⚡ Away Lightning 5-0-0 before this game
2–2
Final / OT
🧥 Home Blue Jackets 2-3-0 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
TBL 10102
CBJ 20002

Lightning at Blue Jackets

Lightning beat Blue Jackets 2–2 in overtime at Nationwide Arena on October 23, 2002.

🗓 Wed, Oct 23, 2002 · 18:00 CDT 📍 Nationwide Arena, Columbus 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🧥 CBJ
Geoff Sanderson
2 G
6 shots · 21:16 TOI · +1
2nd star ⚡ TBL
Dave Andreychuk
1 G
2 shots · 16:25 TOI
3rd star ⚡ TBL
Martin St. Louis
1 G
2 shots · 23:05 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🧥 Geoff Sanderson Go-ahead 1st · 02:00
Assists: Andrej Nedorost, Luke Richardson · beat Nikolai Khabibulin
0–1
🧥 Geoff Sanderson PP 1st · 08:22
Assists: Andrew Cassels, Ray Whitney · beat Nikolai Khabibulin
0–2
⚡ Martin St. Louis 1st · 18:55
Assists: Vinny Prospal, Brad Lukowich · beat Marc Denis
1–2
3rd period
⚡ Dave Andreychuk PP Tying 3rd · 00:12
Assists: Dan Boyle, Brad Richards · beat Marc Denis
2–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL CBJ🧥
27 Shots on goal 26
1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/8
0 Hits 2
16 Penalty minutes 12
TBL shooting 7.4% (2/27) CBJ shooting 7.7% (2/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Nikolai Khabibulin
24/26
.923 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI
🧥Blue Jackets
Marc Denis
25/27
.926 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Lightning
Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 1–2
Lightning
Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Modin · Richards · St. Louis 21:00
L2 Prospal · Andreychuk · Clymer 16:33
L3 Fedotenko · Olvestad · Taylor 12:45
L4 Dingman · Svitov · Keefe 8:54
D1 Kubina · Boyle 22:58
D2 Cullimore · Sarich 21:12
D3 Neckar · Lukowich 18:31
🧥Blue Jackets
L1 Whitney · Sanderson · Cassels 22:53
L2 Sillinger · Knutsen · Vyborny 18:37
L3 Nash · Pronger · Marshall 14:57
L4 Nedorost · Shelley · Hyvonen 7:39
D1 Spacek · Klesla 24:50
D2 Lachance · Richardson 19:56
D3 Grand-Pierre · Walser 15:34

⚔️ Last meetings

Lightning lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Dec 6, 2001
🧥CBJ @ ⚡TBL
0–1 · Lightning won
Mar 10, 2001
🧥CBJ @ ⚡TBL
1–4 · Lightning won
Jan 21, 2001
⚡TBL @ 🧥CBJ
1–3 · Blue Jackets won

❓ TBL vs CBJ, answered

Who won Lightning vs Blue Jackets on October 23, 2002?

Lightning won 2–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Blue Jackets?

The final score was Lightning 2, Blue Jackets 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Lightning?

Dave Andreychuk, Martin St. Louis.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Geoff Sanderson (2).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 save percentage).

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Marc Denis made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Blue Jackets played?

At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, the Blue Jackets home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Blue Jackets season series?

Lightning lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
⚡Lightning
Previous game · Oct 21
⚡TBL @ 🗽NYR
4–2 · TBL won
Next game · Oct 25
🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL
2–3 · TBL won
🧥Blue Jackets
Previous game · Oct 19
🐆FLA @ 🧥CBJ
1–4 · CBJ won
Next game · Oct 25
🦈SJS @ 🧥CBJ
5–4 · SJS won
Also on October 23, 2002
🌪️CAR @ 🏛️OTT
1–4 final
🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR
2–1 final
🐆FLA @ 🍁TOR
4–1 final
😈NJD @ 🐦ATL
2–1 final
👑LAK @ 🐙DET
3–3 final
Lightning season page Blue Jackets season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule