Everything you need to know ahead of the Lightning's matchup against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday:
When: Saturday, January 24 - 7 p.m. ET
Where: Nationwide Arena - Columbus, OH
TV coverage: The Spot - Tampa Bay 66 (check local listings)
Radio coverage: 102.5 MHz-FM, Lightning Radio 24/7
Stream: TampaBayLightning.com/Stream Now
Lines from Friday's game (subject to change)
Forwards
Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Nikita Kucherov
Jake Guentzel - Dominic James - Gage Goncalves
Zemgus Girgensons - Yanni Gourde - Pontus Holmberg
Oliver Bjorkstrand - Jack Finley - Nick Paul
Defensemen
JJ Moser - Darren Raddysh
Charle-Edouard D'Astous - Erik Cernak
Declan Carlile - Max Crozier
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jonas Johansson
Saturday's Matchup
The Lightning close their weekend back to back in Columbus on Saturday against the Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena...Tampa Bay lost their only game this season against Columbus on Oct. 18 by a 3-2 score and closes the season series on March 10...Anthony Cirelli and Ryan McDonagh scored the goals in that game, and Jonas Johansson made 28 saves for a .903 save percentage...Tampa Bay carries a 35-16-2 record all-time against the Blue Jackets, including a 14-11-2 pace on the road...Nikita Kucherov is the franchise’s career scoring leader against Columbus with 14-33—47 in 40 games, and captain Victor Hedman is the next active Bolt with 6-27—33 in 42 games...Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy holds a 17-4-0 career record against the Blue Jackets with a .927 save percentage and three shutouts for the Lightning, while Johansson is 1-1-1 with an .888 save percentage with Tampa Bay...Johansson is 1-2-2 with an .871 save percentage versus Columbus across his entire NHL career.
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Stadium Series Pack
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The Road Ahead
Monday, January 26 vs. Utah Mammoth
Thursday, January 29 vs. Winnipeg Jets
Sunday, February 1 vs. Boston Bruins*
*2026 Navy Federal Credit Union Stadium Series™️ at Raymond James Stadium.
