The Columbus Blue Jackets and Tampa Bay Lightning face off on Tuesday in an NHL showdown at Amalie Arena. When these two teams faced off on December 15th it was Tampa Bay that secured the 4-1 victory.
The Blue Jackets come into this game with a 12-25-2 record and they have gone 2-13-1 away from home. In the last game against the Washington Capitals, the defense only gave up one goal, but it wasn’t enough as they were shutout. Columbus is averaging 2.54 goals while their defense is giving up 3.87 goals per game. The offense and defense are both ranked 30th in the league. Johnny Gaudreau has scored 11 goals and added another 27 assists so far this season. In this game they need to find a way to get the offense going here.
On the other side of this matchup is the Lightning who sit with a 24-13-1 record and they have gone 15-4-1 at home. The Lightning have really struggled heading into this game losing two in a row. Over the last two games the defense has given up nine goals. The Lightning are averaging 3.47 goals while their defense is giving up 2.92 goals per game. The offense is ranked 6th while the defense is ranked 13th. Nikita Kucherov has scored 14 goals and added 41 assists so far this season. Steven Stamkos has scored 17 goals and added 26 assists.
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