Tampa Bay Lightning 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 8: final score and stats
Columbus Blue Jackets beat Tampa Bay Lightning, Tampa Bay Lightning 5 to Columbus Blue Jackets 8, on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Columbus Blue Jackets vs Tampa Bay Lightning.
NHLSaturday, January 24, 2026
DateJan 24, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueNationwide Arena, Columbus, OH
TVESPN+
Attendance16,852
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Tampa Bay LightningColumbus Blue Jackets
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
32-14-4Record24-20-7
2nd in Atlantic DivisionStanding8th in Metropolitan Division
4-6Road record / home record6-4
WLWWWLast 5LLWWL
W1StreakL2
Team stats
Tampa Bay LightningColumbus Blue Jackets
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Tampa Bay Lightning
Erik Cernak D · Undisclosed
OutBrayden Point C · Undisclosed - Not Specified
Injured ReserveColumbus Blue Jackets
Box score
Tampa Bay Lightning Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 15:58 | 1:54 | 0:00 | 14:04 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Cirelli | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:23 | 0:39 | 1:29 | 15:15 | 23 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 15:25 | 0:00 | 0:43 | 14:42 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gage Goncalves | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4:23 | 0:34 | 0:00 | 3:49 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanni Gourde | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 15:40 | 0:00 | 0:41 | 14:59 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jake Guentzel | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:03 | 2:20 | 0:00 | 16:43 | 19 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Hagel | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 18:04 | 1:59 | 1:27 | 14:38 | 21 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pontus Holmberg | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 14:04 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:04 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic James | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:49 | 0:13 | 0:00 | 13:36 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 87.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikita Kucherov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:43 | 2:20 | 0:00 | 20:23 | 25 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Paul | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 14:02 | 0:13 | 0:00 | 13:49 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 57.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakob Pelletier | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:53 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:53 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declan Carlile | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21:53 | 0:00 | 0:10 | 21:43 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Erik Cernak | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4:59 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:59 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charle-Edouard D'Astous | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 17:20 | 0:45 | 0:00 | 16:35 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Simon Lundmark | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:45 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:45 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Moser | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 26:56 | 0:00 | 2:10 | 24:46 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Raddysh | 1 | 3 | 0 | -4 | 27:36 | 1:48 | 2:00 | 23:48 | 31 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Johansson | 6 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .793 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 57:54 | 0 | 0 |
Columbus Blue Jackets Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Coyle | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17:13 | 1:15 | 0:45 | 15:13 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Fantilli | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17:26 | 1:16 | 0:13 | 15:57 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 36.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Danton Heinen | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 10:06 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:06 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boone Jenner | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12:46 | 0:00 | 1:01 | 11:45 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:12 | 1:38 | 0:00 | 11:34 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isac Lundestrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 13:01 | 0:00 | 0:47 | 12:14 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirill Marchenko | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:35 | 0:39 | 0:00 | 16:56 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Marchment | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:23 | 1:31 | 0:00 | 15:52 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sean Monahan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:26 | 0:55 | 1:01 | 12:30 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 41.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathieu Olivier | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15:58 | 0:00 | 0:34 | 15:24 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Sillinger | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14:43 | 0:00 | 0:45 | 13:58 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dmitri Voronkov | 1 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 13:08 | 0:54 | 0:00 | 12:14 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Columbus Blue Jackets Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Christiansen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:34 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:34 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Gudbranson | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 23:23 | 0:00 | 1:31 | 21:52 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Provorov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23:38 | 0:13 | 1:26 | 21:59 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Damon Severson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26:16 | 0:32 | 1:07 | 24:37 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Werenski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26:35 | 1:57 | 1:02 | 23:36 | 27 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Egor Zamula | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:04 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:04 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Columbus Blue Jackets Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jet Greaves | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .833 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
CBJ lead series 2-0
Mar 10, 2026CBJ 5, TB 2
Jan 24, 2026TB 5, CBJ 8
Oct 18, 2025TB 2, CBJ 3
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Tampa Bay Lightning vs Columbus Blue Jackets?
Columbus Blue Jackets won, 8-5, on Saturday, January 24, 2026.
What was the final score of Tampa Bay Lightning vs Columbus Blue Jackets?
Tampa Bay Lightning 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 8.
Who were the top performers?
Tampa Bay Lightning: Jake Guentzel (2 goals). Columbus Blue Jackets: Mason Marchment (3 goals).
Where is Tampa Bay Lightning vs Columbus Blue Jackets played?
Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH.
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