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Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets

Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 8–5 on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 50-26-6
at Columbus Blue Jackets 8 40-30-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 2 1 5
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 2 2 8

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 8 10 12 30
Columbus Blue Jackets 11 16 4 31

Three stars

  1. M. Marchment, Columbus Blue Jackets (3 goals, 1 assist)
  2. C. Coyle, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. A. Fantilli, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal, 2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:47 Columbus Blue Jackets Cole Sillinger (6) Charlie Coyle (21) Even strength TBL 0, CBJ 1
1st 07:48 Tampa Bay Lightning Jake Guentzel (23) Unassisted Even strength TBL 1, CBJ 1
1st 08:37 Columbus Blue Jackets Mason Marchment (10) Erik Gudbranson (2) Even strength TBL 1, CBJ 2
1st 10:01 Tampa Bay Lightning Darren Raddysh (13) Nikita Kucherov (50), Jake Guentzel (30) Power play TBL 2, CBJ 2
1st 18:33 Columbus Blue Jackets Adam Fantilli (13) Kirill Marchenko (24), Mason Marchment (12) Even strength TBL 2, CBJ 3
1st 19:47 Columbus Blue Jackets Dmitri Voronkov (17) Unassisted Even strength TBL 2, CBJ 4
2nd 03:29 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov (26) Brandon Hagel (23), Anthony Cirelli (19) Even strength TBL 3, CBJ 4
2nd 04:58 Tampa Bay Lightning Anthony Cirelli (14) Nikita Kucherov (51), Brandon Hagel (24) Even strength TBL 4, CBJ 4
2nd 09:05 Columbus Blue Jackets Mason Marchment (11) Zach Werenski (35), Charlie Coyle (22) Even strength TBL 4, CBJ 5
2nd 18:57 Columbus Blue Jackets Charlie Coyle (11) Adam Fantilli (19), Zach Werenski (36) Power play TBL 4, CBJ 6
3rd 14:55 Columbus Blue Jackets Sean Monahan (8) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net TBL 4, CBJ 7
3rd 18:54 Tampa Bay Lightning Jake Guentzel (24) Nikita Kucherov (52), Anthony Cirelli (20) Even strength TBL 5, CBJ 7
3rd 19:35 Columbus Blue Jackets Mason Marchment (12) Adam Fantilli (20), Kirill Marchenko (25) Even strength, Empty net TBL 5, CBJ 8

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

Team stats

Stat Tampa Bay Lightning Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal 30 31
Power play 1 of 2 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 6 6
Hits 22 27
Blocked shots 9 15
Giveaways 19 14
Takeaways 5 5
Faceoffs won 36/59 (61%) 23/59 (39%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
11 J. Pelletier L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 11:53
17 D. James C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 87.5% 13:49
20 N. Paul L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 57.9% 14:02
22 O. Bjorkstrand R 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 0 0 15:58
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 15:25
29 P. Holmberg R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 0 14:04
37 Y. Gourde C 0 0 0 -3 2 2 2 0 0 60% 15:40
38 B. Hagel L 0 2 2 -1 0 2 2 0 0 18:04
59 J. Guentzel C 2 1 3 -1 0 4 0 0 0 75% 19:03
71 A. Cirelli C 1 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 60% 17:23
86 N. Kucherov R 1 3 4 +1 0 3 1 0 0 22:43
93 G. Goncalves C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 04:23
7 S. Lundmark D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 2 0 16:45
43 D. Raddysh D 1 0 1 -4 0 3 3 1 1 27:36
51 C. D'Astous D 0 0 0 -2 2 2 2 0 0 17:20
67 D. Carlile D 0 0 0 +2 2 1 1 2 0 21:53
81 E. Cernak D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 04:59
90 J. Moser D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 0 26:56
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
31 J. Johansson 29 23 6 .793 57:54 Loss

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
3 C. Coyle C 1 2 3 +3 0 2 2 2 1 42.9% 17:13
4 C. Sillinger C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 14:43
10 D. Voronkov L 1 0 1 -1 2 3 5 1 0 13:08
17 M. Marchment L 3 1 4 +2 2 3 1 0 0 17:23
19 A. Fantilli C 1 2 3 +1 0 3 2 0 0 36.4% 17:26
21 I. Lundestrom C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 33.3% 13:01
23 S. Monahan C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 1 0 41.7% 14:26
24 M. Olivier R 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 15:58
38 B. Jenner C 0 0 0 +1 0 4 2 1 0 100% 12:46
43 D. Heinen L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 10:06
86 K. Marchenko R 0 2 2 +2 0 3 1 1 0 17:35
91 K. Johnson C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 13:12
2 J. Christiansen D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 05:34
6 E. Zamula D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:04
8 Z. Werenski D 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 26:35
9 I. Provorov D 0 0 0 +3 2 1 0 1 0 23:38
44 E. Gudbranson D 0 1 1 +3 0 1 3 2 0 23:23
78 D. Severson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 26:16
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
73 J. Greaves 30 25 5 .833 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 09:28 Columbus Blue Jackets Ivan Provorov Tripping 2
1st 13:13 Columbus Blue Jackets Dmitri Voronkov Interference 2
2nd 06:59 Tampa Bay Lightning Yanni Gourde Roughing 2
2nd 06:59 Columbus Blue Jackets Mason Marchment Roughing 2
2nd 16:00 Tampa Bay Lightning Declan Carlile Tripping 2
2nd 18:47 Tampa Bay Lightning Charle-Edouard D'Astous Delaying game puck over glass 2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Rick Bowness
Referees
Wes McCauley, Cody Beach
Linesmen
Libor Suchanek, Dan Kelly
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Max Crozier, Jack Finley
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Brendan Gaunce, Dante Fabbro, Zachary Aston-Reese

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 8 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 24

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 5 at New York Islanders 0 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 5 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Ottawa Senators 1 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Winnipeg Jets 1 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 5 at St. Louis Blues 4 Final/SO Game page
Florida Panthers 4 at Minnesota Wild 3 Final/OT Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Edmonton Oilers 6 Final/OT Game page

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