The Columbus Blue Jackets bested the Tampa Bay Lightning in an away game of the NHL regular season.
The matchup held in Tampa concluded with a 5-2 victory for the visitors. For Columbus, Russian players Kirill Marchenko and Ivan Provorov both scored, while Conor Garland netted a brace, and Dante Fabbro added another goal. Tampa’s scorers were Gage Goncalves and Janis Moser.
Marchenko now has 56 points (24 goals + 32 assists) this season, while Provorov has accumulated 26 points (8 goals + 18 assists).
Tampa forward Nikita Kucherov registered his 70th assist during this regular championship campaign. Kucherov’s total stands at 104 points (34 goals + 70 assists), making him the top-scoring Russian player.
Tampa’s goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 26 shots (an 86.7% save rate).
Columbus secured 76 points, solidifying their ninth spot within the Eastern Conference standings. Tampa (with 82 points) occupies the third position.
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