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2007-08 regular season

Lightning at Blue Jackets

🗓 📍 Nationwide Arena, Columbus 🔁 Blue Jackets lead the season series 1–0

Blue Jackets beat Lightning 5–3 at Nationwide Arena on March 9, 2008.

TBL – CBJ
27–25
Shots on goal
0/7–1/4
Power play
14–21
Hits
18–6
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🧥 CBJ
Rick Nash
2 A
6 shots · 20:40 TOI
2nd star 🧥 CBJ
Nikolay Zherdev
2 A
2 shots · 18:47 TOI
3rd star ⚡ TBL
Jeff Halpern
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 19:40 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🧥 David Vyborny Go-ahead 1st · 11:29
Assists: Rick Nash, Kris Russell · beat Mike Smith
0–1
⚡ Jeff Halpern Tying 1st · 14:14
Assists: Mathieu Darche, Michel Ouellet · beat Pascal Leclaire
1–1
🧥 Derek MacKenzie Go-ahead 1st · 19:18
Assists: Gilbert Brule, Dan Fritsche · beat Mike Smith
1–2
2nd period
🧥 Michael Peca 2nd · 11:29
Assists: Nikolay Zherdev · beat Mike Smith
1–3
⚡ Martin St. Louis 2nd · 16:35
Assists: Jeff Halpern · beat Pascal Leclaire
2–3
⚡ Vincent Lecavalier Tying 2nd · 17:37
Unassisted · beat Pascal Leclaire
3–3
3rd period
🧥 Jason Chimera PP Go-ahead 3rd · 16:16
Assists: Nikolay Zherdev, Dick Tarnstrom · beat Mike Smith
3–4
🧥 Jiri Novotny Empty net 3rd · 19:00
Assists: Manny Malhotra, Rick Nash
3–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Lecavalier · Halpern · St. Louis 20:42
L2 Darche · Karlsson · Ouellet 16:42
L3 Tarnasky · Jokinen · MacDonald 12:15
L4 Stewart · Lessard · Ward 6:43
D1 Boyle · Kuba 26:54
D2 Ranger · Picard 22:16
D3 Lundin · O'Brien 10:50
🧥Blue Jackets
L1 Nash · Peca · Zherdev 20:40
L2 Chimera · Novotny · Malhotra 17:16
L3 Murray · Vyborny · Boll 10:56
L4 Brule · MacKenzie · Fritsche 6:53
D1 Klesla · Hainsey 24:48
D2 Hejda · Tarnstrom 20:54
D3 Rome · Russell 14:26

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL CBJ🧥
27 Shots on goal 25
0/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
14 Hits 21
18 Blocked shots 6
3 Takeaways 2
5 Giveaways 5
18 Penalty minutes 24
TBL shooting 11.1% (3/27) CBJ shooting 20.0% (5/25)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Mike Smith
20/24
.833 SV% · 4 GA · 59:30 TOI
🧥Blue Jackets
Pascal Leclaire
24/27
.889 SV% · 3 GA · 59:57 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Lightning
Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-9-2 (27% win rate, 15 games)
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 12-2-2 (75% win rate, 16 games)
After 2nd — 3–3
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 2nd: 6-9-2 (35% win rate, 17 games)
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — tied after 2nd: 4-5-6 (27% win rate, 15 games)

Last meetings

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Blue Jackets lead the season series 1–0
Jan 132006 🧥CBJ @ ⚡TBL 2–4 Jan 22004 🧥CBJ @ ⚡TBL 2–0 Oct 232003 ⚡TBL @ 🧥CBJ 1–0 Oct 232002 ⚡TBL @ 🧥CBJ 2–2 OT Dec 62001 🧥CBJ @ ⚡TBL 0–1
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Who won Lightning vs Blue Jackets on March 9, 2008?

Blue Jackets won 5–3. The final score was Lightning 3, Blue Jackets 5.

Who scored for Lightning?

Jeff Halpern, Martin St. Louis, Vincent Lecavalier.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

David Vyborny, Derek MacKenzie, Jason Chimera, Jiri Novotny, Michael Peca.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Mike Smith made 20 saves on 24 shots (.833 save percentage).

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Pascal Leclaire made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 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?

Blue Jackets lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚡ Lightning
BeforeMar 7 ⚡TBL @ 😈NJD 1–2 AfterMar 11 🏝️NYI @ ⚡TBL 4–8
🧥 Blue Jackets
BeforeMar 7 🛢️EDM @ 🧥CBJ 2–1 AfterMar 14 🪶CHI @ 🧥CBJ 6–3
Also on March 9
🐧PIT 4–2 🦅WSH 🐻BOS 0–1 🗽NYR 🐯NSH 3–4 🐙DET 🛢️EDM 6–5 🪶CHI 🦈SJS 3–2 🌲MIN 🇨🇦MTL 1–3 🦆ANA 🏔️COL 0–3 ⭐DAL
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