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Blue Jackets Fall 5-2 Against Tampa Bay - Game Recap
Tampa Bay earned a 5-2 victory over Columbus behind a 2-goal performance from Steven Stamkos on Friday at Nationwide Arena.
Tampa Bay won as a -205 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Tampa Bay got goals from Steven Stamkos(2), Cal Foote, Corey Perry, and Ross Colton in the victory. Perry opened the scoring at 14:08 of the first period.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 26 of 28 Columbus shots in the victory.
Columbus got goals from Johnny Gaudreau, and Gustav Nyquist in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Daniil Tarasov stopped 34 of 39 shots for the Blue Jackets, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Tampa Bay went 1-for-2, while the Blue Jackets were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Columbus lost the shots on goal battle to Tampa Bay by a margin of 39-28.
Tampa Bay looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Penguins. The Blue Jackets will aim to get back on the winning track at St. Louis.