Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 37 of 41 shots for Tampa Bay, which was swept from the first round by the Blue Jackets last season.
Author: The Associated Press
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Barclay Goodrow and Yanni Gourde each had a goal and an assist as the Lightning pushed the Blue Jackets to the verge of elimination after being swept by Columbus in the first round of the 2019 playoffs.
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TORONTO (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy made 16 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 to take a 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven playoff series. Alex Killorn, Brayden Point and Victor Hedman scored for the Lightning, who had to hold off a 6-on-5 push by the Blue Jackets late. Joonas Korpisalo […]
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Bichette, Blue Jays hit 6 more HRs in Buffalo, bop Rays 12-4
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Lightning outlast Blue Jackets 3-2 in 5 OT thriller
The teams combined for 151 shots — most in a NHL game since the league began officially tracking the statistic in 1955-56.