Despite two goals from Kirill Marchenko, the Blue Jackets lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 at Amalie Arena in Tampa on Tuesday.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE JACKETS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| TB LIGHTNING | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
1st Period
Brendan Gaunce nearly gave the Jackets the lead at 10:50 when he hit the near post with a left-circle wrist shot on the rush.
Brayden Point opened the scoring at 16:31 with a left-circle one-timer thanks to a sweet turnaround feed from Nikita Kucherov who received a nice pass from Anthony Duclair.
Tampa Bay goal!
— NHL Goals (@nhl_goal_bot) April 9, 2024
Scored by Brayden Point with 03:29 remaining in the 1st period.
Assisted by Nikita Kucherov and Anthony Duclair.
Tampa Bay: 1
Columbus: 0#CBJvsTBL #GoBolts #CBJ pic.twitter.com/VJWg2Jit5H
Marchenko set a new career-high with his 22nd goal of the season and tied the game at 19:17 with a nifty wrist shot from the slot off an assist from Cole Sillinger off the rush.
I don't know about you, but i'm feeling...Marchy's 22nd goal of the season!#CBJ pic.twitter.com/26sRdvvCda
— Bally Sports Columbus (@BallySportsCBUS) April 9, 2024
The clubs were tied at one after 20 minutes with Tampa Bay taking a 10-9 advantage in shots on goal into the second period.
2nd Period
Marchenko scored his second of the game and 23rd of the season at 7:13 with a power-play wrist shot from the slot. With the primary assist on the goal, Johnny Gaudreau recorded his 500th career assist and Zach Werenski tied a Blue Jackets single-season record for assists by a defenseman with his 44th.
Marchenko wasn't kidding when he said he wanted to score more goals #CBJ pic.twitter.com/qd4BHLobqw
— Bally Sports Columbus (@BallySportsCBUS) April 10, 2024
Steven Stamkos tied the game with a power-play one-timer from the left circle at 14:17 thanks to a fantastic cross-ice feed from Kucherov.
Power play goal for Tampa Bay!
— NHL Goals (@nhl_goal_bot) April 10, 2024
Scored by Steven Stamkos with 05:43 remaining in the 2nd period.
Assisted by Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman.
Tampa Bay: 2
Columbus: 2#CBJvsTBL #GoBolts #CBJ pic.twitter.com/tqmRkNsYNG
The teams were tied at two after 40 minutes with Tampa Bay leading 21-20 in shots on goal.
3rd Period
Cirelli gave the Lightning a 3-2 lead at 5:40 with a backhand shot from the right doorstep off a net-mouth scramble.
TONY TIME pic.twitter.com/GL0boBzLv7
— Bally Sports Sun: Lightning (@BallyLightning) April 10, 2024
Stamkos doubled the Tampa Bay lead with his second of the game with a one-timer from the high slot at 5:56.
STAMMER AGAIN pic.twitter.com/JJynINCRIM
— Bally Sports Sun: Lightning (@BallyLightning) April 10, 2024
Stamkos completed his hat trick at 17:57 with an empty-net goal.
With the 5-2 loss, the Blue Jackets fell to 26-41-12.
Stats
- Shots on Goal: CBJ 33-33 TBL
- Face-off %: CBJ 45-55 TBL
- Power play: CBJ 1/2-1/2 TBL
- Giveaways: CBJ 3-6 TBL
- Takeaways: CBJ 7-4 TBL
- Blocked shots: CBJ 14-16 TBL
- Hits: CBJ 28-39 TBL
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5-on-5 stats (via naturalstattrick.com):
- Expected Goals (xG): CBJ 2.26-1.90 TBL
- Shot Attempts (CF): CBJ 59-50 TBL
- Shots on Goal (SF): CBJ 28-28 TBL
- Scoring Chances (SCF): CBJ 27-20 TBL
- High-Danger Chances (HDCF): CBJ 6-5 TBL
Injury Update
- Boone Jenner is out.
- Adam Boqvist is out with an upper-body injury sustained on Mar. 14 against the Ottawa Senators. There is no timetable for his return.
- Yegor Chinakhov is day-to-day with an upper-body injury he suffered on Mar. 12 against the Canadiens.
- Elvis Merzlikins is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
- Kent Johnson has been placed on injured reserve with a torn labrum in his left shoulder that will sideline him for the remainder of the season. He underwent successful surgery on Mar. 7 and is expected to make a full recovery in six months.
- Patrik Laine entered the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program on Jan. 28 and will be away from the team indefinitely.
- Adam Fantilli suffered a calf laceration on Jan. 28 and is expected to miss eight weeks.
- Jake Bean is out for the season with a broken hand suffered on Apr. 4.
- Daniil Tarasov is out with an upper-body injury suffered on Apr. 4.
- Alex Nylander is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
- Carson Meyer left the game with an upper-body injury in the first period and did not return.
Next Up
The Jackets will stay in Florida when they face the Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Ohio.
They'll head north to Nashville and face the Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Ohio.
