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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 3–2 on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 50-26-6
at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 40-30-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 0 0 2
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 1 1 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 3 15 24
Columbus Blue Jackets 11 14 6 31

Three stars

  1. K. Marchenko, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)
  2. K. Johnson, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)
  3. D. Severson, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:58 Columbus Blue Jackets Kent Johnson (1) Boone Jenner (3), Adam Fantilli (2) Even strength TBL 0, CBJ 1
1st 12:42 Tampa Bay Lightning Ryan McDonagh (2) Pontus Holmberg (2), Erik Cernak (1) Even strength TBL 1, CBJ 1
1st 16:22 Tampa Bay Lightning Anthony Cirelli (3) Jake Guentzel (5), Victor Hedman (5) Power play TBL 2, CBJ 1
2nd 13:59 Columbus Blue Jackets Damon Severson (1) Mathieu Olivier (1), Charlie Coyle (2) Even strength TBL 2, CBJ 2
3rd 01:15 Columbus Blue Jackets Kirill Marchenko (5) Dmitri Voronkov (3), Zach Werenski (3) Even strength TBL 2, CBJ 3

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

Team stats

Stat Tampa Bay Lightning Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal 24 31
Power play 1 of 3 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 15 17
Hits 14 23
Blocked shots 15 18
Giveaways 21 18
Takeaways 3 3
Faceoffs won 27/63 (42.9%) 36/63 (57.1%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
14 C. Geekie C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 50% 13:49
21 B. Point C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 0 23.1% 20:09
22 O. Bjorkstrand R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 14:39
29 P. Holmberg R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 1 0 100% 13:49
37 Y. Gourde C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 70% 17:37
38 B. Hagel L 0 0 0 -2 2 4 1 1 0 23:06
41 M. Chaffee R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 08:40
42 C. Douglas C 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 05:05
59 J. Guentzel C 0 1 1 0 2 7 0 0 0 60% 20:46
62 J. Finley C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 35.7% 07:14
71 A. Cirelli C 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 1 1 35.7% 23:06
93 G. Goncalves C 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 11:51
27 R. McDonagh D 1 0 1 -2 0 1 1 0 0 19:55
43 D. Raddysh D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 18:56
77 V. Hedman D 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 24:23
78 E. Lilleberg D 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 14:36
81 E. Cernak D 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 0 0 16:58
90 J. Moser D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 21:24
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
31 J. Johansson 31 28 3 .903 57:57 Loss

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
3 C. Coyle C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 52.4% 18:34
4 C. Sillinger C 0 0 0 +1 2 3 0 1 0 100% 18:11
10 D. Voronkov L 0 1 1 +1 2 0 1 0 0 100% 14:43
19 A. Fantilli C 0 1 1 0 2 3 3 0 0 15:02
21 I. Lundestrom C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 100% 09:26
23 S. Monahan C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 65% 19:17
24 M. Olivier R 0 1 1 +1 7 1 2 4 0 15:38
27 Z. Aston-Reese L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 08:22
38 B. Jenner C 0 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 0 72.7% 18:27
59 E. Chinakhov R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 06:47
86 K. Marchenko R 1 0 1 +1 0 5 1 1 0 17:30
91 K. Johnson C 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 13:51
2 J. Christiansen D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 10:28
5 D. Mateychuk D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 3 0 21:22
8 Z. Werenski D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 2 0 25:02
9 I. Provorov D 0 0 0 +1 0 4 2 2 0 24:48
15 D. Fabbro D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 16:51
78 D. Severson D 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 19:32
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
73 J. Greaves 24 22 2 .917 59:53 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:01 Tampa Bay Lightning J.J. Moser Roughing 2
1st 01:01 Columbus Blue Jackets Dmitri Voronkov Roughing 2
1st 01:01 Columbus Blue Jackets Boone Jenner Roughing 2
1st 03:10 Columbus Blue Jackets Mathieu Olivier Fighting (major) 5
1st 03:10 Tampa Bay Lightning Curtis Douglas Fighting (major) 5
1st 06:13 Tampa Bay Lightning Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
1st 16:06 Columbus Blue Jackets Cole Sillinger Hooking 2
2nd 09:46 Columbus Blue Jackets Boone Jenner Slashing 2
2nd 16:49 Tampa Bay Lightning Emil Lilleberg High sticking 2
3rd 03:09 Tampa Bay Lightning Jake Guentzel Roughing 2
3rd 03:09 Columbus Blue Jackets Adam Fantilli Slashing 2
3rd 20:00 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
3rd 20:00 Columbus Blue Jackets Mathieu Olivier Roughing 2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Dean Evason
Referees
Garrett Rank, Morgan MacPhee
Linesmen
Travis Gawryletz, Jesse Marquis
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Nikita Kucherov, Scott Sabourin, Steven Santini
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Erik Gudbranson, Miles Wood

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 Oct 18

Matchup Status Details
Florida Panthers 0 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final Game page
New York Islanders 5 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 3 at New Jersey Devils 5 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Final/OT Game page
New York Rangers 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final/OT Game page
Dallas Stars 1 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 1 at Winnipeg Jets 4 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at Colorado Avalanche 4 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3 Final/OT Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 6 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at San Jose Sharks 0 Final Game page

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