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2015-16 regular season

Blue Jackets at Lightning

🗓 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 2–0

Lightning beat Blue Jackets 5–2 at AMALIE Arena on December 26, 2015.

CBJ – TBL
32–25
Shots on goal
0/3–3/8
Power play
29–17
Hits
17–11
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚡ TBL
Steven Stamkos
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · 20:05 TOI
2nd star ⚡ TBL
Mike Blunden
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 08:03 TOI
3rd star ⚡ TBL
Ben Bishop
30 saves
0.938 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
⚡ Mike Blunden Go-ahead 1st · 05:34
Assists: Andrej Sustr, Erik Condra · beat Joonas Korpisalo
0–1
🧥 Rene Bourque Tying 1st · 09:44
Assists: Boone Jenner, Ryan Johansen · beat Ben Bishop
1–1
2nd period
🧥 Scott Hartnell Go-ahead 2nd · 03:07
Assists: Dalton Prout, Brandon Saad · beat Ben Bishop
2–1
⚡ Steven Stamkos PP Tying 2nd · 06:21
Assists: Nikita Kucherov, Jonathan Marchessault · beat Joonas Korpisalo
2–2
⚡ Steven Stamkos PP Go-ahead 2nd · 06:53
Assists: Jonathan Marchessault, Nikita Kucherov · beat Joonas Korpisalo
2–3
⚡ Nikita Nesterov PP 2nd · 14:17
Assists: Ryan Callahan, Steven Stamkos · beat Joonas Korpisalo
2–4
3rd period
⚡ Jason Garrison 3rd · 04:39
Assists: Mike Blunden · beat Curtis McElhinney
2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🧥Blue Jackets
L1 Calvert · Dubinsky · Wennberg 17:04
L2 Saad · Jenner · Johansen 16:06
L3 Campbell · Karlsson · Atkinson 13:45
L4 Hartnell · Bourque · Clarkson 10:02
D1 Murray · Johnson 24:28
D2 Prout · Tyutin 19:20
D3 Falk · Bodnarchuk 13:09
⚡Lightning
L1 Filppula · Stamkos · Callahan 20:18
L2 Killorn · Brown · Kucherov 16:55
L3 Paquette · Namestnikov · Marchessault 13:57
L4 Angelidis · Condra · Blunden 8:03
D1 Hedman · Stralman 20:56
D2 Coburn · Sustr 17:58
D3 Nesterov · Garrison 16:14

Team stats

Away left · home right
🧥CBJ TBL⚡
32 Shots on goal 25
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 3/8
29 Hits 17
17 Blocked shots 11
9 Takeaways 3
7 Giveaways 6
32 Penalty minutes 13
CBJ shooting 6.2% (2/32) TBL shooting 20.0% (5/25)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🧥Blue Jackets
Joonas Korpisalo
14/18
.778 SV% · 4 GA · 40:00 TOI
Curtis McElhinney
6/7
.857 SV% · 1 GA · 20:00 TOI
⚡Lightning
Ben Bishop
30/32
.938 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Mike Blunden · 1st 05:34 · 0–1 Rene Bourque · 1st 09:44 · 1–1 Scott Hartnell · 2nd 03:07 · 2–1 Steven Stamkos · 2nd 06:21 · 2–2 Steven Stamkos · 2nd 06:53 · 2–3 Nikita Nesterov · 2nd 14:17 · 2–4 Jason Garrison · 3rd 04:39 · 2–5
CBJ TBL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — tied after 1st: 5-7-2 (36% win rate, 14 games)
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 1st: 9-5-2 (56% win rate, 16 games)
After 2nd — 2–4
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)
Lightning
Lightning — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Lightning lead the season series 2–0
Dec 142015 ⚡TBL @ 🧥CBJ 2–1 Jan 312015 🧥CBJ @ ⚡TBL 1–3 Dec 62014 🧥CBJ @ ⚡TBL 3–1 Nov 82014 ⚡TBL @ 🧥CBJ 7–4 Apr 112014 🧥CBJ @ ⚡TBL 2–3
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CBJ vs TBL, answered

Who won Blue Jackets vs Lightning on December 26, 2015?

Lightning won 5–2. The final score was Blue Jackets 2, Lightning 5.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Rene Bourque, Scott Hartnell.

Who scored for Lightning?

Steven Stamkos (2), Jason Garrison, Mike Blunden, Nikita Nesterov.

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Joonas Korpisalo made 14 saves on 18 shots (.778 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Ben Bishop made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 save percentage).

Where is Blue Jackets vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Blue Jackets vs Lightning season series?

Lightning lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🧥 Blue Jackets
BeforeDec 21 🧥CBJ @ 🐧PIT 2–5 AfterDec 27 🧥CBJ @ 🐆FLA 2–3
⚡ Lightning
BeforeDec 22 🐋VAN @ ⚡TBL 2–1 AfterDec 28 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 4–3
Also on December 26
⚔️BUF 6–3 🐻BOS 🇨🇦MTL 1–3 🦅WSH 😈NJD 1–3 🌪️CAR ⭐DAL 2–3 🎵STL 🐙DET 3–2 🐯NSH 🐧PIT 3–1 🌲MIN 👑LAK 4–3 🌵ARI 🛢️EDM 1–2 🐋VAN
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