National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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
  • 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.
  • 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.