Lightning 2–3 Blue Jackets — Final Score & Stats (Oct 18, 2025)

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

Kirill Marchenko

1 G

5 shots · 17:30 TOI

2nd star 🧥 CBJ

Kent Johnson

1 G

3 shots · 13:51 TOI

3rd star 🧥 CBJ

Damon Severson

1 G

1 shots · 19:32 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🧥 Kent Johnson Go-ahead 1st · 04:58

Assists: Boone Jenner, Adam Fantilli · beat Jonas Johansson

0–1

⚡ Ryan McDonagh Tying 1st · 12:42

Assists: Pontus Holmberg, Erik Cernak · beat Jet Greaves

1–1

⚡ Anthony Cirelli PP Go-ahead 1st · 16:22

Assists: Jake Guentzel, Victor Hedman · beat Jet Greaves

2–1

2nd period

🧥 Damon Severson Tying 2nd · 13:59

Assists: Mathieu Olivier, Charlie Coyle · beat Jonas Johansson

2–2

3rd period

🧥 Kirill Marchenko Go-ahead 3rd · 01:15

Assists: Dmitri Voronkov, Zach Werenski · beat Jonas Johansson

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Hagel · Cirelli · Guentzel 23:06

L2 Point · Gourde · Bjorkstrand 17:37

L3 Geekie · Goncalves · Holmberg 13:49

L4 Finley · Douglas · Chaffee 7:14

D1 Hedman · Moser 22:54

D2 McDonagh · Raddysh 19:26

D3 Cernak · Martinsen Lilleberg 15:47

🧥Blue Jackets

L1 Monahan · Coyle · Jenner 18:34

L2 Sillinger · Marchenko · Olivier 17:30

L3 Voronkov · Fantilli · Johnson 14:43

L4 Lundestrom · Aston-Reese · Chinakhov 8:22

D1 Werenski · Provorov 24:55

D2 Mateychuk · Severson 20:27

D3 Fabbro · Christiansen 13:40

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL CBJ🧥

24 Shots on goal 31

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

14 Hits 23

15 Blocked shots 18

3 Takeaways 3

21 Giveaways 18

15 Penalty minutes 17

TBL shooting 8.3% (2/24) CBJ shooting 9.7% (3/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Jonas Johansson

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 57:57 TOI

🧥Blue Jackets

Jet Greaves

22/24

.917 SV% · 2 GA · 59:53 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

TBL CBJ

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

Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Lightning

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

Blue Jackets

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

After 2nd — 2–2

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 0-1-1 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — tied after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Blue Jackets lead the season series 1–0

Mar 42025 🧥CBJ @ ⚡TBL 2–6 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

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Who won Lightning vs Blue Jackets on October 18, 2025?

Blue Jackets won 3–2. The final score was Lightning 2, Blue Jackets 3.

Who scored for Lightning?

Anthony Cirelli, Ryan McDonagh.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Damon Severson, Kent Johnson, Kirill Marchenko.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Jonas Johansson made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Jet Greaves made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 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

BeforeOct 17 ⚡TBL @ 🐙DET 1–2 AfterOct 23 🪶CHI @ ⚡TBL 3–2

🧥 Blue Jackets

BeforeOct 16 🏔️COL @ 🧥CBJ 4–1 AfterOct 21 🧥CBJ @ ⭐DAL 5–1

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