Lightning 2–5 Blue Jackets — Final Score & Stats (Jan 23, 2021)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🧥 CBJ

Eric Robinson

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 13:45 TOI

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Victor Hedman

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 26:47 TOI

3rd star 🧥 CBJ

Elvis Merzlikins

30 saves

0.938 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Victor Hedman Go-ahead 1st · 04:10

Assists: Mitchell Stephens, Alexander Volkov · beat Elvis Merzlikins

1–0

🧥 Nick Foligno Tying 1st · 04:27

Assists: Cam Atkinson, Michael Del Zotto · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

1–1

🧥 Mikhail Grigorenko Go-ahead 1st · 10:03

Assists: Kevin Stenlund, Nathan Gerbe · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

1–2

🧥 Vladislav Gavrikov 1st · 19:01

Assists: Liam Foudy, Eric Robinson · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

1–3

⚡ Ondrej Palat PP 1st · 19:46

Assists: Brayden Point, Victor Hedman · beat Elvis Merzlikins

2–3

3rd period

🧥 Zach Werenski 3rd · 06:34

Assists: Alexandre Texier, Boone Jenner · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

2–4

🧥 Eric Robinson Empty net 3rd · 18:12

Assists: Riley Nash, Seth Jones

2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Palat · Stamkos · Point 20:24

L2 Killorn · Cirelli · Gourde 17:41

L3 Johnson · Goodrow · Joseph 14:38

L4 Maroon · Stephens · Volkov 8:55

D1 McDonagh · Hedman 27:49

D2 Sergachev · Rutta 21:09

D3 Foote · Cernak 9:26

🧥Blue Jackets

L1 Jenner · Texier · Bjorkstrand 19:09

L2 Foligno · Foudy · Nash 14:16

L3 Robinson · Domi · Atkinson 13:45

L4 Grigorenko · Stenlund · Gerbe 11:32

D1 Jones · Werenski 23:06

D2 Savard · Gavrikov 20:15

D3 Del Zotto · Kukan 15:34

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL CBJ🧥

32 Shots on goal 28

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

24 Hits 24

8 Blocked shots 9

2 Takeaways 5

4 Giveaways 4

4 Penalty minutes 6

TBL shooting 6.2% (2/32) CBJ shooting 17.9% (5/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Andrei Vasilevskiy

23/27

.852 SV% · 4 GA · 59:52 TOI

🧥Blue Jackets

Elvis Merzlikins

30/32

.938 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

TBL CBJ

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 2–3

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 0-1-1 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Jan 212021 ⚡TBL @ 🧥CBJ 3–2 OT Aug 192020 🧥CBJ @ ⚡TBL 4–5 OT Aug 172020 ⚡TBL @ 🧥CBJ 2–1 Aug 152020 ⚡TBL @ 🧥CBJ 3–2 Aug 132020 🧥CBJ @ ⚡TBL 3–1

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Who won Lightning vs Blue Jackets on January 23, 2021?

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

Who scored for Lightning?

Ondrej Palat, Victor Hedman.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Eric Robinson, Mikhail Grigorenko, Nick Foligno, Vladislav Gavrikov, Zach Werenski.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 save percentage).

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Elvis Merzlikins made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚡ Lightning

BeforeJan 21 ⚡TBL @ 🧥CBJ 3–2 AfterJan 28 ⚡TBL @ 🌪️CAR 0–1

🧥 Blue Jackets

BeforeJan 21 ⚡TBL @ 🧥CBJ 3–2 AfterJan 26 🐆FLA @ 🧥CBJ 4–3

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