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Tampa Bay Lightning (1-2-1, 3 pts) at Columbus Blue Jackets (1-3-0, 2 pts)
Venue: Nationwide Arena
Date: Saturday, October 18
Time: 7:00 pm EST
How To Watch:Â ESPN/FDSO/The Spot-MTN
Radio:Â 102.5 The Bone/WBNS The Fan 97.1 FM
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Tampa Bay Lightning News & Notes:
The Lightning suffered a 3-2 overtime loss to the Capitals on Wednesday. They’re now averaging 3.3 goals per game while allowing four goals per game.
Columbus Blue Jackets News & Notes:
The Blue Jackets suffered their second straight loss on Thursday, 4-1 to the Avalanche. They’re averaging 2.8 goals per game while allowing 3.3 goals per game.
Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lines:
Hagel-Point-Kucherov
Guentzel-Cirelli-Goncalves
Holmberg-Gourde-Bjorkstrand
Chaffee-Geekie-Douglas
Hedman-Moser
McDonagh-Cernak
Lilleberg-Crozier
Vasilevskiy
Johansson
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Columbus Blue Jackets Projected Lines:
Johnson-Monahan-Marchenko
Voronkov-Fantilli-Sillinger
Jenner-Coyle-Olivier
Chinakhov-Lundestrom-Aston Reese
Werenski-Fabbro
Provorov-Severson
Christiansen-Mateychuk
Merzlikins
Greaves
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Players To Watch:
Tampa Bay Lightning
Nikita Kucherov has three points on two goals and an assist. In 30 games in his career against the Blue Jackets, he’s recorded 47 points on 14 goals and 33 assists; in three meetings last season, he had seven points on a goal and six assists.
Columbus Blue Jackets
Zach Werenski, this season, has three points on a goal and two assists. He’s faced the Lightning 24 times in his career, recording 20 points on eight goals and 12 assists; in his three meetings last season, he had seven points on four goals and three assists.
Injury Report:
Tampa Bay Lightning
LW Nick Paul – IR
C Zemgus Girgensons – IR
D Maxwell Crozier – Out
Columbus Blue Jackets
D Erik Gudbranson – DTD
F Miles Wood – DTD
Next Game:
Tampa Bay – October 23 vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Columbus – October 21 at Dallas Stars
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