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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular season · Monday, December 7, 2026 · Benchmark International Arena

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Game preview

The Columbus Blue Jackets visit the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena on Monday, December 7, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on CBJNHL, CBJHN, SN+ and TVAS.

This is the second of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Blue Jackets

Game 4 of a road trip: Pittsburgh, Carolina and Nashville, now Tampa Bay.

  1. 272026-11-27: vs DET
  2. 282026-11-28: no game
  3. 292026-11-29: no game
  4. 302026-11-30: at PIT
  5. 12026-12-01: no game
  6. 22026-12-02: no game
  7. 32026-12-03: at CAR
  8. 42026-12-04: no game
  9. 52026-12-05: at NSH
  10. 62026-12-06: no game
  11. 72026-12-07: at TBL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~622 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,564 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Lightning

First home game after a 3-game road trip (Florida, Montréal and Ottawa).

  1. 272026-11-27: vs OTT
  2. 282026-11-28: at FLA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 292026-11-29: no game
  4. 302026-11-30: no game
  5. 12026-12-01: no game
  6. 22026-12-02: at MTL
  7. 32026-12-03: no game
  8. 42026-12-04: no game
  9. 52026-12-05: at OTT
  10. 62026-12-06: no game
  11. 72026-12-07: vs CBJ
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,252 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,934 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Columbus Blue JacketsBlue JacketsTue, Oct 13 vs FLA
  1. L1Knies#89Johnson#91Fantilli#19
    8:53 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMonahan#23Nichushkin#43Garland#83
    6:27 together at 5v5
  3. L3Coyle#3Sillinger#4Olivier#24
    4:53 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewHeinen#58Lomberg#94Voronkov#10
    4:27 together at 5v5
  1. D1Severson#78Werenski#8
    15:29 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewGudbranson#44Soucy#7
    9:43 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewChristiansen#2Mateychuk#5
    9:42 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Knies LCoyle CJohnson CFantilli CWerenski D1:19
  2. 2Voronkov LMonahan CNichushkin RGarland RMateychuk D0:46

Penalty kill

  1. 1Coyle CSillinger CSeverson DWerenski D1:10
  2. 2Heinen LCoyle CChristiansen DMateychuk D0:59
Tampa Bay LightningLightningTue, Oct 13 at NYR
  1. L1Girgensons#28Holmberg#29Mikheyev#95
    10:27 together at 5v5
  2. L2Point#21Goncalves#93Kucherov#86
    5:49 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewHagel#38Guentzel#59Geekie#94
    1:46 together at 5v5
  1. D1Carlson#74Moser#90
    12:15 together at 5v5
  2. D2D'Astous#51Crozier#24
    10:25 together at 5v5
  3. D3McDonagh#27Cernak#81
    8:50 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Hagel LGuentzel CPoint CKucherov RCarlson D2:13
  2. 2Cirelli CGoncalves CGeekie CHolmberg RD'Astous D0:50

Penalty kill

  1. 1Hagel LCirelli CHedman DCrozier D1:57
  2. 2Hagel LCirelli CMcDonagh DCernak D1:17

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

CBJTBL

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

CBJ 63% (10th most shuffled)TBL 57% (5th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

CBJ 1:29 left (3rd latest · 19 pulls)TBL 2:04 left (5th earliest · 16 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

CBJ 50.6s (5th longest)TBL 49.1s (11th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

CBJ 34% (6th most often)TBL 28% (12th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series