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Tampa Bay Falls 3-1 to Blue Jackets - Recap

Joonas Korpisalo made 36 stops Thursday to lead the Blue Jackets over the Lightning 3-1 at Scotiabank Arena.

Bettors who backed the Blue Jackets were rewarded as +161 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 5.0.

Columbus got goals from Ryan Murray, Alexander Wennberg, and Oliver Bjorkstrand in the victory. Murray opened the scoring at 12:52 of the first period.

Joonas Korpisalo turned in a 36-save effort for the Blue Jackets.

Nikita Kucherov scored for the Lightning, finding the net behind Joonas Korpisalo.

Tampa Bay got a 19-stop effort from Andrei Vasilevskiy in the loss.

Columbus scored 1 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Tampa Bay went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Columbus lost the shots on goal battle to Tampa Bay by a margin of 37-22.