Trending: Columbus won one of the three contests last season, taking a 4-2 victory in Nationwide Arena in November before dropping games in February in Columbus and April in Tampa. The Bolts’ consistent success has made them a tough out for the Blue Jackets, as Columbus is 5-15-4 in the series since the 2017-18 season began.

Columbus is 14-14-2 at home and 27-28-5 against the Canes in all meetings. The home team has won 6 of 8 in the series since 2022. The Jackets won the last game the two teams played in April 2024. Former Blue Jacket Jack Roslovic is tied for the team lead in goals with 11.

Zach Werenski’s goal at 1:25 of overtime punctuated a five-point game as the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied from an early three-goal deficit and beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-6

What started out looking like a Lightning blowout, turned into a wild night at Nationwide Arena. The Lightning scored three early goals in the first to make it 3-0 before the CBJ would score and cut the lead to 3-1 with a Sean Monahan goal to make it 3-1 at the first break.

Zach Werenski’s goal at 1:25 of overtime punctuated a five-point game as the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied from an early three-goal deficit and beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-6 on Thursday night. Werenski had tied the game at 4 in the second period and added three assists as the Blue Jackets won their second straight game.