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Blue Jackets Fall 7-2 Against Tampa Bay - Game Recap
Ondrej Palat scored twice to lead the Lightning over Columbus 7-2 on Tuesday at Nationwide Arena.
The Lightning were a -233 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Tampa Bay got goals from Ondrej Palat(2), Pat Maroon, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Brayden Point, Corey Perry, and Alex Killorn in the victory. Palat opened the scoring at 4:53 of the first period.
Andrei Vasilevskiy turned in a 20-save effort for the Lightning.
Gustav Nyquist, and Dean Kukan scored for the Blue Jackets, finding the net behind Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Columbus got a 29-stop effort from Joonas Korpisalo in the loss.
On the power play, Tampa Bay went 3-for-4, while the Blue Jackets were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay outshot Columbus 36-22 in the game.
Next game, Tampa Bay takes its act home to face Calgary looking for another win. For Columbus, they head on the road to face New Jersey.