Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets

Sunday, December 31, 2017, 6:00 PM ET Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5–0 on Sunday, December 31, 2017 on the road.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	Goals	2017-2018 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	5	54-23-5
at Columbus Blue Jackets	0	45-30-7

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	4	1	5
Columbus Blue Jackets	0	0	0	0

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	5	23	7	35
Columbus Blue Jackets	12	6	3	21

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	01:22	Tampa Bay Lightning	Tyler Johnson (11)	Brayden Point (19), Mikhail Sergachev (16)	Even strength	TBL 1, CBJ 0
2nd	04:49	Tampa Bay Lightning	Tyler Johnson (12)	Brayden Point (20), Ondrej Palat (18)	Even strength	TBL 2, CBJ 0
2nd	07:53	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nikita Kucherov (25)	Vladislav Namestnikov (18)	Even strength	TBL 3, CBJ 0
2nd	08:45	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cory Conacher (3)	Yanni Gourde (14), Victor Hedman (24)	Even strength	TBL 4, CBJ 0
3rd	10:36	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (17)	Victor Hedman (25), Nikita Kucherov (31)	Power play	TBL 5, CBJ 0

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

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 T. Johnson	C	2	0	2	+2	0	3	1	1	0	35.7%	18:54
Number 13 C. Paquette	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	33.3%	08:23
Number 14 C. Kunitz	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:57
Number 17 A. Killorn	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	0		20:47
Number 18 O. Palat	L	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	0	0		17:23
Number 21 B. Point	C	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0	0	0	20%	17:57
Number 23 J. Brown	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	33.3%	07:59
Number 37 Y. Gourde	C	0	1	1	+2	0	4	0	0	0	54.5%	16:35
Number 86 N. Kucherov	R	1	1	2	+1	0	6	1	0	0		18:11
Number 89 C. Conacher	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	0	0		10:19
Number 90 V. Namestnikov	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	50%	17:24
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	3	0	1	60%	17:16
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0		16:25
Number 6 A. Stralman	D	0	0	0	+2	0	4	2	0	0		18:08
Number 55 B. Coburn	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0		14:44
Number 59 J. Dotchin	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	1	0		17:32
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	2	2	+1	0	1	2	3	0		26:04
Number 98 M. Sergachev	D	0	1	1	+3	2	1	0	1	0		17:57

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 88 A. Vasilevskiy	21	21	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 A. Panarin	L	-1	0	3	0	0		15:16
Number 11 M. Calvert	L	-2	0	2	0	0		11:26
Number 14 J. Schroeder	C	-1	2	1	0	0	50%	10:00
Number 18 P. Dubois	C	-1	0	0	0	1	47.1%	14:24
Number 22 S. Milano	L	-1	2	1	0	0		14:23
Number 28 O. Bjorkstrand	R	-1	0	0	1	0		14:00
Number 37 M. Hannikainen	L	0	0	0	1	1	100%	09:30
Number 38 B. Jenner	C	-1	0	1	0	3	46.2%	19:54
Number 45 L. Sedlak	C	-1	0	1	0	0	70%	11:29
Number 64 T. Motte	C	0	0	0	1	2	100%	13:37
Number 71 N. Foligno	L	-2	2	3	3	0	60%	18:36
Number 77 J. Anderson	R	-1	0	2	1	0	100%	19:42
Number 3 S. Jones	D	-2	0	3	0	1		24:26
Number 4 S. Harrington	D	-2	0	1	2	2		15:41
Number 7 J. Johnson	D	-1	0	0	3	2		20:11
Number 8 Z. Werenski	D	-1	0	3	2	0		21:00
Number 58 D. Savard	D	-1	2	0	1	5		20:31
Number 65 M. Nutivaara	D	-1	0	0	2	0		16:05

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 J. Korpisalo	35	30	5	.857	60:00	Loss

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:19	Columbus Blue Jackets	Nick Foligno	Hooking	2
1st	07:16	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jake Dotchin	Cross checking	2
1st	12:42	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cedric Paquette	Tripping	2
2nd	02:44	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jordan Schroeder	Tripping	2
2nd	15:37	Tampa Bay Lightning	Braydon Coburn	Holding	2
2nd	17:00	Columbus Blue Jackets	Sonny Milano	Tripping	2
2nd	20:00	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mikhail Sergachev	Interference	2
3rd	06:39	Columbus Blue Jackets	David Savard	Slashing	2
3rd	08:44	Columbus Blue Jackets	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Columbus Blue Jackets game in the 2017-2018 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 0	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Oct 19, 2017
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final/SO	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Nov 4, 2017
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 0	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sun, Dec 31, 2017

Other NHL games on Sunday, December 31, 2017
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 6	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Vegas Golden Knights, Sun, Dec 31, 2017
Arizona Coyotes 2 at Anaheim Ducks 5	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Dec 31, 2017
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Dec 31, 2017
Winnipeg Jets 5 at Edmonton Oilers 0	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Edmonton Oilers, Sun, Dec 31, 2017
San Jose Sharks 0 at Dallas Stars 6	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars, Sun, Dec 31, 2017
New York Islanders 1 at Colorado Avalanche 6	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Dec 31, 2017
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Calgary Flames 4	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Calgary Flames, Sun, Dec 31, 2017