Columbus Blue Jackets End Four-Game Skid with 4-2 Win Over Tampa Bay Lightning
Blue Jackets rally from a 2-1 deficit in the third period, with crucial goals from Boone Jenner and Erik Gudbranson, to secure their first victory in five games.
- Boone Jenner and Erik Gudbranson scored key goals during the third period, helping the Columbus Blue Jackets come from behind to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning and end a four-game losing streak.
- Jenner's goal, his fifth of the season, came at 6:40 in the third period with a deflection, while Gudbranson's decisive slap shot from above the right circle snapped a 58-game scoring drought.
- Other contributing players in the Blue Jackets win include Kirill Marchenko and Johnny Gaudreau – both scoring their first goals of the season – and Elvis Merzlikins who performed 27 saves.
- Meanwhile, for the Lightning, Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist, and Conor Sheary scored his first Tampa Bay goal, but their efforts weren't enough to continue their six-game point streak.
- This victory marks only the third time in the past 12 games the Blue Jackets have been successful against the Lightning.