Columbus Blue Jackets @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Columbus Blue Jackets

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Isac Lundestrom C	OUT	10 Nov

Tampa Bay Lightning

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Pontus Holmberg RW	OUT	15 Sep

Blue Jackets Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
15/4/26	vsWSH	L2-1
13/4/26	vsBOS	L3-2
12/4/26	@MTL	W5-2
10/4/26	@BUF	L5-0
8/4/26	@DET	W4-3 SO

Lightning Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
4/5/26	vsMTL	L2-1
2/5/26	@MTL	W1-0 OT
30/4/26	vsMTL	L3-2
27/4/26	@MTL	W3-2
25/4/26	@MTL	L3-2 OT

Regular Season Series

Series starts 11/12

Lightning
Blue Jackets

Game 1

13/11

Blue Jackets
Lightning

Game 2

8/12

Blue Jackets
Lightning

Game 3

2/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

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