Tampa Bay Lightning (32-13-4, Atlantic Division) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (23-20-7, Metropolitan Division)
Columbus, Ohio; Saturday, 7 p.m. ET
BETMGM Sportsbook Series: Lightning -124, Blue Jackets +104; Over/Under 6.5
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Bottom line: The Tampa Bay Lightning look to keep their three-game winning streak alive against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Columbus has an overall record of 23 wins, 20 draws and 7 losses, and a home record of 12 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses. The Blue Jackets are 8-7-6 in one-goal games.
Tampa Bay is 19-4-4 on the road and 32-13-4 overall. The Chargers have a 12-4-2 record in games where they have fewer penalty minutes than their opponents.
Saturday’s game is the second meeting between the two teams this season. The Blue Jackets won the last game 3-2.
Top performer: Dmitry Voronkov had 16 goals and 14 assists for the Blue Jackets. Mason Marchment has contributed 5 goals and 2 assists in the past 10 games.
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Jake Guentzel has 22 goals and 29 assists for the Lightning. Nikita Kucherov has scored 7 goals and provided 16 assists in the past 10 games.
Last 10 games: Blue Jackets: 5 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, averaging 2.6 goals per game, 4.3 assists, 3.1 penalty minutes, 6.8 penalty minutes, and conceding 2.9 goals per game.
Lightning: 9 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss, averaging 4 goals per game, 7.6 assists, 4.6 free throws, 14.2 penalty minutes, and conceding 1.7 goals per game.
Injuries: Blue Jackets: Not listed.
Lightning: Not listed.
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The Associated Press produced this report using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.