Columbus 3, Tampa Bay 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 6, 2014
Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Referees:
Gord Dwyer, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen:
Jay Sharrers, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance:
17467
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Blue Jackets 3, Lightning 1: Sergei Bobrovsky turned aside 33 shots as visiting Columbus posted its season-high third straight victory.
Boone Jenner scored a goal for the third consecutive contest while Jack Skille and defenseman David Savard also tallied for the Blue Jackets, who avenged a 7-4 loss to the Lightning on Nov. 8. Bobrovsky, who has allowed five goals during the three-game winning streak, came within 73 seconds of his first shutout of the season.
Tampa Bay, which entered even with Anaheim for the most points in the league (39), received a goal from Ondrej Palat to avoid being blanked for the first time this season. Ben Bishop made 17 saves for Tampa Bay, which saw its six-game point streak (5-0-1) come to an end.
Bobrovsky stopped all 14 shots he faced in the first period, including a point-blank attempt by Brenden Morrow, and the Blue Jackets built a 2-0 lead. Jenner took advantage of a turnover and whipped a wrist shot over Bishop’s right shoulder from the left faceoff circle at 2:37 to open the scoring.
Savard moved in from the point during a power play and unleashed a shot from the right circle that sneaked under Bishop’s arm with 7:12 to play in the opening session. Skille exited the penalty box early in the third and scored nine seconds later as his pass attempt during a 2-on-1 rush deflected off the stick of Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov and in at 4:51.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Bobrovsky has stopped 109-of-114 shots in the last three games after posting one victory in his previous eight starts. … Tampa Bay RW Brett Connolly played in his 100th NHL game. … Savard has scored five goals in 26 games to match his career best from 2013-14, which was accomplished in 70 contests.
Top Game Performances
Columbus |
|
Tampa Bay |
Boone Jenner 1 |
Points |
Ondrej Palat 1 |
Boone Jenner 1 |
Goals |
Ondrej Palat 1 |
Cam Atkinson 1 |
Assists |
Jonathan Drouin 1 |
David Savard 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Sergei Bobrovsky .971 |
Save Percentage |
Ben Bishop .850 |
Sergei Bobrovsky 33 |
Saves |
Ben Bishop 17 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Columbus
|
20 |
3 |
1-4 |
2-2 |
10 |
26 |
Tampa Bay
|
34 |
1 |
0-2 |
3-4 |
14 |
28 |
Upcoming Games
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Tampa Bay will play their next game at home against Washington. The Lightning have a W/L % of .579 after a win and .778 after a loss.
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Columbus will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Blue Jackets have a W/L % of .556 after a win and .235 after a loss.