National Hockey League
Tampa Bay 5, Columbus 2
Saturday, December 26, 2015 7:00 PM
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 26, 2015
Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Referees: Jean Hebert, T.J. Luxmore
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Jonny Murray
Attendance: 19092
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Columbus 1102
Tampa Bay 1315
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Columbus 13-21-2-1 5-8-2-1 8-13-0-0 L2
Tampa Bay 18-15-1-2 9-7-0-1 9-8-1-1 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Tampa Bay Lightning have a 9-7-0-1 record at home this season. The Columbus Blue Jackets have a 8-13-0-0 record on the road.
  • Tampa Bay has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Lightning have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Columbus has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Blue Jackets have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Steven Stamkos played for 20:05 during 24 shifts and scored 3 points. Steven Stamkos had 2 goals and 1 assist.
  • Rene Bourque played for 11:38 during 18 shifts and scored 1 point. Rene Bourque had 1 goal and 0 assists.
  • Tampa Bay had 8 powerplay opportunities and converted 3 of them.
  • Columbus had 3 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
Top Game Performances
Columbus   Tampa Bay
Rene Bourque 1 Points Steven Stamkos 3
Rene Bourque 1 Goals Steven Stamkos 2
Boone Jenner 1 Assists Nikita Kucherov 2
N/A Power Play Goals Steven Stamkos 2
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Curtis McElhinney .857 Save Percentage Ben Bishop .938
Joonas Korpisalo 14 Saves Ben Bishop 30
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals PP PK PIM FW
Columbus 32 2 0-3 5-8 32 38
Tampa Bay 25 5 3-8 3-3 13 26
Upcoming Games
  • Tampa Bay will play their next game at home against Montreal. The Lightning have a W/L % of .389 after a win and .611 after a loss.
  • Columbus will play their next game on the road against Florida. The Blue Jackets have a W/L % of .429 after a win and .304 after a loss.