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Kucherov extended his goal streak to seven games, matching his own career high and tying him with Brian Bradley for the longest streak in franchise history. Tampa Bay pulled Elliott and made it 4-2 with a 6-on-4 power-play goal from Perry at 16:54 of the third, before Peeke scored the empty-netter with about two minutes left.

We said we were going to play right to the end, and they have been.” “This is what I expected from this group,” Blue Jackets coach Brad Larsen said. Roslovic made it 3-1 and extended his point streak to six games with a power-play goal 15 seconds into the third period after Pat Maroon earned a pair of minors for slashing and roughing Merzlikins at the end of the second period.Ĭolumbus went up 4-1 at 9:05 of the third after Bjorkstrand grabbed the puck along the boards and skated in on Elliott, surprising him with a wrister. Tampa Bay had a first-period goal waved off due to goaltender interference and finally found the back of the net when Kucherov notched his ninth power-play goal of the season at the midway point of the second period.Ĭolumbus responded 32 seconds later when Sillinger buried Bjorkstrand’s behind-the net feed. Voracek put Columbus on the board with four minutes left in the first with a one-timer from the right circle off a perfect feed from rookie Kent Johnson, who notched his first NHL primary assist. Nikita Kucherov and Corey Perry scored for Tampa Bay, while Steven Stamkos and Victor Hedman each had two assists. For me, it was really, really important to win this game.” They were all season super loud for us, supporting us even in bad times, and good times. “This was really important for us to have this win, especially for our fans,” Merlikins said. Elvis Merzlikins stopped 25 shots in his 27th win. Jakub Voracek, Cole Sillinger, Jack Roslovic and Andrew Peeke also scored in the Blue Jackets’ final home game of the season. “It just wasn’t in the game plan tonight,” Lightning coach Jon Cooper said of the loss.

#COLUMBUS VS TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING TICKETS SERIES#

1 wild-card spot and a series against the Carolina Hurricanes. 3 seed will play the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the other will get the East’s No. Tampa Bay has a one-point lead over Boston with one game remaining for each team. NHL, Columbus Blue Jackets, Tampa Bay LightningĬOLUMBUS, Ohio - Oliver Bjorkstrand led Columbus with a goal and an assist in the Blue Jackets' 5-2 win over Tampa Bay on Thursday night that kept the Lightning from clinching the No. Bjorkstrand leads Blue Jackets to 5-2 win over Lightning