The Columbus Blue Jackets and Tampa Bay Lightning square off on Tuesday night, in the rubber match of the season series.
On Tuesday night, the Tampa Bay Lightning (43-27-7) host the Columbus Blue Jackets (26-40-12) at Amalie Arena. It’s the final game of three matchups this year between these two teams – and a rubber match. The first two meetings of the year were played in Columbus. The Blue Jackets won the first one, back in early November, by a score of 4-2. Columbus scored three unanswered goals in the third period to claim that win. The teams met again on Feb. 10. Despite two goals from Columbus center Boone Jenner (who also scored a goal in the first meeting) the Lightning won 4-2 behind a 33-save performance from goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy.
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Game Date: April 9, 2024
Game Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
TV Channel: Bally Sports Ohio 1 (Cleveland feed)
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This is a big game for the Lightning when it comes to playoff positioning. They currently hold the top Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference, but have a chance to move into a divisional seed by the time the playoffs start. Entering Tuesday, they’re six points back of the Toronto Maple Leafs for third place in the Eastern Conference with five games to play – including a head-to-head matchup on the final day of the regular season.
The Lightning have been on a tear for more than a month, going 10-2-1 over their last 13 games. However, they did lose last time out falling 5-4 to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.
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