Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning

Tuesday, April 26, 2022, 7:00 PM ET Amalie Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1 on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at home.

Final score, Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2021-2022 record
Columbus Blue Jackets	1	37-38-7
at Tampa Bay Lightning	4	51-23-8

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Columbus Blue Jackets	8	7	6	21
Tampa Bay Lightning	12	11	9	32

Three stars

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

Scoring summary

Every goal, Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:37	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nikita Kucherov (24)	Steven Stamkos (61), Nick Paul (16)	Even strength	CBJ 0, TBL 1
1st	02:59	Columbus Blue Jackets	Oliver Bjorkstrand (26)	Jack Roslovic (23), Zach Werenski (37)	Power play	CBJ 1, TBL 1
1st	16:47	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (38)	Nikita Kucherov (40), Victor Hedman (62)	Power play	CBJ 1, TBL 2
2nd	07:29	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (39)	Nikita Kucherov (41)	Even strength	CBJ 1, TBL 3
3rd	14:53	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ondrej Palat (18)	Nikita Kucherov (42), Steven Stamkos (62)	Even strength	CBJ 1, TBL 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning
Stat	Columbus Blue Jackets	Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal	21	32
Power play	1 of 3	1 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	6
Hits	31	29
Blocked shots	8	25
Giveaways	1	5
Takeaways	9	11
Faceoffs won	22/44 (50%)	22/44 (50%)

Box score

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 13 K. Johnson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		12:21
Number 14 G. Nyquist	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		19:32
Number 17 J. Danforth	R	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	60%	13:34
Number 23 B. Gaunce	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	33.3%	10:25
Number 28 O. Bjorkstrand	R	1	0	1	-1	0	3	1	0	1		19:35
Number 34 C. Sillinger	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	1	0	54.5%	14:50
Number 50 E. Robinson	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	0		12:42
Number 52 E. Bemstrom	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0		11:00
Number 55 C. Meyer	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		10:47
Number 59 E. Chinakhov	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	1	0		18:00
Number 93 J. Voracek	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		18:12
Number 96 J. Roslovic	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	58.3%	20:10
Number 2 A. Peeke	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		22:14
Number 8 Z. Werenski	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	0	0		23:01
Number 22 J. Bean	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		17:39
Number 44 V. Gavrikov	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	0		21:53
Number 46 D. Kukan	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	4	0	0		16:44
Number 77 N. Blankenburg	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	8	1	0		14:20

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 90 E. Merzlikins	32	28	4	.875	60:00	Loss

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 10 C. Perry	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		12:15
Number 14 P. Maroon	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		12:20
Number 17 A. Killorn	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0		16:33
Number 18 O. Palat	L	1	0	1	+2	0	3	1	2	0		15:06
Number 20 N. Paul	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	66.7%	16:09
Number 21 B. Point	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	5	0	66.7%	17:21
Number 38 B. Hagel	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	33.3%	13:28
Number 41 P. Bellemare	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	66.7%	12:40
Number 71 A. Cirelli	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		15:14
Number 79 R. Colton	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		13:38
Number 86 N. Kucherov	R	1	3	4	+3	2	1	0	0	0		16:42
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	2	2	4	+3	2	7	0	0	1	45.5%	16:23
Number 24 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	+2	2	2	4	2	0		19:22
Number 27 R. McDonagh	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	4	0		25:54
Number 52 C. Foote	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	1	3	0		20:44
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	1	1	+1	0	5	1	3	0		23:39
Number 81 E. Cernak	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		03:59
Number 98 M. Sergachev	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	4	1	0		23:47

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 88 A. Vasilevskiy	21	20	1	.952	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:13	Tampa Bay Lightning	Zach Bogosian	Tripping	2
1st	10:27	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos	Hooking	2
1st	15:46	Columbus Blue Jackets	Vladislav Gavrikov	Holding	2
2nd	04:58	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nikita Kucherov	Slashing	2
3rd	00:53	Columbus Blue Jackets	Cole Sillinger	Slashing	2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Brad Larsen
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Jon Cooper
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Beau Halkidis
Linesmen: Kiel Murchison, Matt MacPherson
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Sean Kuraly, Joonas Korpisalo, Gabriel Carlsson, Patrik Laine, Gavin Bayreuther, Adam Boqvist
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Jan Rutta

2021-2022 season series

Every Columbus Blue Jackets and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2021-2022 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 7 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Jan 4, 2022
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Apr 26, 2022
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Apr 28, 2022

Other NHL games on Apr 26

Other NHL games on Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Apr 26, 2022
Florida Panthers 2 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins, Tue, Apr 26, 2022
New Jersey Devils 4 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Apr 26, 2022
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers, Tue, Apr 26, 2022
Edmonton Oilers 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Apr 26, 2022
New York Islanders 4 at Washington Capitals 1	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Washington Capitals, Tue, Apr 26, 2022
Calgary Flames 5 at Nashville Predators 4	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at Nashville Predators, Tue, Apr 26, 2022
Arizona Coyotes 5 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Apr 26, 2022
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Dallas Stars 3	Final/SO	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Dallas Stars, Tue, Apr 26, 2022
St. Louis Blues 3 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Apr 26, 2022
Seattle Kraken 2 at Vancouver Canucks 5	Final	Game page: Seattle Kraken at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Apr 26, 2022
Anaheim Ducks 5 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Apr 26, 2022

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