The Columbus Blue Jackets will play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are 10-16-2 this season after they lost to the Florida Panthers by a score of 4-0 in their last game. Columbus was out shot by a total of 26-22 and went 0-3 on the power play in the loss. The Columbus Blue Jackets are averaging 2.68 goals per game, 4.04 goals against per game, 14.1% on the power play, and 78.3% on the penalty kill. Johnny Gaudreau has led the Blue Jackets with 10 goals, 21 assists, and 83 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Columbus is Elvis Merzlikins, who is 4-8-0 this season with a 4.68 goals against average and a .864 save percentage.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are 18-9-1 this season after they defeated the Seattle Kraken by a score of 6-2 in their last game. Tampa Bay was out shot by a total of 38-30 and went 1-3 on the power play in the win. The Tampa Bay Lightning are averaging 3.61 goals per game, 2.96 goals against per game, 27.9% on the power play, and 80.4% on the penalty kill. Nikita Kucherov has led the Lightning this season with 11 goals, 31 assists, and 100 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Tampa Bay is Andrei Vasilevskiy, who is 12-8-1 this season with a 2.63 goals against average and a .913 save percentage.
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