund 1st
  38. Missed 10:08 0-2
    Gustav Nyquist 1st
  39. Penalty 9:50
    Zach Bogosian 1st
  40. Missed 8:56 0-2
    Alexander Wennberg 1st
  41. Missed 7:59 0-2
    Erik Cernak 1st
  42. Goal 6:39 0-2
    Blake Coleman 1st
  43. Missed 6:19 0-1
    Victor Hedman 1st
  44. Goal 5:38 0-1
    Tyler Johnson 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 4-5
    1st OT
  2. Period End 20:00 4-5
    1st OT
  3. Goal 5:12 4-5
    Brayden Point 1st OT
  4. Hit 5:10 4-4
    Ondrej Palat 1st OT
  5. Face Off 4:55 4-4
    Brayden Point 1st OT
  6. Stoppage 4:55 4-4
    1st OT
  7. Shot 4:54 4-4
    Vladislav Gavrikov 1st OT
  8. Giveaway 4:50 4-4
    Ryan McDonagh 1st OT
  9. Takeaway 4:36 4-4
    Anthony Cirelli 1st OT
  10. Face Off 3:47 4-4
    Anthony Cirelli 1st OT
  11. Stoppage 3:47 4-4
    1st OT
  12. Blocked 3:46 4-4
    Brayden Point 1st OT
  13. Blocked 3:30 4-4
    Blake Coleman 1st OT
  14. Face Off 3:15 4-4
    Pierre-Luc Dubois 1st OT
  15. Stoppage 3:15 4-4
    1st OT
  16. Hit 3:05 4-4
    Zach Bogosian 1st OT
  17. Takeaway 3:00 4-4
    Yanni Gourde 1st OT
  18. Shot 3:00 4-4
    Barclay Goodrow 1st OT
  19. Shot 2:54 4-4
    Yanni Gourde 1st OT
  20. Giveaway 2:51 4-4
    Pierre-Luc Dubois 1st OT
  21. Giveaway 1:01 4-4
    Zach Bogosian 1st OT
  22. Blocked 0:56 4-4
    Barclay Goodrow 1st OT
  23. Missed 0:45 4-4
    Yanni Gourde 1st OT
  24. Missed 0:31 4-4
    Yanni Gourde 1st OT
  25. Giveaway 0:25 4-4
    Nick Foligno 1st OT
  26. Blocked 0:21 4-4
    Victor Hedman 1st OT
  27. Face Off 0:00 4-4
    Alexander Wennberg 1st OT
  28. Period Start 0:00 4-4
    1st OT
  29. Period End 20:00 4-4
    3rd
  30. Face Off 19:41 4-4
    Brayden Point 3rd
  31. Stoppage 19:41 4-4
    3rd
  32. Missed 19:41 4-4
    Anthony Cirelli 3rd
  33. Shot 19:30 4-4
    Cam Atkinson 3rd
  34. Shot 19:06 4-4
    Ondrej Palat 3rd
  35. Blocked 18:51 4-4
    Nikita Kucherov 3rd
  36. Takeaway 18:49 4-4
    Brayden Point 3rd
  37. Face Off 18:38 4-4
    Brayden Point 3rd
  38. Stoppage 18:38 4-4
    3rd
  39. Face Off 18:22 4-4
    Pierre-Luc Dubois 3rd
  40. Goal 18:22 4-4
    Anthony Cirelli 3rd

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