Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets

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Tampa Bay Lightning

1-3-2

Final
2 - 3

Columbus Blue Jackets

2-3-0

Marchenko’s third-period goal lifts Blue Jackets to first home win, 3-2 over Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Columbus Blue Jackets: Game Highlights

Kent Johnson scored on his 23rd birthday, and Damon Severson also scored for the Blue Jackets.

Jet Greaves stopped 17 shots for his first win of the season.

Marchenko has five goals in as many games — the most to start a Blue Jackets season — and is riding a five-game point streak.

Ryan McDonagh and Anthony Cirelli scored for Tampa Bay, which led 2-1 at the end of the first period but has now lost three in a row. Jonas Johansson made 28 saves.

Johnson’s goal 4:58 into the first put Columbus ahead in a chippy period that featured 30 combined penalty minutes.

McDonagh tied it at 12:42 before Cirelli gave the Lightning a 2-1 lead with 3:38 left in the first just 16 seconds into a power play.

Columbus has now allowed goals on eight of 18 power plays this season, including three of five at home.

Severson pulled the Jackets even at 13:59 of the second, before Marchenko’s strike with 1:15 gone in the third sealed the win.

Up Next Lightning: Host Chicago on Thursday night.

Blue Jackets: Visit Dallas on Tuesday night.

Regular Season Series

CBJ lead series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 4:58	Kent Johnson Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Boone Jenner (3), Adam Fantilli (2)
Goal	1st Period 12:42	Ryan McDonagh Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Pontus Holmberg (2), Erik Cernak (1)
Goal	1st Period 16:22	Anthony Cirelli Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Jake Guentzel (5), Victor Hedman (5)
Goal	2nd Period 13:59	Damon Severson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Mathieu Olivier (1), Charlie Coyle (2)
Goal	3rd Period 1:15	Kirill Marchenko Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Dmitri Voronkov (3), Zach Werenski (3)

Statistics

TB		CBJ
15	Blocked Shots	18
14	Hits	23
3	Takeaways	3
24	Shots	31
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
27	Faceoffs Won	36
42.9	Faceoff Win Percent	57.1
21	Giveaways	18
6	Total Penalties	7
15	Penalty Minutes	17