Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning

Tuesday, April 9, 2024, 7:00 PM ET Amalie Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at home.

Final score, Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Columbus Blue Jackets	2	27-43-12
at Tampa Bay Lightning	5	45-29-8

News about this game

Columbus Blue Jackets Face Tampa Bay Lightning in Crucial Division Clash

Mon, Apr 8, 2024

Tampa Bay Lightning (43-27-7) face Columbus Blue Jackets (26-40-12) in an Eastern Conference clash. Key players and injuries make it a must-watch.
Stamkos Scores Hat Trick and Kucherov Shines as Lightning Dominate Blue Jackets

Tue, Apr 9, 2024

Stamkos' hat trick and Kucherov's 3 assists led the Lightning to a 5-2 win over the Blue Jackets, securing a top Eastern wild card spot.

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	1	0	2
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	1	3	5

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	9	11	12	32
Tampa Bay Lightning	10	11	12	33

Three stars

S. Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning (3 goals, 1 assist)
N. Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning (3 assists)
K. Marchenko, Columbus Blue Jackets (2 goals)

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	16:31	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brayden Point (44)	Nikita Kucherov (94), Anthony Duclair (17)	Even strength	CBJ 0, TBL 1
1st	19:17	Columbus Blue Jackets	Kirill Marchenko (22)	Cole Sillinger (18), Damon Severson (18)	Even strength	CBJ 1, TBL 1
2nd	07:13	Columbus Blue Jackets	Kirill Marchenko (23)	Johnny Gaudreau (48), Zach Werenski (44)	Power play	CBJ 2, TBL 1
2nd	14:17	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (37)	Nikita Kucherov (95), Victor Hedman (63)	Power play	CBJ 2, TBL 2
3rd	05:40	Tampa Bay Lightning	Anthony Cirelli (20)	Brandon Hagel (47), Steven Stamkos (38)	Even strength	CBJ 2, TBL 3
3rd	05:56	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (38)	Brandon Hagel (48), Erik Cernak (11)	Even strength	CBJ 2, TBL 4
3rd	17:57	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (39)	Nikita Kucherov (96)	Even strength, Empty net	CBJ 2, TBL 5

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	32	33
Power play	1 of 2	1 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	4
Hits	29	39
Blocked shots	14	15
Giveaways	3	6
Takeaways	7	4
Faceoffs won	27/60 (45%)	33/60 (55%)

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 4 C. Sillinger	C	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	4	0	31.6%	20:25
Number 7 S. Kuraly	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	0	61.5%	15:25
Number 10 D. Voronkov	L	0	0	0	-2	0	4	2	0	0	50%	16:30
Number 13 J. Gaudreau	L	0	1	1	-2	0	3	0	1	0		18:18
Number 16 B. Gaunce	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	33.3%	09:06
Number 17 J. Danforth	R	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	0	0	46.2%	16:44
Number 24 M. Olivier	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	7	0	0	100%	15:31
Number 42 A. Texier	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	1	0		23:03
Number 67 J. Malatesta	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		09:02
Number 72 C. Meyer	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		01:26
Number 82 M. Pyyhtia	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		14:53
Number 86 K. Marchenko	R	2	0	2	-1	0	4	2	2	1		20:21
Number 8 Z. Werenski	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	2	0		26:15
Number 9 I. Provorov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		22:32
Number 44 E. Gudbranson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	1	0		19:21
Number 55 D.Jiricek	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		13:00
Number 77 N. Blankenburg	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		13:46
Number 78 D. Severson	D	0	1	1	0	2	2	1	1	0		22:19

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 73 J. Greaves	32	28	4	.875	59:03	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 A. Duclair	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0		13:24
Number 11 L. Glendening	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	66.7%	11:20
Number 20 N. Paul	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	64.7%	19:49
Number 21 B. Point	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	33.3%	16:48
Number 23 M. Eyssimont	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0		14:30
Number 38 B. Hagel	L	0	2	2	+2	2	5	3	0	0		13:52
Number 41 M. Chaffee	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0		14:59
Number 64 T. Motte	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	100%	12:50
Number 71 A. Cirelli	C	1	0	1	+3	0	3	0	1	0	46.2%	16:28
Number 84 T. Jeannot	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		11:36
Number 86 N. Kucherov	R	0	3	3	+1	0	2	0	0	0		18:27
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	3	1	4	+3	0	5	0	0	1	80%	16:20
Number 24 M. Dumba	D	0	0	0	+2	0	3	1	0	0		19:04
Number 43 D. Raddysh	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		18:31
Number 48 N. Perbix	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	3	0		18:26
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0		23:41
Number 78 E. Lilleberg	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	7	3	0		17:52
Number 81 E. Cernak	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	3	0	0		19:39

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 88 A. Vasilevskiy	32	30	2	.938	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	04:48	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brandon Hagel	Tripping	2
2nd	06:49	Tampa Bay Lightning	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	13:17	Columbus Blue Jackets	Damon Severson	Hooking	2
3rd	11:07	Columbus Blue Jackets	Justin Danforth	Hooking	2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Pascal Vincent
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Jon Cooper
Referees: Jean Hebert, Carter Sandlak
Linesmen: Kilian McNamara, Dan Kelly
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Boone Jenner, Elvis Merzlikins, Jake Bean, Alex Nylander, Daniil Tarasov, Adam Boqvist, Egor Chinakhov, Adam Fantilli
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Calvin de Haan, Austin Watson, Conor Sheary, Haydn Fleury, Jonas Johansson

2023-2024 season series

Every Columbus Blue Jackets and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Nov 2, 2023
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Feb 10, 2024
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Apr 9, 2024

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