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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular season · Thursday, April 1, 2027 · Benchmark International Arena

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CBJNHL · CBJHN · The Spot

Game preview

The Columbus Blue Jackets visit the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena on Thursday, April 1, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on CBJNHL, CBJHN and The Spot.

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

Rest and travel

Blue Jackets

Game 2 of a road trip: Florida, now Tampa Bay.

  1. 222027-03-22: at PIT
  2. 232027-03-23: no game
  3. 242027-03-24: no game
  4. 252027-03-25: vs CHI
  5. 262027-03-26: no game
  6. 272027-03-27: vs STL
  7. 282027-03-28: no game
  8. 292027-03-29: no game
  9. 302027-03-30: at FLA
  10. 312027-03-31: no game
  11. 12027-04-01: at TBL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~179 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,146 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Lightning

Another game at home.

  1. 222027-03-22: no game
  2. 232027-03-23: vs FLA
  3. 242027-03-24: no game
  4. 252027-03-25: vs PHI
  5. 262027-03-26: no game
  6. 272027-03-27: vs NYR
  7. 282027-03-28: no game
  8. 292027-03-29: no game
  9. 302027-03-30: vs TOR
  10. 312027-03-31: no game
  11. 12027-04-01: vs CBJ
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
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