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2024-25 regular season

Blue Jackets at Lightning

🗓 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 2–1

Lightning beat Blue Jackets 6–2 at AMALIE Arena on March 4, 2025.

CBJ – TBL
33–40
Shots on goal
0/2–1/3
Power play
19–10
Hits
18–22
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚡ TBL
Jake Guentzel
2 G, 1 A
7 shots · 18:44 TOI
2nd star ⚡ TBL
Victor Hedman
2 G, 1 A
4 shots · 24:22 TOI
3rd star ⚡ TBL
Jonas Johansson
31 saves
0.939 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
⚡ Mitchell Chaffee Go-ahead 1st · 00:30
Assists: Emil Martinsen Lilleberg, Darren Raddysh · beat Elvis Merzlikins
0–1
⚡ Nikita Kucherov 1st · 01:37
Assists: Jake Guentzel · beat Elvis Merzlikins
0–2
🧥 Zach Werenski 1st · 17:20
Unassisted · beat Jonas Johansson
1–2
2nd period
⚡ Jake Guentzel 2nd · 01:27
Assists: Victor Hedman, Brayden Point · beat Elvis Merzlikins
1–3
⚡ Victor Hedman 2nd · 06:36
Assists: Nikita Kucherov, Darren Raddysh · beat Elvis Merzlikins
1–4
🧥 Zach Werenski SH 2nd · 10:49
Assists: Adam Fantilli, Kent Johnson · beat Jonas Johansson
2–4
3rd period
⚡ Victor Hedman PP 3rd · 09:44
Assists: Brayden Point, Nikita Kucherov · beat Elvis Merzlikins
2–5
⚡ Jake Guentzel Empty net 3rd · 17:53
Unassisted
2–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🧥Blue Jackets
L1 Fantilli · Johnson · Marchenko 18:58
L2 Jenner · Aston-Reese · Danforth 15:16
L3 Voronkov · van Riemsdyk · Chinakhov 13:25
L4 Kuraly · LaBate · Olivier 11:28
D1 Werenski · Fabbro 27:27
D2 Provorov · Christiansen 16:36
D3 Mateychuk · Severson 14:10
⚡Lightning
L1 Hagel · Point · Kucherov 18:46
L2 Paul · Guentzel · Cirelli 17:30
L3 Girgensons · Goncalves · Chaffee 13:10
L4 Glendening · Eyssimont · Atkinson 9:21
D1 Hedman · Cernak 22:06
D2 Raddysh · McDonagh 19:16
D3 Moser · Martinsen Lilleberg 16:44

Team stats

Away left · home right
🧥CBJ TBL⚡
33 Shots on goal 40
0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
19 Hits 10
18 Blocked shots 22
2 Takeaways 6
20 Giveaways 17
18 Penalty minutes 6
CBJ shooting 6.1% (2/33) TBL shooting 15.0% (6/40)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🧥Blue Jackets
Elvis Merzlikins
34/39
.872 SV% · 5 GA · 57:10 TOI
⚡Lightning
Jonas Johansson
31/33
.939 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
Mitchell Chaffee · 1st 00:30 · 0–1 Nikita Kucherov · 1st 01:37 · 0–2 Zach Werenski · 1st 17:20 · 1–2 Jake Guentzel · 2nd 01:27 · 1–3 Victor Hedman · 2nd 06:36 · 1–4 Zach Werenski · 2nd 10:49 · 2–4 Victor Hedman · 3rd 09:44 · 2–5 Jake Guentzel · 3rd 17:53 · 2–6
CBJ TBL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 0-7 (0% win rate, 7 games)
Lightning
Lightning — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 14-4-1 (74% win rate, 19 games)
After 2nd — 2–4
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-5 (0% win rate, 5 games)
Lightning
Lightning — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 6-0 (100% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Lightning lead the season series 2–1
Dec 172024 🧥CBJ @ ⚡TBL 3–5 Nov 212024 ⚡TBL @ 🧥CBJ 6–7 OT Apr 92024 🧥CBJ @ ⚡TBL 2–5 Feb 102024 ⚡TBL @ 🧥CBJ 4–2 Nov 22023 ⚡TBL @ 🧥CBJ 2–4
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Who won Blue Jackets vs Lightning on March 4, 2025?

Lightning won 6–2. The final score was Blue Jackets 2, Lightning 6.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Zach Werenski (2).

Who scored for Lightning?

Jake Guentzel (2), Victor Hedman (2), Mitchell Chaffee, Nikita Kucherov.

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Elvis Merzlikins made 34 saves on 39 shots (.872 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Jonas Johansson made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 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 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🧥 Blue Jackets
BeforeMar 1 🐙DET @ 🧥CBJ 3–5 AfterMar 6 🧥CBJ @ 🐆FLA 0–3
⚡ Lightning
BeforeMar 3 ⚡TBL @ 🐆FLA 1–2 AfterMar 6 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 5–6
Also on March 4
🐯NSH 6–3 🐻BOS 🌪️CAR 2–1 🐙DET 🔥CGY 6–3 🔔PHI 🦈SJS 6–2 ⚔️BUF ✈️WPG 2–3 🏝️NYI 😈NJD 3–4 ⭐DAL 🐧PIT 1–4 🏔️COL 🦆ANA 6–2 🛢️EDM
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