National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Columbus 5, Tampa Bay 3
When: 3:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 9, 2008
Where: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Referees: Greg Kimmerly, Francois St.Laurent
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll
Attendance: 14796
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Tampa Bay 1203
Columbus 2125
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Tampa Bay 26-35-7-1 16-17-2-0 10-18-5-1 L5
Columbus 31-28-4-7 17-10-3-4 14-18-1-3 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Columbus Blue Jackets have a 17-10-3-4 record at home this season. The Tampa Bay Lightning have a 10-18-5-1 record on the road.
  • Columbus has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Blue Jackets have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Tampa Bay has a streak of 5 straight up losses. The Lightning have won 1 of their last 10 games.
  • Rick Nash played for 20:40 during 30 shifts and scored 2 points. Rick Nash had 0 goals and 2 assists.
  • Jeff Halpern played for 19:40 during 24 shifts and scored 2 points. Jeff Halpern had 1 goal and 1 assist.
  • Columbus had 4 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
  • Tampa Bay had 7 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
Top Game Performances
 
Tampa Bay   Columbus
Jeff Halpern 2 Points Rick Nash 2
Jeff Halpern 1 Goals Jason Chimera 1
Jeff Halpern 1 Assists Rick Nash 2
N/A Power Play Goals Jason Chimera 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Mike Smith .833 Save Percentage Pascal Leclaire .889
Mike Smith 20 Saves Pascal Leclaire 24
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Tampa Bay 27 3 0-7 3-4 18 18
Columbus 25 5 1-4 7-7 24 33
Upcoming Games
  • Columbus will play their next game at home against Chicago. The Blue Jackets have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .525 after a loss.
  • Tampa Bay will play their next game at home against NY Islanders. The Lightning have a W/L % of .462 after a win and .310 after a loss.