Mason Marchment recorded his third career hat trick, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat Tampa Bay 8-5 on Saturday night, ending the Lightning\u2019s streak of 15 straight games without a regulation loss<\/p>\n
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Mason Marchment recorded his third career hat trick, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat Tampa Bay 8-5 on Saturday night, ending the Lightning’s streak of 15 straight games without a regulation loss.<\/p>\n
Charlie Coyle scored his 200th career goal and added two assists. Adam Fantilli had a goal and two assists, Dmitri Voronkov and Sean Monahan scored, and Zach Werenski added two assists. Jet Greaves stopped 24 shots for Columbus, whose four-goal first period was its highest total in an opening frame since March 15, 2003.<\/p>\n
Jake Guentzel scored twice and had an assist, Nikita Kucherov had a goal and three assists, Anthony Cirelli added a goal and two assists, and Brandon Hagel had two assists. Darren Raddysh also scored, and Jonas Johansson made 23 saves for Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n
Erik Cernak left the game after a hit by Mathieu Olivier with 2:15 left in the first period, and Charle-Edouard D\u2019Astous left after a blue-line collision at 7:46 of the third.<\/p>\n
Cole Sillinger opened the scoring at 5:47 of the first period, grabbing a neutral-zone turnover, but Tampa Bay tied it 2:01 later when Greaves\u2019 clearing attempt deflected off Isac Lundestrom\u2019s skate and into the net. Guentzel was credited with the goal, extending his point streak to 17 straight games against Columbus.<\/p>\n
Fantilli scored on his own rebound for his first goal in 17 games, dating to Dec. 16. <\/p>\n
Kucherov scored at 3:29 of the second \u2014 his team-leading 26th \u2014 and set up Cirelli\u2019s tying goal at 4:58. Columbus went ahead for good at 9:05 when Marchment scored his second goal, six seconds after leaving the penalty box. <\/p>\n
Werenski assisted on both second-period Blue Jackets goals for his 15th career multiassist period, tying him with Rick Nash for the franchise lead.<\/p>\n
Lightning host Utah on Monday.<\/p>\n
Blue Jackets host Los Angeles on Monday.<\/p>\n
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