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Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning

Amalie Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 on Saturday, December 26, 2015 at home.

Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 34-40-8
at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 46-31-5

Goals by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 1 0 2
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 3 1 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 15 9 8 32
Tampa Bay Lightning 9 9 7 25

Three stars

  1. S. Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. N. Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 assists)
  3. M. Blunden, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:34 Tampa Bay Lightning Mike Blunden (2) Andrej Sustr (7), Erik Condra (3) Even strength CBJ 0, TBL 1
1st 09:44 Columbus Blue Jackets Rene Bourque (1) Boone Jenner (8), Ryan Johansen (18) Even strength CBJ 1, TBL 1
2nd 03:07 Columbus Blue Jackets Scott Hartnell (14) Dalton Prout (2), Brandon Saad (12) Even strength CBJ 2, TBL 1
2nd 06:21 Tampa Bay Lightning Steven Stamkos (15) Nikita Kucherov (13), Jonathan Marchessault (4) Power play CBJ 2, TBL 2
2nd 06:53 Tampa Bay Lightning Steven Stamkos (16) Jonathan Marchessault (5), Nikita Kucherov (14) Power play CBJ 2, TBL 3
2nd 14:17 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Nesterov (2) Ryan Callahan (8), Steven Stamkos (12) Power play CBJ 2, TBL 4
3rd 04:39 Tampa Bay Lightning Jason Garrison (3) Mike Blunden (2) Even strength CBJ 2, TBL 5

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Columbus Blue Jackets Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 32 25
Power play 0 of 3 3 of 8
Penalty minutes 32 13
Hits 29 17
Blocked shots 17 11
Giveaways 7 6
Takeaways 9 3
Faceoffs won 38/64 (59.4%) 26/64 (40.6%)

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
9 G. Campbell C 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 66.7% 13:45
11 M. Calvert L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 16:53
13 C. Atkinson R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14:00
17 B. Dubinsky C 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 66.7% 17:29
18 R. Bourque R 1 0 1 +1 0 7 0 1 0 11:38
19 R. Johansen C 0 1 1 0 5 4 2 1 0 33.3% 15:19
20 B. Saad L 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 0 0 16:06
23 D. Clarkson R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 10:02
25 W. Karlsson C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 78.6% 13:23
38 B. Jenner C 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 1 0 25% 16:15
41 A. Wennberg C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 62.5% 17:04
43 S. Hartnell L 1 0 1 0 17 2 1 0 0 07:49
2 A. Bodnarchuk D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 0 0 12:38
7 J. Johnson D 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 2 0 24:25
27 R. Murray D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 24:31
44 J. Falk D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 13:40
47 D. Prout D 0 1 1 +1 2 1 3 1 0 20:06
51 F. Tyutin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 18:35
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
30 C. McElhinney 7 6 1 .857 20:00
70 J. Korpisalo 18 14 4 .778 40:00 Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
10 M. Angelidis L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 1 0 12.5% 07:57
13 C. Paquette C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 57.1% 13:57
17 A. Killorn L 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 0 16:41
22 E. Condra R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 2 0 10:02
23 J. Brown R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 17:03
24 R. Callahan R 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 20:18
42 J. Marchessault R 0 2 2 -1 0 2 0 0 0 25% 15:25
46 M. Blunden R 1 1 2 +2 2 1 1 0 0 08:03
51 V. Filppula C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 41.2% 22:26
86 N. Kucherov R 0 2 2 -1 0 4 0 0 0 16:55
90 V. Namestnikov C 0 0 0 -1 5 0 2 1 0 12:52
91 S. Stamkos C 2 1 3 -1 0 3 0 0 2 60% 20:05
5 J. Garrison D 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 15:30
6 A. Stralman D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 1 0 20:54
55 B. Coburn D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 18:21
62 A. Sustr D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 2 0 17:36
77 V. Hedman D 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 20:58
89 N. Nesterov D 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 16:57
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
30 B. Bishop 32 30 2 .938 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:50 Columbus Blue Jackets Scott Hartnell Slashing 2
1st 14:13 Tampa Bay Lightning Victor Hedman Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 16:36 Columbus Blue Jackets Boone Jenner Holding 2
2nd 04:56 Columbus Blue Jackets Dalton Prout Cross checking 2
2nd 04:56 Columbus Blue Jackets Gregory Campbell Delaying game face off violation 2
2nd 04:59 Columbus Blue Jackets Jack Johnson Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 09:29 Columbus Blue Jackets Scott Hartnell Charging (major) 5
2nd 09:29 Columbus Blue Jackets Scott Hartnell Game misconduct (game misconduct) 10
2nd 09:29 Columbus Blue Jackets Ryan Johansen Fighting (major) 5
2nd 09:29 Tampa Bay Lightning Vladislav Namestnikov Fighting (major) 5
2nd 09:29 Tampa Bay Lightning Alex Killorn Roughing 2
3rd 02:24 Tampa Bay Lightning Mike Blunden Slashing 2
3rd 14:18 Tampa Bay Lightning Alex Killorn Holding 2
3rd 17:51 Columbus Blue Jackets Andrew Bodnarchuk Holding 2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
John Tortorella
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Referees
Jean Hebert, Thomas John Luxmore
Linesmen
Darren Gibbs, Jonny Murray
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Jared Boll, Nick Foligno, Kevin Connauton
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Brian Boyle, Matt Carle, Yanni Gourde

2015-2016 season series

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 0 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 26

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 6 at Boston Bruins 3 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 2 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final/SO Game page
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Minnesota Wild 1 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Arizona Coyotes 3 Final/OT Game page
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final/OT Game page

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