Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets

Saturday, January 23, 2021, 2:00 PM ET Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2 on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	Goals	2020-2021 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	36-17-3
at Columbus Blue Jackets	5	18-26-12

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	14	10	8	32
Columbus Blue Jackets	9	8	11	28

Three stars

E. Merzlikins, Columbus Blue Jackets (goaltender)
Z. Werenski, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)
E. Robinson, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:10	Tampa Bay Lightning	Victor Hedman (1)	Mitchell Stephens (1), Alexander Volkov (1)	Even strength	TBL 1, CBJ 0
1st	04:27	Columbus Blue Jackets	Nick Foligno (3)	Cam Atkinson (2), Michael Del Zotto (4)	Even strength	TBL 1, CBJ 1
1st	10:03	Columbus Blue Jackets	Mikhail Grigorenko (1)	Kevin Stenlund (1), Nathan Gerbe (1)	Even strength	TBL 1, CBJ 2
1st	19:01	Columbus Blue Jackets	Vladislav Gavrikov (1)	Liam Foudy (2), Eric Robinson (1)	Even strength	TBL 1, CBJ 3
1st	19:46	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ondrej Palat (3)	Brayden Point (3), Victor Hedman (4)	Power play	TBL 2, CBJ 3
3rd	06:34	Columbus Blue Jackets	Zach Werenski (1)	Alexandre Texier (2), Boone Jenner (2)	Even strength	TBL 2, CBJ 4
3rd	18:12	Columbus Blue Jackets	Eric Robinson (1)	Riley Nash (1), Seth Jones (1)	Even strength, Empty net	TBL 2, CBJ 5

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

Team stats

Team stats, Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets
Stat	Tampa Bay Lightning	Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal	32	28
Power play	1 of 3	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	6
Hits	24	24
Blocked shots	8	9
Giveaways	4	4
Takeaways	2	5
Faceoffs won	30/59 (50.8%)	29/59 (49.2%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

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 7 M. Joseph	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		12:45
Number 9 T. Johnson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	36.4%	15:09
Number 14 P. Maroon	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		10:04
Number 17 A. Killorn	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0		17:57
Number 18 O. Palat	L	1	0	1	-2	0	3	3	1	1		18:38
Number 19 B. Goodrow	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		14:38
Number 21 B. Point	C	0	1	1	-2	0	4	1	0	0	40%	20:24
Number 37 Y. Gourde	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	60%	15:41
Number 67 M. Stephens	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	1	0	66.7%	05:45
Number 71 A. Cirelli	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0	70%	17:41
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0	53.8%	21:44
Number 92 A. Volkov	R	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0		08:55
Number 27 R. McDonagh	D	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	0	0		28:51
Number 44 J. Rutta	D	0	0	0	-2	2	2	1	3	0		18:12
Number 52 C. Foote	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0		15:27
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	1	1	2	-3	0	4	1	1	0		26:47
Number 81 E. Cernak	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:24
Number 98 M. Sergachev	D	0	0	0	-3	2	4	1	0	0		24:06

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 88 A. Vasilevskiy	27	23	4	.852	59:52	Loss

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets 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 11 K. Stenlund	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	50%	11:32
Number 13 C. Atkinson	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		13:38
Number 16 M. Domi	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	30%	14:02
Number 19 L. Foudy	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	1	0	0	100%	14:54
Number 20 R. Nash	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	0	0	53.8%	14:11
Number 24 N. Gerbe	C	0	1	1	+1	2	1	2	1	0		09:36
Number 25 M. Grigorenko	C	1	0	1	+1	2	1	1	0	0		11:44
Number 28 O. Bjorkstrand	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		19:09
Number 38 B. Jenner	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	4	1	0	55.6%	22:03
Number 42 A. Texier	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	45.5%	18:41
Number 50 E. Robinson	L	1	1	2	+2	0	3	5	0	0		13:45
Number 71 N. Foligno	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	3	1	0	62.5%	14:16
Number 3 S. Jones	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	0	0		23:30
Number 8 Z. Werenski	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	0		22:43
Number 15 M. Del Zotto	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	1	0		15:55
Number 44 V. Gavrikov	D	1	0	1	+3	0	2	0	0	0		19:53
Number 46 D. Kukan	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		15:12
Number 58 D. Savard	D	0	0	0	+3	0	2	4	1	0		20:37

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 90 E. Merzlikins	32	30	2	.938	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	19:16	Columbus Blue Jackets	Nathan Gerbe	Slashing	2
2nd	07:04	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jan Rutta	Hooking	2
2nd	11:52	Columbus Blue Jackets	Mikhail Grigorenko	Hooking	2
2nd	13:09	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mikhail Sergachev	Slashing	2
3rd	15:55	Columbus Blue Jackets	Seth Jones	High sticking	2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Jon Cooper
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Kyle Rehman, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Devin Berg, Tyson Baker
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Curtis McElhinney, Blake Coleman
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Scott Harrington, Gabriel Carlsson

2020-2021 season series

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Columbus Blue Jackets game in the 2020-2021 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Jan 21, 2021
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Jan 23, 2021
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Mar 30, 2021
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Apr 1, 2021
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Apr 6, 2021
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Apr 8, 2021
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Apr 22, 2021
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final/OT	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sun, Apr 25, 2021

Other NHL games on Jan 23

Other NHL games on Saturday, January 23, 2021
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Boston Bruins 6	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Jan 23, 2021
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Jan 23, 2021
Los Angeles Kings 2 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Jan 23, 2021
Ottawa Senators 3 at Winnipeg Jets 6	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Winnipeg Jets, Sat, Jan 23, 2021

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