Columbus Blue Jackets (30-22-8, 68 Pts) at Tampa Bay Lightning (35-21-4, 74 Pts)
Venue: Amalie Arena
Date: Tuesday, March 4
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/FDSNOH/FDSN SUN
Radio:
Columbus – CBJ Radio App, 93.3 The Bus
Tampa Bay – 102.5 The Bone
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Columbus +1.5 ML +150
Tampa Bay -1.5 ML -180
O/U 6.5
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Columbus Blue Jackets News & Notes:
The Blue Jackets have won four straight most recently winning against the Detroit Red Wings 5-3 on Saturday. In their recent win streak, they’ve averaged 5.25 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.50 goals per game. Adam Fantilli has a five-game point streak recording three goals and three assists in that streak. Boone Jenner has seven points in his first four games of the season all on assists.
Tampa Bay Lightning News & Notes:
The Lightning suffered their first loss in regulation since January 28th last night in a 2-1 loss to the Florida Panthers. The lone goal came from Brayden Point. Andrei Vasilevskiy turned aside 27 of the 29 shots he faced.
Columbus Blue Jackets Projected Lines
Voronkov-Fantilli-Marchenko
Chinakhov-Jenner C. Sillinger-K. Johnson
Ashton-Reese-Danforth-Olivier
Labate-Kuraly-van Riemsdyk
Werenski-Fabbro
Mateychuk-Provorov
Christiansen-Severson
Merzlikins
Tarasov
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Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lines
Guentzel-Point-Kucherov
Hagel-Cirelli-Girgensons
Chaffee-Paul-Goncalves
Eyssimont-Glendening-Perbix
Hedman-Moser
McDonagh-Cernak
Lilleberg-Raddysh
Vasilevskiy
Johansson
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Players To Watch:
Columbus Blue Jackets
Zach Werenski this season has 64 points on 18 goals and 46 assists. He’s faced the Lightning 23 times in his career recording 18 points on six goals and 12 assists; in two meetings this season he has five points on two goals and three assists.
Tampa Bay Lightning
Nikita Kucherov this season has 86 points on 27 goals and 59 assists. He’s faced the Blue Jackets 29 times in his career recording 44 points on 13 goals and 31 assists; in the two meetings this season he’s recorded four assists.
Injury Report:
Columbus Blue Jackets
C Cole Sillinger – Out
D Erik Gudbranson – IR
C Owen Sillinger – IR
RW Kevin Labanc – IR
C Sean Monahan – IR
Tampa Bay Lightning
None
Next Game
Columbus – March 6 at Florida Panthers
Tampa Bay – March 6 vs. Buffalo Sabres
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