Columbus Blue Jackets Face Tampa Bay Lightning in Crucial Division Clash

Monday, April 8th, 2024

The Tampa Bay Lightning are set to welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets on a Tuesday night match-up. The Lightning are trying to bounce back from a close 5-4 defeat to the Pittsburgh Penguins, a game where Steven Stamkos impressed with a duo of goals.

With a commendable 23-10-4 record in their home territory and a 41-6-4 statistic for games where they scored at least three goals, Tampa Bay stands solid. On the other hand, Columbus strides in with a 26-40-12 season record, which includes a struggle on the road with 10-21-7.

Key players making a mark for the Lightning are Nikita Kucherov with a tally of 43 goals and 93 assists, and Stamkos who has notched nine goals and four assists in the recent ten matches. For the Blue Jackets, the spotlight shines on Johnny Gaudreau with his contribution of 11 goals and 47 assists.

Over their last ten matches, the Lightning have crafted a 7-2-1 record, showing a stark contrast to the Blue Jackets' 3-6-1 performance. Tampa Bay is currently managing without several pivotal players due to injuries, including Tanner Jeannot, Haydn Fleury, Jonas Johansson, and Mikhail Sergachev.

On the flip side, the Blue Jackets are navigating through their own share of injury concerns, with Boone Jenner, Daniil Tarasov, Yegor Chinakhov, Sean Kuraly, Jake Bean, Kent Johnson, Patrik Laine, Adam Boqvist, Elvis Merzlikins, and Adam Fantilli either sidelined or under day-to-day evaluation.

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